This work consisted of the hydrologic modeling of a small watershed using the HidroBacia model. The soil water infiltration process is represented by means of the Green-Ampt equation, modified by Mein and Larson, in this model. Among the equation parameters, matric potential in the wetting front, hydraulic conductivity and soil moisture in the "field saturation" were obtained using different methods based on previous scientific literature. Thirty six input data combinations were tested in order to identify those that showed better performance on the runoff hydrograph simulations with the model. Between the rainfall-runoff events registered on watershed, the most relevant (14) of them were selected to perform the simulations. Six of 36 input data combinations tested showed better performance in the hydrograph estimations. The HidroBacia model still needs more improvenents, as well as sensitivity analysis in order to identify incompatibilities between input data and the simulation results, since the model showed incoherent results under certain situations.
hydrologic simulation; infiltration; surface runoff; hydrology; hydrograph
