Drainage (Water Overlay)

Drainages provide connections between the underground and nearby waterways, draining groundwater to levels which are optimal for agriculture. Drainage can be passive, where water drains based on water head differences, or active, where the water is pumped from the drain to the nearby waterway.

A drainage is an area-based construction.

Icon	Key	Unit	Range	Description	Default value
	DRAINAGE_Q	m3/m2 per second		The drain capacity per second, where the capacity is defined in cubic meters per square meter.	0.01
	DRAINAGE_DATUM	datum	-10000 to 10000	The datum height of the drainage.	n/a
	DRAINAGE_ACTIVE	boolean		Whether the drainage is actively pumped.	False
	DRAINAGE_OVERFLOW_THRESHOLD	m + datum	-10000 to 10000	The threshold of the water end-point of the drainage.	n/a

Notes

• A drainage should have a part that overlaps with land and a part that overlaps with water. These should be two separate polygons. Neither polygon should overlap with the edge of the waterway.

See also

• Drainage formula (Water Overlay)

Example of drainage in the Tygron Platform (Dutch only)

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Inlet

Inlet q • Inlet area • Inlet capacity •  Lower threshold •  Upper threshold • Inlet underground

Pump

Pump q •  Lower threshold •  Upper threshold • Pump angle • Pump capacity • Pump area

Culvert

Culvert diameter • Culvert rectangular height • Culvert threshold • Culvert n

Weir

Weir height • Weir width • Weir angle • Weir coefficient • Weir target level

Sewer overflow

Sewer overflow • Sewer overflow speed

Drainage

Drainage q • Drainage datum • Drainage active • Drainage overflow threshold

Output

Object flow output • Object height output • Object datum output a • Object datum output b • Object width output

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Building attributes • Hydrological features •  Terrain attributes • Model attributes • Results • Simulation data