A c c o rd in g to th e b a s in fe a tu re s a n d n in o ff c h a ra c te ris tic s , th is p a p e r c o m p a re d th e H e b e i sto rm flood m o d e l a n d X in ’an - jia n g m o d e l in th e m o d e l p r in c ip le a n d s tru c tu re . T a k in g th e L a o n iu h e R iv e r B a sin a s a c a s e , an a p p lic a b ility stu d y w as m a d e . T h e re su lts sh o w th a t th e p re c is io n o f th e H e b e i storm flood m o d el is h ig h e r, a n d is m o re su ita b le to flo o d fo re c a stin g fo r th e s e m i- a r id a n d s e n ii- h u m id a re a s .