DSM2
DSM2 models, data, and other resources. The links are in chronological order, with most recent releases at the top. * The Delta Simulation Model II (DSM2) is a is a river, estuary, and land modeling system. It is a one-dimensional mathematical model for dynamic simulation of one-dimensional hydrodynamics, water quality and particle tracking in a network of riverine or estuarine channels. DSM2 can calculate stages, flows, velocities, mass transport processes for conservative and non-conservative constituents including salts, water temperature, dissolved oxygen, and trihalomethane formation potential, and transport of individual particles. DSM2 thus provides a powerful simulation package for analysis of complex hydrodynamic, water quality, and ecological conditions in riverine and estuarine systems. * DSM2 is licensed under the GNU General Public License. This means it can be copied, distributed, and modified freely, but you may not restrict others in their ability to copy, distribute, and modify it. See GNU General Public License for more details. *For more information: https://water.ca.gov/Library/Modeling-and-Analysis/Bay-Delta-Region-models-and-tools/Delta-Simulation-Model-II * **The latest version of the DSM2 executables is v8.4.2. The latest version of the model input is DSM2 Input 2025-09-18 historical update.** Department of Water Resources (DWR) makes no warranties or guarantees -- either expressed or implied -- as to the completeness, accuracy, or correctness of the data herein (subject data), including any associated metadata. DWR neither accepts nor assumes liability arising from or for any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading subject data or reproductions of the subject data. Users are prohibited from any commercial, no-free resale, or redistribution without explicit written permission from DWR. Users should acknowledge DWR as the source used in the creation of any reports, publications, new data sets, derived products, or services resulting from the use of the subject data. DWR expressly disclaims any responsibility to defend or indemnify users against claims of others based on users' copying reliance, distribution, or other use of any of the subject data.
Data files
Data title and description | Access data | File details | Last updated |
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DSM2 v8.4.2 | Download | ZIP | 09/23/25 |
DSM2 v8.4.1 This release is a patch version release of DSM2, mainly to increase the stack memory size. | Download | ZIP | 07/18/25 |
DSM2 2023.01 Historical Update Historical update 2023.01 validated with DSM2 v8.2.2 | Download | ZIP | 07/18/25 |
DSM2 2023.01 Historical Update Output DSS output files for 2023.01 Historical Update | Download | ZIP | 07/18/25 |
DSM2-Hg / Open Water Mercury Program inputs A zip file containing the DSM2-Hg model, and inputs for the Open Water Mercury Program. | Download | ZIP | 07/18/25 |
DSM2 2022.01 Historical Update Output DSS output files for 2022.01 Historical Update | Download | ZIP | 07/18/25 |
DSM2 Source Code (11/12/2013) | Download | ZIP | 07/18/25 |
DSM2 Planning Study Training example studies DSM2 studies used for the DSM2 Planning Study Training in the DSM2 Learning Series These studies are for the hands-on exercises in the DSM2 Planning Study training. The input files included here are only for training purposes. They are not intended to be used for actual studies. | Download | ZIP | 07/18/25 |
Supporting files
Data title and description | Access data | File details | Last updated |
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DSM2 Input 2025-09-18 historical update | Download | HTML | 09/20/25 |
DSM2 Input 2025-07-03 historical update | Download | HTML | 07/18/25 |
DSM2 Input 2025-05-28 historical update | Download | HTML | 07/18/25 |
South Delta Monitoring Special Studies (MSS) | Download | HTML | 07/18/25 |
DSM2 FC.2023.01 | Download | 07/18/25 | |
DSM2 2022.01 Historical Update Historical update 2022.01 validated with DSM2 v8.2.2. | Download | HTML | 07/18/25 |
DSM2 v8.3.1 DSM2 v8.3.1 includes a debugging message level implementation to control the amount of debug messages on screen. | Download | HTML | 07/18/25 |
DSM2 v8.2.2 | Download | HTML | 07/18/25 |
DSM2 v8.2.1 | Download | HTML | 07/18/25 |
DSM2 v8.2.0 DSM2 V8.2.0 employs the daily DCD channel depletions instead of the monthly values produced by DICU as in the previous release. | Download | HTML | 07/18/25 |
DSM2 8.2.0 beta1 DSM2 V8.2.0b1 release applies the daily DCD v1.0 channel depletions. | Download | HTML | 07/18/25 |
DSM2 Version 8.1.2 | Download | APPLICATION/X-MSDOS-PROGRAM | 07/18/25 |
DSM2 Version 8.0.6 | Download | APPLICATION/X-MSDOS-PROGRAM | 07/18/25 |
DSM2 Version 8.0.4 | Download | APPLICATION/X-MSDOS-PROGRAM | 07/18/25 |
DSM2 version 6 (Archived Version) DSM2 version 6. Only for archival purposes. | Download | HTML | 07/18/25 |
DSM2 PDF Grid Map, 2002 version | Download | PDF | 07/18/25 |
DSM2 Georeferenced Model Grid ESRI shapefiles for the DSM2 Model Grid. These are not finalized products. Locations in these shapefiles are approximate. | Download | HTML | 07/18/25 |
DSM2 Cross-Section Development Program (CSDP) | Download | HTML | 07/18/25 |
DSM2 Documents | Download | HTML | 07/18/25 |
2009 BDCP Calibration (aka Mini-Calibration) | Download | PDF | 07/18/25 |
Vista - DSM2 Visualization tool for DSM2 output. More information here https://github.com/CADWRDeltaModeling/dsm2-vista | Download | HTML | 07/18/25 |
ECO-PTM | Download | HTML | 07/18/25 |
ECO-PTM Example Studies These studies are for the hands-on exercises in the DSM2 ECO-PTM Training. The input files included here are only for training purposes. They are not intended to be used for actual studies. | Download | HTML | 07/18/25 |