The
Hydrologic Engineering Center
(HEC), an organization within the Institute
for Water Resources, is the designated Center of
Expertise for the US
Army Corps of Engineers in the technical areas of
surface and groundwater hydrology, river hydraulics
and sediment transport, hydrologic statistics and risk
analysis, reservoir system analysis, planning analysis,
real-time water control management and a number of other
closely associated technical subjects.
HEC
supports Corps field offices, headquarters, and laboratories
by providing technical methods and guidance, water resources
models and associated utilities, training and workshops,
accomplishing research and development, and performing
technical assistance and special projects.
The
products that are developed from these activities are
for the Corps but are available to the public and may
be freely downloaded from this web site. |