Bedient, Philip B.2012-09-062012-09-062012-09-062012-09-062012-052012-09-05May 2012Doubleday, George. "A Distributed Hydrologic Model of The Woodlands, TX: Modeling Hydrologic Effects of Low Impact Development." (2012) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/64643">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/64643</a>.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/64643This thesis utilizes a distributed hydrologic model to predict hydrologic effects of Low Impact Development (LID), and also analyzes runoff from small sub-areas within the watershed. City planners and developers rely on accurate hydrologic models, which enable them to design flood-proof developments and effectively mitigate flooding downstream. Common hydrologic models use a lumped approach, which averages the physical characteristics of basins for model calculations, limiting their ability to estimate runoff within the basin. In contrast, distributed hydrologic models, which divide the watershed into a grid system, can be used to predict runoff at any location within the watershed. The fully distributed hydrologic model, VfloTM, is used to model stormwater runoff in The Woodlands, TX watershed, and to demonstrate the effectiveness of the master planned community. This thesis also suggests that a calibrated VfloTM model can accurately predict stormwater runoff from small sub-areas within a watershed.application/pdfengCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.Low impact development (LID)Green infrastructureStormwater managementHydrologyHydrologic modelDistributedVfloWoodlands (Tex.)RunoffThesis2012-09-06123456789/ETD-2012-05-96