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HydroCADhydrocad.netHydroCAD is a Windows-based computer-aided design tool for civil engineers that models stormwater runoff and hydrology/hydraulics, including routing through ponds, reaches, culverts, and underground storage. It implements SCS/NRCS/SBUH and Rational methods with automatic IDF curves, offers local or built-in rainfall data, and supports advanced simulations such as pumps, valves, dam breach, multiple hydrographs, storage, pollutant loading, and CAD watershed import, all via an on-screen routing diagram. The software runs on a Windows PC without additional CAD software, emphasizes speed and cost-effectiveness, and provides a free HydroCAD Sampler for trial.
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HydroCAD Best for: Site design, detention basin sizing, and NRCS (SCS) TR-20/TR-55 curve number routing.
HydroCAD is an absolute staple in private civil consulting for small-to-mid sized land development.
