River modelling: technical standards and assessment
Standards for the flood risk management industry on how to build and review hydraulic models and provide evidence for flood risk management decisions.
Applies to England
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These standards are techniques that you can use in the fields of hydrological analysis and hydraulic modelling. Use this best practice guidance to help you:
- build hydraulic models using the source, pathway, receptor and model approach concept
- review hydraulic models
- maintain consistency across the flood risk management industry
- improve the quality of your applications
- plan and prioritise targeted model updates
Technical standards
These standards are also available as a PDF (LIT56326) that gives more background information for hydraulic modelling and uses technical and scientific language.
Email enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk to request a copy of the PDF.
Fluvial model assessment tool
You can use the Microsoft Excel-based fluvial model assessment tool (LIT56342) alongside these standards. The tool will help you assess the quality of a hydraulic model without completing a full technical review.
Email enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk to request a copy of the tool.
Last updated 21 December 2023 + show all updates
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Updated 'Hydraulic modelling: best practice (model approach)'to link to new guidance on using modelling for flood risk assessments. Removed information on specific modelling software in the section 'software: find the appropriate platform for your model'. Added information on coastal modelling.
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The a template has been updated to the flood estimation report template. This change is within the section "complete a method statement". Also within section "include detailed reporting with flow estimation". The flow chart figure has been corrected. This is within the section "use the FEH statistical method: peak flood estimates".
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Revised guidance in Estimate flood flow from rainfall and river flow data (source) document.
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First published.