The main objectives of the present work are to investigate the hydraulic characteristics of the dam discharge flow and its impact downstream. Building information modeling technology is adopted to generate the terrain entity and hydraulic structures. The calculation of the dam discharge and flood routing simulation is achieved by employing Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes equations with the RNG k-ε eddy viscosity model for its turbulence closure, as well as the Volume of Fluid method. An urban flood experiment and the field measurement records are utilized and validated the model accuracy. The flow field is obtained to assess the dam working conditions under different water levels. The results show that the maximum downstream flow depth, the maximum discharge capacity and the hydraulic jump length under normal water level is 18.6 m, 13,800 m 3 /s, and 108 m, respectively. The dam satisfies the safety demand under different water levels but close attention should be paid to the dam foundation, especially around the incident points of the discharge flow. Complex turbulent flow patterns, including collision, reflection, and vortices, are captured by three-dimensional simulation. The numerical simulation can assist the reservoir management vividly, so as to guarantee the stability of the dam operation. 2 of 20 experiments and confinements of empirical equations, researchers have attempted to adopt numerical simulation to check the working conditions of hydraulic structures [9-11]. Li et al. [12] simulated the joint flood discharge with the surface outlet and bottom outlet of a dam. The energy dissipation rate is enhanced by effective operation rules to stabilize the downstream flow regimes.Rapidly varied flow having large streamline curvatures exerts non-hydrostatic pressure distribution over the dam discharge structure surface. The enormous three-dimensional (3D) effect of dam discharge flow reveals that two-dimensional (2D) assumptions in solving such problems are inadequate [13][14][15]. 3D numerical simulation comes into sight gradually because it can yield a high-resolution outcome and vividly display the variation of physical parameters in the flow field [16]. In fact, 3D flood numerical simulation can be used to judge disaster losses in terms of visual experience. More concretely, it can qualitatively and quantitatively assess flood hazards and render visual reference for the development of flood control schemes, providing an important foundation for flood forecasting, dam design, and flood control system application [17]. The 3D simulation is approximately equivalent to the reality in terms of landform and boundary conditions. Therefore, the results are more accurate and convincing, and it is widely available in practical engineering [18][19][20][21].Dam discharge simulation requires an integrated tool that can handle both terrain entities and hydraulic structures. The building information modeling (BIM) method renders an effective approach for the generation of these models. It can provide detailed structure ...