Course Overview
Presents the basic concepts and techniques needed for watershed analysis and drainage facility design. The course is delivered through assigned reading, lectures, and problem solving sessions. Basic observation and estimation skills are developed through field assignments or a small field project. Fundamental concepts include rainfall intensity, runoff, catchment area, streamflow, infiltration, mass balance, snowmelt, flood frequency, and the hydrologic cycle. The streamflow estimation procedures presented are the rational method, the unit hydrograph and flood frequency analysis.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
3.0
- Retired
- This course has been retired and is no longer offered. Find other Flexible Learning courses that may interest you.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
- Understand the fundamental concepts and physical quantities of the hydrologic cycle.
- Perform a map-based drainage basin analysis.
- Analyze rainfall, snowmelt, runoff, and stream flow data, and produce useful data products.
- Apply the Rational Method to storm drainage design.
- Apply the Unit Hydrograph method to the prediction of design flows in streams and rivers.
Effective as of Fall 2003
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