A United States Contribution to the International Hydrological Decade

HEC-IHD-0100

Hydrologic Engineering Methods For Water

Resources Development

Volume 1
Requirements and
General Procedures

October 1971

Approved for Public Release. Distribution Unlimited. IHD-1

 REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE Form Approved OMB No. 0704-0188

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the date needed, and completing and reviewing
the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Washington Headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and
Reports, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302, and to the Office of Management and Budget,
Paperwork Reduction Project (0704-0188), Washington, DC 20503.

1. AGENCY USE ONLY (Leave blank) 2. REPORT DATE 3. REPORT TYPE AND DATES COVERED
October 1971 IHD Volume 1
4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE 5. FUNDING NUMBERS
Requirements and General Procedures
6. AUTHOR(S)
Leo R. Beard, Augustine J. Fredrich, Edward F. Hawkins
7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) 8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION
REPORT NUMBER
US Army Corps of Engineers
Institute for Water Resources IHD-1
Hydrologic Engineering Center
609 Second Street
Davis, CA 95616-4687
9. SPONSORING / MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) 10. SPONSORING / MONITORING
AGENCY REPORT NUMBER
N/A
N/A

11. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES

12a. DISTRIBUTION / AVAILABILITY STATEMENT 12b. DISTRIBUTION CODE

Approved for Public Release. Distribution of this document is
unlimited.

13. ABSTRACT (Maximum 200 words)

This volume is the first of a projected 12-volume report entitled, "Hydrologic Engineering
Methods for Water Resources Development". The report is being prepared by the Hydrologic
Engineering Center as part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers participation in the
International Hydrological Decade. Volume 1 describes the general nature of water resources
improvements and the general procedures used in hydrologic engineering studies. The types of
water resources improvements covered in this volume include electric power development,
multipurpose reservoirs, and water resources systems. Remaining volumes of the report will
describe detailed hydrologic engineering methods. As a part of this volume, three generalized
computer program descriptions covering different phases of hydrologic engineering are
included. The HEC-1, Flood Hydrograph Package covers most type of problems generally
associated with flood hydrograph analysis. HEC-2, Water Surface Profiles, is primarily
concerned with investigations related to river hydraulics problems. The third program, HEC-3,
Reservoir System Analysis, deals with problems related to the planning, design, and operation
of a system of reservoirs for conservation purposes.

14. SUBJECT TERMS 15. NUMBER OF PAGES

Water Resources Development, Flood Control, Water Resources 654
Systems, International Hydrological Decade 16. PRICE CODE

17. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION 18. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION 19. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION 20. LIMITATION OF
OF REPORT OF THIS PAGE OF ABSTRACT ABSTRACT
UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED UNLIMITED
NSN 7540-01-280-5500 Standard Form 298 (Rev. 2-89)
Prescribed by ANSI Std. Z39-18
298-102
Hydrologic Engineering Methods for Water Resources Development

Volume 1
Requirements and General Procedures

October 1971

US Army Corps of Engineers

Institute for Water Resources
Hydrologic Engineering Center
609 Second Street
Davis, CA 95616

(530) 756-1104
(530) 756-8250 FAX
www.hec.usace.army.mil IHD-1
 Chapter 1

Introduction
 Chapter 2

Local Flood Protection

 Chapter 3

Flood Control by Reservoirs

 Chapter 4

Water Supply by Reservoirs

 Chapter 5

Hydroelectric Power
Development
 Chapter 6

Multipurpose Reservoirs
 Chapter 7

Water Resource Systems

Selected Bibliography
 Appendix 1

HEC-1
Flood Hydrograph Package
 Appendix 2

HEC-2
Water Surface Profiles
 Appendix 3

HEC-3
Reservoir System Analysis
 Hydrologic Engineering Methods
for Water Resources Development

Volume 1 Requirements and General Procedures, 1971

Volume 2 Hydrologic Data Management, 1972
Volume 3 Hydrologic Frequency Analysis, 1975
Volume 4 Hydrograph Analysis, 1973
Volume 5 Hypothetical Floods, 1975
Volume 6 Water Surface Profiles, 1975
Volume 7 Flood Control by Reservoir, 1976
Volume 8 Reservoir Yield, 1975
Volume 9 Reservoir System Analysis for Conservation, 1977
Volume 10 Principles of Groundwater Hydrology, 1972
Volume 11 Water Quality Determinations, 1972
Volume 12 Sediment Transport, 1977