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Selected Bibliography of Hydraulic and Hydrologic Subjects

Hydrology Publications

Author Publication Year Document Title Technical
Subcategory
Publication Information Available Website Link (If Applicable)
McCuen, R., Johnson, P.A., and Ragan, R.M. 2002 Highway Hydrology, Hydraulic Design Series No. 2, Second Edition Hydrology Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC 20590
Chen, C.I., et al. 1976 Urban Runoff Inlet Hydrograph Study, Vol 1-5 Rainfall Runoff Utah Water Research Laboratory, Utah State University, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Research and Development, Washington, DC 20590
Chow, V.T. Unknown Handbook of Applied Hydrology Rainfall Runoff McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020
Fletcher, J.E., et al. 1977 Runoff Estimates for Small Rural Watersheds and Development of a Sound Design Method Rainfall Runoff Utah Water Research Laboratory, Utah State University, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Research and Development, Washington, DC 20590
Hjelmfelt, A.T. Jr., and Cassidy, J.J. 1975 Hydrology for Engineers and Planners Rainfall Runoff Iowa State University Press, South State Avenue, Ames, IA 50015
Linsley, R.K., Kohler, M.A., and Paulhus, J.L.H. 1975 Hydrology for Engineers, Second Edition Rainfall Runoff McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020
Masch, F.D. 1984 Hydrology, Hydraulic Engineering Circular No. 19 Rainfall Runoff Publication No. FHWA-IP-84-15, Stottler, Stag and Associates, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC 20402
McCuen, R.H. 1982 A Guide to Hydrologic Analysis Using SCS Methods Rainfall Runoff Prentice-Hall Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
Morel-Seytoux, H.J., and Verdin, J.P. 1981 Extension of the Soil Conservation Rainfall-Runoff Methodology for Ungaged Watersheds Rainfall Runoff Publication No. FHWA/RD-81/060, 1981, NTIS No. PB 82-111394, Colorado State University, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Research and Development, Washington, DC 20590. Available from NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 1977 Five-to-60 Minute Precipitation Frequency for the Eastern and Central United States Rainfall Runoff National Weather Service, NWS HYDRO-35, NTIS No. PB 272 112. Available from NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 1960 Generalized Estimates of Probable Maximum Precipitation of the United States West of the 105th Meridian for Areas to 400 Square Miles and Durations to 24 Hours, Technical Paper No. 38 Rainfall Runoff U.S. Government Publishing Office, Washington, DC 20402
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 1973 Precipitation Frequency Atlas of Western United States, NOAA Atlas 2 Rainfall Runoff U.S. Government Publishing Office, Washington, DC 20402
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 1961 Rainfall-Frequency Atlas of the United States, Technical Paper No. 40 Rainfall Runoff U.S. Government Publishing Office, Washington, DC 20402
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 1955 Rainfall Intensity Duration-Frequency Curves for Selected Stations in the United States, Alaska, Hawaiian Islands, and Puerto Rico, Technical Paper No. 25 Rainfall Runoff U.S. Government Publishing Office, Washington, DC 20402
Regan, R.N., et al. 1974 Maryland Drainage Study, Vol. 1-8 Rainfall Runoff Maryland HP&R Study; Department of Civil Engineering, University of Maryland
Natural Resources Conservation Service 1997 National Engineering Handbook, Part 630 Hydrology Rainfall Runoff Washington, DC 20402
Soil Conservation Service 1975 Urban Hydrology for Small Watersheds, Technical Release No. 55 Rainfall Runoff NTIS Report No. PB 82 140666, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Engineering Division. Available from NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161
Sokolov, A.A., Rantz, S.E., and Rorke, M. 1976 Floodflow Computation, Methods Compiled from World Experience Rainfall Runoff UNESCO Press, Paris, France
