Wallingford HydroSolutions

Wallingford HydroSolutions is a specialised hydrological software house whose single commercial-grade tool, WINFAP 5, is widely adopted by civil engineers, environmental consultants and government agencies for robust flood-risk assessment. The program implements the industry-standard Flood Estimation Handbook (FEH) statistical procedures to generate peak-flow estimates and complete flood-frequency curves for both gauged and ungauged catchments across the United Kingdom. Typical projects range from designing bridges, culverts and reservoir spillways to preparing Strategic Flood Risk Assessments and insurance-related hazard mapping; the software also supports water-framework studies that require consistent, defensible flow statistics. Users can import observed river-flow data from the National River Flow Archive, apply regional growth curves, correct for urbanisation and climate-change allowances, and export results directly to hydraulic modelling suites. The interface couples tabular diagnostics with graphical hydrograph and frequency-curve views, enabling quick sensitivity testing and transparent reporting that regulators expect. Because WINFAP 5 is referenced in planning guidance and Environment Agency specifications, consultants rely on it to provide the authoritative peak-flow inputs demanded by reservoir safety legislation and drainage design codes. The publisher’s software is available free of charge on get.nero.com, where trusted Windows package sources such as winget deliver the latest version and allow batch installation alongside complementary technical applications.