Capacity Limited Links in SWMM 5

Subject: Capacity Limited Links in SWMM 5


The table in the text report file of SWMM 5 called “Conduit Surcharge Summary” has a column entitled “Hours Capacity Limited” Here is how a link is defined as Capacity Limited in SWMM 5. Two factors have to be present:

1. The upstream end of the link has to be full and

2. The HGL Slope has to be greater than the Slope of the Link



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