10.2. Create Data Set

To create the data set for a model run, select “Create Data Set” from the “Run” drop-down menu. The “Choose a Simulation Directory” window opens. Choose a folder to store all input files and click the “Select Folder” button.

MINEDW reads model-input files that define the groundwater problem to be simulated. Depending on problem complexity, up to 18 input files are necessary to run a MINEDW model simulation. For simple problems, many files contain only a zero, indicating that input for that part of the simulation does not apply. MINEDW uses the files listed in Table 10.1 for simulations.

Table 10.1 MINEDW Input Files

Filename	Description
CHEAD.DAT	File containing constant-head conditions information.
ELM.FEM	File containing finite-element mesh incidences.
ELEMENTK.DAT	File containing elements that change hydraulic parameters over time.
EVAP.DAT	File containing evapotranspiration package input.
FAULT.DAT	File containing fault internal conditions information (file defining where nodes are “linked” to simulate hydraulic connection).
FILE.FEL	Lists all of the input files used for the simulation.
FLUX.DAT	File containing variable-boundary conditions information.
KFILE.DAT	File containing aquifer properties for different hydrogeologic zones.
MINING.DAT	File containing pit-plan data.
MODEL.DAT	Main input file containing simulation parameters, output controls, grid, and solver parameters.
NODE.FEM	File containing finite-element mesh (nodes) coordinates.
PARA.FEM	File containing hydrogeologic-zone specifications.
PUMP.DAT	File containing pumping data that define where, when, and how much pumping is simulated.
PUMPWELLS.DAT	File containing pumping-well information such as node number, number of pump, screen interval, and pumping time-series data (rate and date).
RECHARGE.DAT	File containing recharge package input.
RIVER.DAT	File containing river package input.
TIMESTEP.DAT	File containing time-step length information.
WATERLEVEL.DAT	File containing initial water-level data.