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SWATGenX is built on peer-reviewed hydrologic research. The methods behind the platform — high-resolution SWAT+ model generation from NHDPlus HR and national environmental datasets — are documented in the article below, with full reproducibility code, derived tables, and example model packages published openly.

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Automating High-Resolution SWAT+ Watershed Model Generation from NHDPlus HR and National Environmental Datasets

Vahid Rafiei (2026) · ORCID. Available as a preprint on SSRN (Elsevier's early-stage research platform) while under peer review.

The paper describes how SWATGenX turns public national data into inspectable, downloadable SWAT+ setups: NHDPlus HR hydrography, catchment preparation, HRU delineation, climate and soils inputs, QA checks, and the reproducible pipeline that assembles them at CONUS scale.

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Rafiei, V. (2026). Automating High-Resolution SWAT+ Watershed Model Generation from NHDPlus HR and National Environmental Datasets. SSRN. https://ssrn.com/abstract=7022809

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Additional SWATGenX research — on engine acceleration, SWAT+ / MODFLOW 6 coupling, contaminant transport, and a national groundwater inventory — is in preparation. Track new work on the author's SSRN page.