Department of Civil Engineering

School of Engineering
University of Management and Technology

Course Outline
Course Code: MS302
Course Title: HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

Program BSCE

Credit Hours 3

Duration One Semester

Prerequisites None

Resource Person (s) Dr. Muhammad Usman Rashid

Monday 2:00-5:00
Counseling Timing Wednesday 2:00-5:00
( SEN, Room 401-5 ) Friday2:00-5:00

Contacts usman.rashhid@umt.edu.pk

Chairman / Director Signature………………………………….

Dean’s Signature……………………………

Date………………………………………….

Learning Objectives:
• To introduce the knowledge of Hydrology
• To introduce the knowledge of water resources in Pakistan
• To introduce the knowledge of ground water and water flows

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Student Learning Outcomes:
• To compute the hydrological parameters i.e. precipitation, evaporation, runoff etc.
• To design the design parameters for hydrological design of hydraulic structures i.e. dams,
drainage system etc.
• To learn flood routing

Learning Methodology:
Classroom lectures, hands-on demonstrations, quizzes, assignments.

Grade Evaluation Criteria:

Components Marks
Assignments & Quizzes 25
Mid Term Exam 25
Final Exam 50
Total 100

Textbook:
1. Introduction to hydrology , Viessman, Warren 2013
2. Hydrology for engineers, Linsley, Ray K, 2014

Reference books:
3. Wilfried Vrutsaert, Hydrology an introduction.
4. Groundwater hydrology, Rushton, K.R. 2003
5. Digital water hydrology, Singh, Brajendra 2014
6. Hydrology for engineers, Linsley, Ray K 2014
7. Modern hydrology and sustainable water development, Gupta, S.K. 2011
8. Irrigation engineering [including hydrology] , Sharma, R. K. 2007
9. Handbook of engineering hydrology, 2014
10. Groundwater hydrology , Agarwal, V. C. 2012
11. Engineering hydrology , Subramanya, K. 2013
12. Elementary engineering hydrology, Deohhar, M. J. , 2009
13. Hydrology and soil conservation engineering including watershed management, Das,
Ghanshyam , 2012
14. Hydrology , Das, Madan Mohan, 2011
15. Elementary engineering hydrology, Deodhar, M. J. 2009
16. Engineering hydrology, Ojha, C. S. P., 2008
17. Groundwater hydrology. Rushton, K.R. 2003
18. Digital water hydrology, Singh, Brajendra, 2014
19. Modern hydrology and sustainable water development, Gupta, S.K. 2011
20. Irrigation engineering [including hydrology], Sharma, R. K. 2007
21. A.C.Patra, Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering

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 Calendar of Course Contents
Course code: MS302
Course title: HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

Sr. Course Outline/Topic

No Weeks

1 Introduction: Importance of hydrology, hydrologic cycle and the hydrologic 1

equation, practical uses of hydrology,

2 Meteorology: 2-3
The atmosphere and its composition, relative humidity, dew point and their
measuring devices. Saturation deficit. Solar radiation as a source of heat,
adiabatic changes and the lapse rate, air temperature, seasonal and diurnal
variation of air temperature. The general circulation of wind system, the monsoons
and western disturbances. Measurement of air temperature, relative humidity,
radiation, sunshine and atmospheric pressure.

3 4
Precipitation: Types of precipitation, factors necessary for the formation of
precipitation, measurement of precipitation, interpretation of precipitation data.
4 Evaporation and Transpiration: Factors affecting evaporation, measurement 5-6
of evaporation, evapo-transpiration.

5 Runoff: Factors affecting runoff, estimating the volume of storm runoff. 6

6
Stream Flow: Water stage and its measurement, selection of site for stage
recorder, selection of control and metering section, methods of measurement of 7-8
stream flow, interpretation of stream flow data.

Mid Term Exam

7 Hydrographs: Characteristic of Hydrograph, components of a hydrograph, 9-10
hydrograph separation, estimating the volume of direct runoff, introduction to unit
hydrograph concept, S-curve, Application of probability in determining
maxima/minima of discharge. Types of histogram and distribution.

8 Stream Flow Routing Introduction to flood frequency and duration analysis. 11-13
Reservoir routing, channel routing.
10 Water Resources: Potential of water resources and their distribution & 14-16
characteristics, Indus Water Treaty and its Impact, Water Distribution Accord.

Ground Water Flow: Introduction, sources and discharge of ground water.

Water table and artesian aquifer. The Theis formula and its application to aquifer
tests.
11 Final Term Exam 17-18

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