The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT), a semi-distributed
physically-based hydrological model, is broadly used for simulating
streamflow and analyzing hydrological processes in the basin. The SWAT
model was applied to analyze the hydrological processes in Göksu
Himmetli, Zamanti-Ergenuşağı, Göksun Poskoflu ve Hurman-Gözler Üstü
sub-basins in the upper region of Seyhan and Ceyhan watersheds located
in the south of Turkey. Model sensitivity analysis, calibration, and
validation were performed using SWAT-CUP automatic calibration program
and SUFI-2 algorithm. According to the model sensitivity analysis
results, the most sensitive parameters in these basins have been seen as
CN2, ALPHA_BNK, CH_K2, and GW_DELAY. In this study, 11 years
(1994-2004) meteorological and eight years (1997-2004) observed flow
data were used, three years for the model warm-up period, five years
(1997-2001) for calibration, and three years (2002-2004) for validation.
The model statistical performance was evaluated using the Nash Sutcliffe
Efficiency (NSE) as the objective function. As the result of the model
calibration and validation, the NSE value in the considered four
sub-basins varied between 0,70 - 0,90. The results obtained in the study
showed a relatively high correlation between the observed and simulated
discharge data.