CEE 3430 Engineering Hydrology Schedule (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)    
Date   Topic Readings* Assignments due
6-Jan Mo Introduction to Hydrology (Peralta) 1.1-1.4  
8-Jan We The Hydrologic Budget and Hydrologic Data (Peralta) 1.5-1.7  
10-Jan Fri Groundwater and rock/soil properties 2.1-2.2  
   
13-Jan Mo Groundwater vertical distribution 2.3-2.5 HW1
15-Jan We Groundwater storage 2.8  
17-Jan Fri Groundwater movement and Darcy's law 3.1-3.2  
   
20-Jan Mo No Class - Human Rights Day    
22-Jan We Determining hydraulic conductivity 3.3 HW2
24-Jan Fri Groundwater flow 3.4-3.6  
   
27-Jan Mo Unsaturated flow 3.7  
29-Jan We Steady flow in confined aquifers 4.1  
31-Jan Fri Steady flow in unconfined aquifers 4.1 HW3
   
3-Feb Mo Steady radial flow to a well. 4.2  
5-Feb We Radial flow to well in unconfined aquifer 4.2  
7-Feb Fri Review   HW4
   
10-Feb Mo Test 1    
12-Feb We Introduction to surface water hydrology 7.1  
14-Feb Fri Precipitation 7.2.1-7.2.3  
   
17-Feb Mo No Class - Presidents Day    
18-Feb Tu Design storms 7.2.4-7.2.5  
19-Feb We Evaporation 7.3  
21-Feb Fri Methods for calculating infiltration 7.4.1-7.4.3 HW5
   
24-Feb Mo Infiltration continued 7.4.1-7.4.3  
26-Feb We Surface runoff and hydrograph components. 8.1  
28-Feb Fri Baseflow separation and phi index 8.2 HW6
   
3-Mar Mo The unit hydrograph approach 8.3  
5-Mar We Synthetic unit hydrographs 8.4  
7-Mar Fri S hydrographs 8.5  
   
10-Mar Mo No Class - Spring Break    
12-Mar We    
14-Mar Fri    
   
17-Mar Mo Unit Hydrograph questions and answers    
19-Mar We USGS Streamflow gauging (at Logan River Stream Gauge)    
21-Mar Fri Hydrologic Data (Jeff Horsburgh)    
   
24-Mar Mo NRCS Rainfall Runoff Calculations 8.6-8.7 HW7
26-Mar We NRCS Dimensionless Unit Hydrograph 8.8  
28-Mar Fri Review   HW8
   
31-Mar Mo Test 2    
2-Apr We No Class - Spring Runoff Conference    
4-Apr Fri No Class - ASCE Conference    
   
7-Apr Mo Reservoir and River Routing 9.1-9.3  
9-Apr We Reservoir and River Routing 9.1-9.3  
11-Apr Fri Modeling using HEC-HMS.  Meet in ENGR 307 Lab    
   
14-Apr Mo Problem solving case study - Logan Dry Canyon   HW9
16-Apr We Problem solving case study - Logan Dry Canyon    
18-Apr Fri Problem solving case study - Logan Dry Canyon    
   
21-Apr Mo Problem solving case study - Logan Dry Canyon    
23-Apr We Review    
25-Apr Fri Review   HW10
   
28-Apr Mo Final Exam. 1:30-3:20 pm    
Notes
*Readings refer to sections in Mays, L. W., (2011), Ground and Surface Water Hydrology, John Wiley & Sons, 704 p.