A.26 - Binary File (*.bd1) Parameter Descriptions

The following is a list of the parameters available in the binary file, and information on the model control options that are set to create each output parameter. Output from the binary file can be viewed through the GUI using the Time Series Data Tool, or through TSTool. To view the binary file in TSTool, open the TSTool application, select ‘StateCUB’ as the input type, and navigate to the *.bd1 file through the standard ‘Open File’ window. The available binary file parameters can then be accessed, modified and viewed through TSTool.

Water Budget Output	Comment
Total Irrigated Acreage	Total Acreage included in the Scenario.
Modeled Irrig. Acreage	Irrigated acreage analyzed - if climate or diversion data is missing, may be zero for individual structure or less than total Irrigated Acreage for water district or scenario.
Analysis Method	'Prorated' if the option is chosen to estimate CU based on water district shortages and water supply data is missing, otherwise 'Calculated'.
Potential Crop ET	Maximum water crops can use from all sources.
Effective Precip	Portion of total precipitation available to meet Potential Crop ET.
Irrigation Water Reqt.	Potential Crop ET less Effective Precip.
Wint Prec Soil Content	Amount of winter precipitation that is stored in the soil reservoir. Minimum of "effective" winter precipitation and available soil reservoir capacity.
IWR After Winter Precip	Remaining Irrigation Water Reqt after what can be met from winter carry-over precipitation.
River Diversion	Surface water measured at the river headgate (prior to conveyance losses).
Conveyance Efficiency	User defined maximum application (on-farm) efficiency.
Conveyance Loss	Amount of water lose in route to the farm headgate.
Farm Headgate Delivery	Surface water delivered to the farm (River Diversion less Conveyance Loss)
Supply-Tail Water/Drains	Surface water supply directly to the farm, such as from tailwater or drain flows. Is not reduced by conveyance loss.
SW to CU	Surface water used directly to meet Irrigation Water Requirement.
SW to Soil	Surface water stored in the soil reservoir.
SW to CU & Soil	Sum of SW to CU and SW to Soil.
SW - Non-Consumed	Portion of Farm Headgate Delivery not used directly to meet Irrigation Water Requirement and not stored in the soil reservoir.
Max Application Effic	User defined maximum application (on-farm) efficiency.
Calc SW Applic Effic (%)	On-farm application efficiency = Surface water delivered to CU and Soil / Farm Headgate Delivery. Cannot be greater than maximum application efficiency.
Calc SW System Effic (%)	Surface Water System Efficiency = Application Efficiency * Conveyance Efficiency.
SW Soil Content	Amount of diverted surface water stored that is stored in the soil reservoir.
Crop CU from SW	Total crop consumptive use from surface water delivered this time step.
Crop CU from Soil	Total crop consumptive use from the soil reservoir.
Total Crop CU	Total crop consumptive use from all sources.
CU Shortage	Total shortage - irrigation water requirement less Total Crop CU.
River Diversion - Senior	Surface water measured at the river headgate (prior to conveyance losses) diverted under senior priority. This output is available if water rights are considered, isuply = 2.
River Diversion - Junior	Surface water measured at the river headgate (prior to conveyance losses) diverted under junior priority. This output is available if water rights are considered, isuply = 2.
River Diversion - Other	Surface water measured at the river headgate (prior to conveyance losses) diverted under other priority (free river or non-river supplies). This output is available if water rights are considered, isuply = 2.
River Diversion - Total	Total surface water measured at the river headgate (prior to conveyance losses).
SW to CU - Senior	Senior priority surface water used directly to meet Irrigation Water Requirement. This output is available if water rights are considered, isuply = 2.
SW to CU - Junior	Junior priority surface water used directly to meet Irrigation Water Requirement. This output is available if water rights are considered, isuply = 2.
SW to CU - Other	Other priority (free river or non-river supplies) surface water used directly to meet Irrigation Water Requirement. This output is available if water rights are considered, isuply = 2.
SW to CU - Total	Total surface water used directly to meet Irrigation Water Requirement.
SW to Soil - Senior	Senior priority surface water stored in the soil reservoir. This output is available if water rights are considered, isuply = 2.
