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title: "Load 1D river network"
slug: "how-to-load-a-network"
description: "Read about how to load a 1D River Network from the Home tab and Project Panel."
tags: ["1D river modelling"]
updated: 2022-08-02T06:22:34Z
published: 2022-08-02T06:22:34Z
canonical: "help.floodmodeller.com/how-to-load-a-network"
stale: true
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Load 1D river network

On the **Home tab,** click the icon **Load River Network** to open Windows file explorer and browse to a river network file. Ensure you are in the **1D River Networks section** - this is the second section on this tab.

Alternatively, 1D river networks can be loaded from the **Project panel**. Right-click **1D River Networks** to access the menu. Select **Add Item** to browse to the file location.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/5074bc26-a9ef-4bf4-b1de-a5c6ce628aca/Images/Documentation/loadnetwork.png)

Once loaded, your 1D river network is shown in the **1D River Networks** section of the **Project panel**. Your river network is also displayed on the **Map** view, and the data is shown in the **1D River Network** panel.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/5074bc26-a9ef-4bf4-b1de-a5c6ce628aca/Images/Documentation/loadednetwork.png)

Right-clicking the network name in the **1D River Networks** section of the **Project panel** provides access to menus with options such as **Set Active** (if the network is not currently active), and **Zoom to Network** (otherwise). This is especially helpful if loading multiple river networks at a time.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/5074bc26-a9ef-4bf4-b1de-a5c6ce628aca/Images/Documentation/riverrightclick.png)

**Note:** Networks will be displayed in the **map** view and the **Network** panel if they are **active**. Other loaded networks are shown in the **Project** panel until made active. Changes you make will be made to the **active** network, and functionality such as saving the network all will apply to the active network. This is the same for river networks and urban networks.

## Related topics

More about [River Networks](/v1/docs/1d-river-networks)