CE74.

11 : Watershed Hydrology 3(3-0)

Rationale:
To provide an understanding of the circulation of water and its constituents through the
hydrologic cycle, hydrologic data collection, analysis, forecasting and hydrologic design.

Catalog Description:
Components of hydrologic cycle, hydrologic transport; statistical methods in hydrology:
frequency analysis, time series analysis; hydrologic technology: data collection, forecasting,
hydrologic design.

Pre-requisite(s):
None

Course Outline:
I. Hydrologic Cycle
1. Hydrology and meteorology
2. Precipitation
3. Evaporation and evapotranspiration
4. Infiltration and soil water movement
5. Groundwater flow
6. Stream flow, flood runoff and flood
routing
II. Hydrologic Transport
1. Water quality
2. Erosion and sediment transport
3. Hydrologic effects of land use change
4. Contaminant transport in surface water,
unsaturated flow, and groundwater
III. Hydrologic Statistics
1. Statistical treatment of hydrologic data
2. Frequency analysis
3. Hydrologic time series
IV. Hydrologic Technology
1. Instrumentation, automated data
acquisition and transmission
2. Hydrologic forecasting
3. Hydrologic design for water use, for
urban drainage and flood control, etc.



Textbook:
Selected materials and lecture notes provided by the instructor.

References:
Maidment, D. R. (Editor in Chief) (1993):
Handbook of Hydrology, McGraw-Hill, Inc.

Chow, V. T., Maidment, D. R. and L. W. Mays (1988):
Applied Hydrology, McGraw-Hill Book Company.

Shaw, E. M. (1994):
Hydrology in Practice, Third Edition, Chapman & Hall.

Grading System:
The final grade will be computed according to the following weight distribution:

Mid-semester Exam (30%)
Final Exam (40%) and
Assignment/Semester Paper (30%).


Open-book examination is given in both mid-semester and final exams.
Instructor(s):
SECTION NAME
A Prof. Mukand S. Babel