Application of the Soil and Water Assessment Tool for six watersheds of Lake Erie: Model parameterization and calibration

►Model performance is compared across six watersheds draining into Lake Erie. ►Model performance was best in agricultural and forested watersheds. ►Model performance was influenced by the availability of observational data. ►Trade-offs in calibrating for hydrologic vs. water quality model performance exist. ►Future use of these models for various scenario testing is reasonable and warranted.