Two types of output are produced by MODFLOW: a printed output file and a set of solution files (head, drawdown, CCF). Before reading in the solution files, it is often useful to examine the printed output file. In some cases, MODFLOW may crash or not complete its run successfully. You can usually determine if the run was completed successfully by viewing the printed output file. When viewing the file you should check to make sure that a solution was output for all stress periods and time steps you are expecting. In some cases MODFLOW will also output to the listing file a description of any problems which may have occurred.
GMS provides two ways to view the text files produced by MODFLOW and the other analysis codes:
When a solution is read into GMS, the text output files are placed into the data tree. Double clicking on their file icons in the Project Explorer will bring up the text files in a text editor.
Any text file can be viewed by selecting the Edit File command in the File menu. A File Browser appears and the selected file is opened in a text editor.
Related Links:
Running MODFLOW
MODFLOW Display Options
Post Processing