CEE 3430 Engineering Hydrology Schedule (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)    
Date      Topic  Reading Assignments due
10-Jan Mo Introduction, Hydrologic Cycle, Water Balance Preface, CH1 1-14  
12-Jan We Weather Systems, Precipitation CH1 15-43  
14-Jan Fri Streamflow, Hydrologic Measurements CH1 43-54  
   
17-Jan Mo No Class - Human Rights Day    
19-Jan We Evapotranspiration CH1 55-65 HW1
21-Jan Fri Infiltration, Summary CH1 65-70, 80-82  
   
24-Jan Mo Hydrograph analysis CH2 96-114 HW2
26-Jan We Unit Hydrograph Theory CH2 115-127  
28-Jan Fri Synthetic Unit Hydrograph CH2 128-143  
   
31-Jan Mo Applications of Unit Hydrographs CH2 143-147 HW3
2-Feb We Linear and Kinematic Wave Models CH2 147-151  
4-Feb Fri Snow CH2 151-158  
   
7-Feb Mo Hydrologic Simulation Models CH5 312-327 HW4
9-Feb We HEC-HMS CH5 327-338  
11-Feb Fri HEC-HMS Case Study CH5 338-350  
   
14-Feb Mo Review and problem solving   HW5
16-Feb We Review and problem solving    
18-Feb Fri Test 1    
   
21-Feb Mo No Class - Presidents Day    
22-Feb Tu USU on Monday Schedule.  Probability concepts, Random Variables, Return Period CH3 171-193  
23-Feb We Common probability distributions CH3 193-209  
25-Feb Fri Plotting positions and regional analysis CH3 210-226  
   
28-Feb Mo Hydrologic and Hydraulic Routing CH4 241-248 HW6
2-Mar We Hydrologic River Routing CH4 248-257  
4-Mar Fri Hydrologic Reservoir Routing CH4 257-268  
   
7-Mar Mo No Class - Spring Break    
9-Mar We    
11-Mar Fri    
   
14-Mar Mo Runoff generation mechanisms TM CH 1-2 HW7
16-Mar We Jeff Horsburgh.  The Little Bear River and Hydrologic Information Systems    
18-Mar Fri Physical factors affecting runoff TM CH 3  
   
21-Mar Mo Soil properties TM CH 4 HW8
23-Mar We Soil properties TM CH 4  
25-Mar Fri At a point infiltration TM CH 6  
   
28-Mar Mo At a point infiltration TM CH 5 HW9
30-Mar We No Class - Spring runoff conference    
1-Apr Fri At a point infiltration TM CH 5  
   
4-Apr Mo At a point infiltration TM CH 5  
6-Apr We Simulation of runoff generation in models TM CH 6  
8-Apr Fri Review and problem solving   HW10
   
11-Apr Mo Test 2    
13-Apr We Review test    
15-Apr Fri Groundwater and Steady radial flow to well in confined aquifer CH8 500-518, 525-528  
         
18-Apr Mo Steady radial flow to well in unconfined aquifer, multiple wells CH8 528-533  
20-Apr We Dupoit equation (Example 8.3) CH8 518-522 HW11
22-Apr Fri Kevin Werner.  Operational streamflow forecasting at the National Weather Service Colorado Basin River Forecast Center    
       
25-Apr Mo Logan River Streamflow Measurement    
27-Apr We Review    
29-Apr Fri Review    
   
2-May Mo Final Exam.  11.30 - 1.20 pm    
Notes
CH* refers to Chapters in Bedient et al., 2008 Hydrology and Floodplain Analysis.  TM refers to Chapters in Tarboton, 2003, Rainfall Runoff Processes: http://hydrology.usu.edu/rrp.