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Tanks are nodes with storage capacity, where the volume of stored water can vary with time during a simulation. The primary input properties for tanks are:

•bottom elevation (where water level is zero),

•surface area (or volume curve if non-cylindrical),

•initial, minimum and maximum water levels,

•initial water quality.

 

The principal outputs computed over time are:

•hydraulic head (water surface elevation),

•water quality.

 

Tanks are required to operate within their minimum and maximum levels. During time simulation, outflow is stopped if a tank is at its minimum level, and inflow is stopped if it is at its maximum level. Tanks can also serve as water quality source points.