Based on the data of terrain and underlying surface of Tiexinqiao experimental base of Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, SWMM was constructed. The flooded situation of two monitoring points of Xiangmu Lake observation platform and waterside restaurant in the experimental base were simulated under different rainfall return period, LID measures, overflow hole setting and strong drainage of water pump. The results show that when the initial water level is low(25. 1 m), the water level of Xiangmu Lake does not rise to the waterside restaurant when encountering a rainfall with 500-year return period. When the initial water level is high(25. 6 m), the inundation duration of the waterside restaurant is 7 h and 11 h respectively for the rainfall with 200-year return period and 500-year return period. The influence of three kinds of LID measures of collecting pool, rainwater garden and bioretention pond on the peak water level of Xiangmu Lake was simulated. The simulation results show that the peak water level can be reduced by 0. 06 m and 0. 02 m respectively in the case of 5-year or 10-year rainfall events when using collecting pool and rainwater garden, and the peak water level cannot be reduced by the bioretention pond. In 20160707 rainfall event with rainfall of 218. 5 mm, the effect of LID measures on water level reduction of Xiangmu Lake is not obvious. The larger the water pump discharge, the earlier the water level of Xiangmu Lake falls below the observation platform. LID measures play a limited role in dealing with low frequency and short duration heavy rainfall which causes urban waterlogging. The main measures to control the waterlogging in Xiangmu Lake of Tiexinqiao experimental base are to strengthen the hydrometeorological forecast and water level management, increase the size of overflow hole and adopt the strong drainage of water pump.