Tholin, A.L., and Keifer, C.J. 1959 The Hydrology of Urban Runoff Rainfall Runoff Proceedings of ASCE, Journal of Sanitary Engineering Division, No. SA2, p. 47-106 (Paper 1984); Discussion in Journal of the Hydraulics Division, No. HY 8, p. 119-121 (Paper 2128); Journal of Sanitary Engineering Division No. SA5, p. 109-118 (Paper 2181); Journal of Sanitary Engineering Division NO. SA2, p. 109-118 (Paper 2425)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Unknown EM 1110-2-1408 - Routing of Floods Through River Channels Rainfall Runoff EM 1110-2-1405 - Flood Hydrograph Analyses and Computation, Department of the Army, Office of the Chief of Engineers, Washington, DC
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Unknown EM 1110-2-1409 - Backwater Curves in River Channels Rainfall Runoff EM 1110-2-1405 - Flood Hydrograph Analyses and Computation, Department of the Army, Office of the Chief of Engineers, Washington, DC
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Unknown EM 1110-2-1410 - Interior Drainage of Leveed Urban Areas: Hydrology Rainfall Runoff EM 1110-2-1405 - Flood Hydrograph Analyses and Computation, Department of the Army, Office of the Chief of Engineers, Washington, DC
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Unknown EM 1110-2-1601 - Hydraulic Design of Flood Control Channels Rainfall Runoff EM 1110-2-1405 - Flood Hydrograph Analyses and Computation, Department of the Army, Office of the Chief of Engineers, Washington, DC
Wesler, C.O., and Brater, E.F. 1959 Hydrology Rainfall Runoff John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Yen, B.C., and Chow, V.T. 1977 Feasibility Study on Research on Local Design Storms Rainfall Runoff Publication No. FHWA-RD-78-65, NTIS No. PB 288807, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Illinois, Federal Highway Administration
Yen, B.C., and Chow, V.T. 1983 Local Design Storm, Vol. 1-4 Rainfall Runoff Department of Civil Engineering, University of Illinois; Federal Highway Administration
Bledsoe, B., Baker, D., Nelson, P., Rosburg, T. , Sholtes, J., and Stroth, T. 2017 Guidance for Design Hydrology for Stream Restoration and Channel Stability Statistical Methods National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 853, 64 pp.
England, J.F., Cohn, T.A., Faber, B.A., Stedinger, J.R., Thomas, W.O., Veilleux, A.G., et al. 2019 Guidelines for Determining Flood Flow Frequency, Bulletin 17c Statistical Methods U.S. Geological Survey
U.S. Geological Survey Unknown Flood Frequency Reports Statistical Methods Contact U.S. Geological Survey District Office for available reports
U.S. Geological Survey 1962 Flood Hydrology, 1580A-1580D Statistical Methods Geological Survey WSP l580-A,-B, and -D by M.A. Benson, 1580-C by W.D. Mitchell, U.S. Department of the Interior, Reston, VA 22092
U.S. Geological Survey 1966 Techniques Water-Resources Investigations of the United States Geological Survey, Book 3 Statistical Methods U.S. Government Publishing Office, Washington, DC, 20402
Gumbel, E.J. 1954 Statistical Theory of Extreme Values and Some Practical Applications, Applied Mathematics Series 33 Statistical Methods National Bureau of Standards, U.S. Government Publishing Office, Washington, DC 20402
Hann, C.T. 1977 Statistical Methods in Hydrology Statistical Methods Iowa State University Press, South State Avenue, Ames, IA 50015
Hydrology Subcommittee 1981 Guidelines for Determining Flood Flow Frequency, Bulletin No. 17B Statistical Methods Editorial Corrections 1982; U.S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, Office of Water Data Coordination, Reston, VA 22092 
Interagency Committee on Water Resources, Subcommittees on Hydrology and Sedimentation 1955-1970 Annotated Bibliography on Hydrology and Sedimentation (United States and Canada), Bulletin 7, 8, 9, 10 Statistical Methods U.S. Government Publishing Office, Washington, DC 20402
Kilgore, R.T., Thompson, D.B., and Ford, D. 2010 Estimating Joint Probabilities of Design Coincident Flows at Stream Confluences, NCHRP Project 15-36 Statistical Methods National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)
Newton, D.W., and Herrin, J.C. 1982 Assessment of Commonly Used Methods of Estimating Flood Frequency, Transportation Research Record No. 896 Statistical Methods Transportation Research Board, 2101 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20418
Ries, K.G. III, Guthrie, J.D., Rea, A.H., Steeves, P.A., and Stewart, D.W. 2008 StreamStats: A Water Resources Web Application Statistical Methods U.S. Geological Survey
