SUTRA
The facts below are what the maker publishes about SUTRA, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From SUTRA's own pricing page, checked 14 Nov 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| SUTRA 4.0.0 | Free | Current version 4.0.0 · source, documentation, executable for Windows · examples available · No charge stated; downloadable software |
The facts
Each one read from SUTRA's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Boundary conditions and timing
- Features include generalized boundary conditions and schedules controlling time stepping, boundary-condition timing, and output.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Dimensions and gridding
- It supports flexible gridding in both 2D and 3D simulations.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Distribution
- The release page provides installation files and three example-file distributions for version 4.0.0.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Documentation and support
- The SutraSuite Online User Reference offers getting-started information, FAQs, technical support information, and a troubleshooting guide.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Input data
- The model can incorporate input data from separate files.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Lake capability
- SUTRA includes a lake capability.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Public domain
- The USGS page identifies the software's sources and usage as public domain.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Purpose
- SUTRA simulates saturated-unsaturated, variable-density groundwater flow with solute or energy transport.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Related software
- USGS lists ModelMuse, SutraGUI, SutraPlot, SutraPrep, Model Viewer, and GW_Chart as related programs.checked 14 Nov 2026
- SutraGUI requirement
- The related SutraGUI graphical environment requires commercial Argus ONE software and is compatible with SUTRA Version 2.2.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Version 4 features
- Version 4.0 adds freeze-thaw, selectable saturation and relative-permeability relations, spatially varying properties, and enhanced budget and velocity outputs.checked 14 Nov 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Reston, Virginia, United States (USGS Headquarters)checked 19 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platform
- The current release provides source code, documentation, and an executable for Microsoft Windows operating systems.checked 14 Nov 2026