SW to Soil - Junior	Junior priority surface water stored in the soil reservoir. This output is available if water rights are considered, isuply = 2.
SW to Soil - Other	Other priority (free river or non-river supplies) surface water stored in the soil reservoir. This output is available if water rights are considered, isuply = 2.
SW to Soil - Total	Total surface water stored in the soil reservoir.
SW to CU & Soil - Total	Sum of SW to CU - Total and SW to Soil - Total.
SW - Non-Consumed-Senior	Portion of Senior priority surface water farm deliveries not used directly to meet Irrigation Water Requirement and not stored in the soil reservoir. This output is available if water rights are considered, isuply = 2.
SW - Non-Consumed-Junior	Portion of Junior priority surface water farm deliveries not used directly to meet Irrigation Water Requirement and not stored in the soil reservoir. This output is available if water rights are considered, isuply = 2.
SW - Non-Consumed-Other	Portion of Other priority (free river or non-river supplies) surface water farm deliveries not used directly to meet Irrigation Water Requirement and not stored in the soil reservoir. This output is available if water rights are considered, isuply = 2.
SW - Non-Consumed-Total	Total portion of Farm Headgate Delivery not used directly to meet Irrigation Water Requirement and not stored in the soil reservoir.
SW Soil Content-Senior	Amount of senior priority diverted surface water stored that is stored in the soil reservoir. This output is available if water rights are considered, isuply = 2.
SW Soil Content-Junior	Amount of junior priority diverted surface water stored that is stored in the soil reservoir. This output is available if water rights are considered, isuply = 2.
SW Soil Content-Other	Amount of other priority (free river or non-river supplies) diverted surface water stored that is stored in the soil reservoir. This output is available if water rights are considered, isuply = 2.
SW Soil Content-Total	Total amount of diverted surface water stored that is stored in the soil reservoir.
Total Crop CU - Senior	Total crop consumptive use from all senior priority sources. This output is available if water rights are considered, isuply = 2.
Total Crop CU - Junior	Total crop consumptive use from all junior priority sources. This output is available if water rights are considered, isuply = 2.
Total Crop CU - Other	Total crop consumptive use from all other priority (free river or non-river supplies) sources. This output is available if water rights are considered, isuply = 2.
Replacement Requirement	Total of Junior and Other water used to meet irrigation water requirements. This output is available if water rights are considered, isuply = 2.
SW to Recharge	Amount of surface water diverted to recharge the aquifer. This output is available if ground water sources are considered, isupply = 4, and considered for structures where ground water mode (GMODE) is set to "3".
GW Diversion	Amount of water diverted (pumped) from a ground water source. This output is available if ground water sources are considered, isuply = 4.
Calc GW Application Eff	Ground water application efficiency = Ground water consumed / Ground water diversion. This output is available if ground water sources are considered, isuply = 4.
GW CU	Total crop consumptive use from ground water diversions. This output is available if ground water sources are considered, isupply = 4.
GW - Non-Consumed	Portion of ground water diversion not used directly to meet Irrigation Water Requirement. This output is available if ground water sources are considered, isuply = 4.
Crop CU from SW and GW	Total crop consumptive use from all sources. This output is available if ground water sources are considered, isuply = 4
SW & GW Non-Consumed	Portion of surface water plus ground water diversions not used directly to meet Irrigation Water Requirement. This output is available if ground water sources are considered, isuply = 4.
StateCU_07-2012.docx Page A-31 of A-42 07/30/12 GW Applied by Sprinklers	Amount of ground water diversion applied by sprinkler irrigation, as defined in the *.ipy file. This output is available if ground water sources are considered, isuply = 4.
GW Applied by Flood Irr	Amount of ground water diversion applied by flood irrigation, as defined in the *.ipy file. This output is available if ground water sources are considered, isuply = 4.
Subirrigated Crop IWR	Irrigation water requirement for defined subirrigated crops. This output is available if iflood >0 in the control file.
Subirrigated Crop Acreage	Acreage for defined subirrigated crops. This output is available if iflood >0 in the control file.