“…The SWAT model was selected because of its use of readily available input data, process-based simulation algorithms, and its open source code (Easton et al, 2008). Many previous successful modifications of the SWAT model, conducted by developers all over the world, have contributed to the model's widespread use and flexibility (e.g., Easton et al, 2008;Gassman et al, 2007;Jeong et al, 2011aJeong et al, , 2011bMoriasi et al, 2009Moriasi et al, , 2011.…”