Effects of urbanization on streamflow using SWAT with real and simulated meteorological data

► We modeled a watershed using the SWAT and GIS to forecast urbanization. ► We used GIS to alter landuse data to represent changes in urbanization. ► We examine the differences between using simulated and measured meteorology. ► The SWAT was sensitive to the input of real vs. measured meteorological data. ► The SWAT was sensitive to changing the length of time to predict streamflow data.