Sauer, V.B., Thomas, W.O. Jr., Stricker, V.A., and Wilson, K.V. 1982 Magnitude and Frequency of Urban Floods in the United States Statistical Methods Transportation Research Board, 2101 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20418
Strickler, V.A., and Sauer, V.B. 1982 Techniques for Estimating Flood Hydrographs for Ungaged Urban Watersheds Statistical Methods U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 82-365, U.S. Geological Survey, 6481 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Doraville, GA 30360
Todd, D.K. 1959 Ground Water Hydrology Statistical Methods John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10016
U.S. Geological Survey Unknown NAWDEX (National Water Data Exchange) Statistical Methods For information write: Chief Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, WRD, 421 National Center, Reston, VA 22092
Water Resources Council 1973 Essentials of Groundwater Hydrology Pertinent to Water Resources Planning, Bulletin No. 16 Statistical Methods 2120 L Street NW, Washington, DC 20037
Wood, M.S., Fosness, R.L., Skinner, K.D., and Veilleux, A.G. 2017 Estimating Peak-Flow Frequency Statistics for Selected Gaged and Ungaged Sites in Naturally Flowing Streams and Rivers in Idaho Statistical Methods Idaho Transportation Department, U.S. Geological Survey
Anderson, D.G. 1970 Effects of Urban Development on Floods in Northern Virginia Nonstationarity U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Government Publishing Office, Washington, DC 20402
Harley, B.M. 1978 Research on the Effects of Urbanization on Small Stream Flow Quantity Nonstationarity Publication No. FHWA-RD-78-88, NTIS No. PB 80 132467, Resource Analysis, Inc., Federal Highway Administration
Kilgore, R., Thomas W.O. Jr., Douglass, S., Webb, B., Hayhoe, K., Stoner, A., et al. 2019 Applying Climate Change Information to Hydrologic and Coastal Design of Transportation Infrastructure: Design Practices, Final Report Nonstationarity National Cooperative Highway Research Project 15-61, Transportation Research Board, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 500 Fifth Street NW, Washington, DC 20001
Kilgore, R.T., Hermann, G.R., Thomas, W.O. Jr., and Thompson, P.L. 2016 Highways in the River Environment–Floodplains, Extreme Events, Risk and Resilience, Hydraulic Engineering Circular No. 17, Second Edition Risk Analysis Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC 20590   
Grant, E.L., Ireson, W.G., and Levenworth, R.S. 1976 Principles of Engineering Economy, Sixth Edition Risk Analysis John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10016
Hydraulic Institute 1979 Engineering Data Book, First Edition Risk Analysis 712 Lakewood Center North, 14600 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44107
Hydraulic Institute 1983 Hydraulic Institute Standards, 14th Edition Risk Analysis 712 Lakewood Center North, 14600 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44107
Oglesby, C.H., and Grant, E.L. 1958 Economic Analysis - The Fundamental Approach to Decisions in Highway Planning and Design Risk Analysis Proceedings of the Highway Research Board, Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, p. 45-57
Task Force on Hydrology and Hydraulics, Highway Subcommittee on Design 1982 Guidelines for the Legal Aspects of Highway Drainage, Vol. V, Highway Drainage Guidelines Risk Analysis AASHTO, 444 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 225, Washington, DC 20001
Lager, J.A., and Smith, W.G. 1974 Urban Stormwater Management and Technology: An Assessment Stormwater Management Publication No. EPA-670/2-74-040, National Environmental Research Center, Office of Research and Development, Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH 45268
Maestri, B., Burch, C.W., and Johnson, F. Unknown Management Practices for Mitigation of Highway Stormwater Runoff Pollution, Vol. 1-4 Stormwater Management Versar, Inc., Federal Highway Administration   
Stephenson, D. 1981 Stormwater Hydrology and Drainage Stormwater Management Vol. 14, Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company, Elsevier/North-Holland Inc., 52 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, NY 10017

Note: Bolded entries are FHWA documents.

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