COURSE OUTLINE

ENGINEERING HYDROLOGY

COURSE OUTLINE

INTRODUCTION

RUNOFF

METEOROLOGY

HYDROGRAPHS

PRECIPITATION

STREAM FLOW
ROUTING

GROUND WATER
FLOW

EVAPORATION AND
TRANSPIRATION
STREAM FLOW

REFERENCE BOOKS

N. M. AWAN, SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY,

Volume 1, NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION
ISLAMABAD.

WARREN VIESSMAN, JR. AND GARY L. LEWIS,

INTRODUCTION TO HYDROLOGY, 5TH EDITION
PRENTICE HALL

R. K. LINSLEY, MAX A. KOHLER, AND JOSEPH L.

PAULHUS, HYDROLOGY FOR ENGINEERS,
MCGRAW-HILL EDUCATION (ISE EDITIONS);
INTERNATIONAL 2 REVISED EDITION (JUNE 1,
1982)

INTRODUCTION

DEFINITION OF HYDROLOGY

SIGNIFICANCE OF HYDROLOGY

BRANCHES OF HYDROLOGY

DATA REQUIRED FOR HYDROLOGICAL

STUDIES

WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION OF WATER

HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE

HYDROLOGICAL EQUATION

DEFINITION OF
HYDROLOGY
Hydrology is the science of waters of
the earth which deals with their
distribution and circulation over the
Globe, their physical and chemical
properties and their interaction with
the physical and biological
environment.
(Awan N.M., 1981)

DEFINITION OF
HYDROLOGY
Engineering Hydrology includes
those segments of the field
pertinent to planning, design, and
operation of engineering projects for
the control and use of water.
(Linsley, 1982)

SIGNIFICANCE OF
HYDROLOGY
Study of Hydrology helps us to
know:
The basic need for the sustenance
of human life over the Planet
(drinking, agriculture, and
industry)
The maximum probable flood that

SIGNIFICANCE OF
HYDROLOGY
The water yield from a basin, its
occurrence, quantity, and
frequency etc to cope with the
extreme hydrological events like
floods and droughts.
The input data required to design
the hydraulic structures safely i.e
Design Floods and Sediment

SIGNIFICANCE OF
HYDROLOGY
Predicting geomorphological
changes such as erosion or
sedimentation.
Designing Sewers and Urban
Drainage System.
For providing the drinking water.

BRANCHES OF
HYDROLOGY
SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY
GROUND WATER HYDROLOGY
DRAINAGE BASIN
MANAGEMENT
WATER QUALITY
ISOTOPE HYDROLOGY
HYDROGEOLOGY
HYDROMETEOROLOGY

BRANCHES OF
HYDROLOGY
ECOHYDROLOGY
CHEMICAL HYDROLOGY

BRANCHES OF
HYDROLOGY
SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY
Studies the hydrological
processes that
operate at or near Earths
surface.

GROUND WATER HYDROLOGY

Study of the underground water.

BRANCHES OF
HYDROLOGY
DRAINAGE BASIN
MANAGEMENT
It covers the water storage in
the form of
reservoir and flood protection

WATER QUALITY
Study of chemistry of water in
rivers and
lakes.

BRANCHES OF
HYDROLOGY
HYDROGEOLOGY
Studies the presence and
movement of
groundwater.

HYDROMETEOROLOGY
Study of transfer of water and
energy
between lower atmosphere and
land

BRANCHES OF
HYDROLOGY

HYDROINFORMATICS

Adaptation of the information

and
technology to hydrology and
water
resource application.

ECOHYDROLOGY
Study of interaction between
organisms

HYDROLOGICAL DATA
Climatological Data
Hydrometeorological data like
temp. wind velocity, humidity etc.
Precipitation records
Stream Flow Records
Seasonal fluctuation of
groundwater table
Evaporation Data
Water quality data of surface
streams

Worldwide Distribution
of Water
Water source

Oceans, Seas, Bays

ce caps, Glaciers; Permanent Snow

Groundwater
Fresh
Saline
Soil Moisture

Water
volume, in
cubic
kilometers

Percent of
fresh
water

Percent of
total water

1,338,000,000

--

96.5

24,064,000

68.7

1.74

23,400,000
10,530,000
12,870,000
16,500

--

1.7

30.1

0.76

--

0.94

0.05

0.001

Ground Ice; Permafrost

300,000

0.86

0.022

Lakes
Fresh
Saline
Atmosphere
Swamp Water
Rivers
Biological Water

176,400
91,000
85,400
12,900
11,470
2,120
1,120

--

0.013

0.26<

0.007

--

0.006

0.04

0.001

0.03

0.0008

0.006

0.0002

0.003

0.0001