SWMM Property Errors

Error

 

Description

ERROR 108

ambiguous outlet ID name for Subcatchment xxx.
The name of the element identified as the outlet of a subcatchment belongs to both a node and a subcatchment in the project's data base.

ERROR 109

invalid parameter values for Aquifer xxx.
The properties entered for an aquifer object were either invalid numbers or were inconsistent with one another e.g. the soil field capacity was higher than the porosity.

ERROR 111

invalid length for Conduit xxx.
Conduits cannot have zero or negative lengths.

ERROR 113

invalid roughness for Conduit xxx.
Conduits cannot have zero or negative roughness values.

ERROR 114

invalid number of barrels for Conduit xxx.

Conduits must consist of one or more barrels.

ERROR 115

adverse slope for Conduit xxx.
Under Steady or Kinematic Wave routing, all conduits must have positive slopes. This can usually be corrected by reversing the inlet and outlet nodes of the conduit i.e. right-click on the conduit and select the Reverse option from the popup menu that appears. Adverse slopes are permitted under Dynamic Wave routing.

ERROR 117

no cross section defined for Link xxx.
A cross-section geometry was never defined for the specified link.

ERROR 119

invalid cross section for Link xxx.
Either an invalid shape or invalid set of dimensions was specified for a link's cross-section.

ERROR 121

missing or invalid pump curve assigned to Pump xxx.
Either no pump curve or an invalid type of curve was specified for a pump.

ERROR 131

the following links form cyclic loops in the drainage system.
The Steady and Kinematic Wave flow routing methods cannot be applied to systems where a cyclic loop exists i.e. a directed path along a set of links that begins and ends at the same node. The same is true for Dynamic Wave routing where water quality analysis is performed. Most often the cyclic nature of the loop can be eliminated by reversing the direction of one of its links i.e. switching the inlet and outlet nodes of the link. The names of the links that form the loop will be listed following this message.

ERROR 133

Node xxx has more than one outlet link.
Under Steady and Kinematic Wave flow routing, a junction node can have only a single outlet link.

ERROR 134

Node xxx has more than one DUMMY outlet link.
Only a single conduit with a DUMMY cross-section can be directed out of a node.

ERROR 135

Divider xxx does not have two outlet links.
Flow divider nodes must have two outlet links connected to them.

ERROR 136

Divider xxx has invalid diversion link.
The link specified as being the one carrying the diverted flow from a flow divider node was defined with a different inlet node.

ERROR 137

Weir Divider xxx has invalid parameters.
The parameters of a Weir-type divider node either are non-positive numbers or are inconsistent i.e. the value of the discharge coefficient times the weir height raised to the 3/2 power must be greater than the minimum flow parameter.

ERROR 138

Node xxx has initial depth greater than maximum depth.
Self-explanatory.

ERROR 139

Regulator xxx is the outlet of a non-storage node.
Under Steady or Kinematic Wave flow routing, orifices, weirs, and outlet links can only be used as outflow links from storage nodes.

ERROR 141

Outfall xxx has more than 1 inlet link or an outlet link.
An outfall node is only permitted to have one link attached to it.

ERROR 143

Regulator xxx has invalid cross-section shape.
An orifice must have either a CIRCULAR or RECT_CLOSED shape, while a weir must have either a RECT_OPEN, TRAPEZOIDAL, or TRIANGULAR shape.

ERROR 145

Drainage system has no acceptable outlet nodes.
Under Dynamic Wave flow routing, there must be at least one node designated as an outfall.

ERROR 151

a Unit Hydrograph in set xxx has invalid time base.
The time base of a Unit hydrograph must be greater than 0.

ERROR 153

a Unit Hydrograph in set xxx has invalid response ratios.
The response ratios for a set of Unit Hydrographs (the short-, medium-, and long-term response hydrographs) must be between 0 and 1.0 and cannot add up to a value greater than 1.0

ERROR 155

invalid sewer area for RDII at Node xxx.
The sewer area contributing RDII inflow to a node cannot be a negative number.

ERROR 161

cyclic dependency in treatment functions at Node xxx.
An example would be where the removal of pollutant 1 is defined as a function of the removal of pollutant 2 while the removal of pollutant 2 is defined as a function of the removal of pollutant 1.

ERROR 171

Curve xxx has its data out of sequence.
The X-values of a curve object must be entered in increasing order.

ERROR 173

Time Series xxx has its data out of sequence.
The time (or date/time) values of a time series must be entered in sequential order.

ERROR 191

simulation start date comes after ending date.
Self-explanatory.

ERROR 193

report start date comes after ending date.
Self-explanatory.

ERROR 195

reporting time step is less than routing time step.
Self-explanatory.