Water Resources Engineering

  1. Surface Water Hydrology
    1. Watersheds and Drainage Basins
      1. Watershed Delineation
        1. Topographic Methods
          1. Digital Elevation Models
            1. GIS Applications
            2. Morphometric Characteristics
              1. Area and Perimeter
                1. Shape Parameters
                  1. Relief Parameters
                    1. Drainage Network Properties
                    2. Land Use and Land Cover
                      1. Classification Systems
                        1. Change Detection
                          1. Impact on Hydrology
                          2. Soil Characteristics
                            1. Soil Types and Properties
                              1. Hydrologic Soil Groups
                                1. Soil Surveys and Mapping
                              2. Streamflow and Runoff
                                1. Runoff Generation
                                  1. Hortonian Overland Flow
                                    1. Saturation Excess Flow
                                      1. Subsurface Stormflow
                                        1. Return Flow
                                        2. Streamflow Components
                                          1. Surface Runoff
                                            1. Interflow
                                              1. Baseflow
                                                1. Channel Precipitation
                                                2. Flow Measurement
                                                  1. Velocity-Area Method
                                                    1. Dilution Method
                                                      1. Electromagnetic Method
                                                        1. Acoustic Doppler Method
                                                        2. Gauging Stations
                                                          1. Site Selection
                                                            1. Equipment Installation
                                                              1. Data Collection
                                                                1. Quality Assurance
                                                                2. Rating Curves
                                                                  1. Development and Maintenance
                                                                    1. Shifting Controls
                                                                      1. Extrapolation Methods
                                                                    2. Hydrograph Analysis
                                                                      1. Hydrograph Components
                                                                        1. Rising Limb
                                                                          1. Peak Discharge
                                                                            1. Recession Limb
                                                                              1. Time to Peak
                                                                                1. Lag Time
                                                                                2. Baseflow Separation
                                                                                  1. Straight Line Method
                                                                                    1. Fixed Base Method
                                                                                      1. Variable Slope Method
                                                                                        1. Digital Filtering
                                                                                        2. Unit Hydrograph Theory
                                                                                          1. Linear System Theory
                                                                                            1. Unit Hydrograph Derivation
                                                                                              1. Instantaneous Unit Hydrograph
                                                                                                1. S-Curve Method
                                                                                                2. Synthetic Unit Hydrographs
                                                                                                  1. Snyder's Method
                                                                                                    1. NRCS Dimensionless Unit Hydrograph
                                                                                                      1. Clark Unit Hydrograph
                                                                                                        1. Geomorphologic Unit Hydrograph
                                                                                                      2. Flood Hydrology
                                                                                                        1. Flood Characteristics
                                                                                                          1. Peak Discharge
                                                                                                            1. Flood Volume
                                                                                                              1. Flood Duration
                                                                                                                1. Time of Occurrence
                                                                                                                2. Flood Frequency Analysis
                                                                                                                  1. Annual Maximum Series
                                                                                                                    1. Partial Duration Series
                                                                                                                      1. Return Period and Risk
                                                                                                                        1. Confidence Intervals
                                                                                                                        2. Statistical Distributions
                                                                                                                          1. Log-Pearson Type III
                                                                                                                            1. Gumbel Distribution
                                                                                                                              1. Log-Normal Distribution
                                                                                                                                1. Generalized Extreme Value
                                                                                                                                2. Regional Flood Frequency
                                                                                                                                  1. Index Flood Method
                                                                                                                                    1. Regional Regression
                                                                                                                                      1. USGS Regional Equations
                                                                                                                                      2. Probable Maximum Precipitation
                                                                                                                                        1. Meteorological Methods
                                                                                                                                          1. Statistical Methods
                                                                                                                                            1. Temporal and Spatial Distribution
                                                                                                                                            2. Probable Maximum Flood
                                                                                                                                              1. Unit Hydrograph Method
                                                                                                                                                1. Rainfall-Runoff Models
                                                                                                                                              2. Flood Routing
                                                                                                                                                1. Hydrologic Routing
                                                                                                                                                  1. Level Pool Routing
                                                                                                                                                    1. Modified Puls Method
                                                                                                                                                      1. Storage-Indication Method
                                                                                                                                                      2. Hydraulic Routing
                                                                                                                                                        1. Kinematic Wave Method
                                                                                                                                                          1. Diffusion Wave Method
                                                                                                                                                            1. Dynamic Wave Method
                                                                                                                                                            2. Channel Routing
                                                                                                                                                              1. Muskingum Method
                                                                                                                                                                1. Muskingum-Cunge Method
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Variable Parameter Methods
                                                                                                                                                                  2. Routing Applications
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Reservoir Operations
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Channel Modifications
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Flood Forecasting

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