SWAT is widely used in assessing soil erosion prevention and control, non-point source pollution control and regional management in watersheds.

The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) is a comprehensive model that requires a diversity of information in order to run. Novice users may feel overwhelmed by the variety and number of inputs when they first begin to use the model.

An International SWAT Conference & Workshops was held 8-12 July, 2024 at the National School of Water and Environment Engineering, Strasbourg University, France. The 2024 International SWAT Conference was attended by 185 participants across 41 countries and 6 continents.

Introducing SWAT+, a completely revised version of the SWAT model. SWAT+ provides a more flexible spatial representation of interactions and processes within a watershed. Get started with SWAT+

Texas Workshop Information. We offer workshops in College Station, Texas a few times per year. Please check the schedule for upcoming workshops and times. Lunch is on your own unless otherwise stated.

ArcSWAT is an ArcGIS-ArcView extension and interface for SWAT. Download ArcSWAT 2012.10.26 (18 August 2023) for ArcGIS 10.8, or earlier versions for ArcGIS 10.0-10.7. Remember to uninstall any previous versions of ArcSWAT before installing a new version. This is the final version for ArcMap.

During our annual conferences, the SWAT community gives awards recognizing outstanding efforts and achievements in the development and improvement of the SWAT model. See the award recipients here.

SWAT-formatted CHIRPS (precipitation) and CHIRTS (temperature) data by continent; ArcSWAT 2012 Global Weather Database Contains monthly weather data covering the entire globe that can be used with ArcSWAT. Please read the import instructions and watch a short video before installing. More information about CFSR data.

These videos were created by Dr. Jane Frankenberger and Dr. Fariborz Daneshvar of Purdue University to provide an on-demand introduction to learning SWAT. To download the videos, or for citation information, go to Purdue's website.

Dec 9, 2024 · Texas A&M AgriLife Research collaborated with the IBM Sustainability Accelerator to create the SWAT Virtual Extension Assistant, an interactive Gen AI virtual assistant that provides user-friendly soil and water information to support agricultural and natural resource decision-making.