Required Publications

These documents define policy and basic methods directly related to hydrologic engineering for flood-damage reduction planning by the Corps of Engineers.  They are cited in the text and in this list by number only.  All are promulgated by the Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (HQUSACE), Washington, DC. Unless otherwise indicated, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers publications are available on the USACE website at https://www.publications.usace.army.mil/.

EM 1110-2 -1415
Engineering and Design:  Hydrologic Frequency Analysis

EM 1110-2-1416
Engineering and Design:  River Hydraulics

EM 1110-2-1417
Engineering and Design:  Flood-runoff Analysis

EM 1110-2-1419
Hydrologic Engineering Requirements for Flood Damage Reduction Studies

EM 1110-2-1619
Engineering and Design:  Risk-based Analysis for Flood Damage Reduction Studies

EM 1110-2-9039
Engineering and Design:  Hydrologic Engineering Requirements for Flood-damage Reduction Studies

ER 1105-2-100
Guidance for Conducting Civil Works Planning Studies

ER 1105-2-101
Risk-based Analysis for Evaluation of Hydrology/Hydraulics and Economics in Flood Damage Reduction Studies

ER 1110-2-1450
Hydrologic Frequency Estimates

ETL 1110-2-299
Overtopping of Flood Control Levees and Floodwalls

ETL 110-2-328
Reliability Assessment of Existing Levees for Benefit Determination

ETL 110-2-537
Uncertainty Estimates for Non-Analytical Frequency Curves

ETL 1110-2-547
Introduction to Probability and Reliability Methods for Use in Geotechnical Information

ETL 1110-2-556
Risk-Based Analysis in Geotechnical Engineering for Support of Planning Studies

Other Publications

Barkau 1992
Barkau, Robert L., 1992.  UNET, One-Dimensional Unsteady Flow Through a Full Network of Open Channels, Computer Program; St. Louis, MO.

England 2019
England, J. F., Cohn, T. A., Faber, B. A., Stedinger, J. R., Thomas, W. O., Veilleux, A. G., . . . Mason, R. R. 2019. "Guidelines for Determining Flood Flow Frequency, Bulletin 17C" (ver. 1.1, May 2019): U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods, book 4, chap. B5, 148 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/tm4B5.

Freeman 1996
Freeman, Gary E., Copeland, Ronald R., and Cowan, Mark A.  1996.  "Uncertainty in Stage-Discharge Relationships".  Proceedings, 7th IAHR International Symposium on Stochastic Hydraulics, Mackay, Queensland, Australia, IAHR.

Interagency Advisory Committee on Water Data 1982
Interagency Advisory Committee on Water Data.  (1982).  "Guidelines for Determining Flood Flow Frequency." Bulletin 17B.  US Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Office of Water Data Coordination, Reston, VA.

Morgan and Henrion 1990
Morgan, G. and Henrion, M.  (1990).  Uncertainty, a Guide to Dealing with Uncertainty in Quantitative Risk and Policy Analysis.  Cambridge University Press, New York, NY.

USACE 1977
USACE (1977).  Information Bulletin:  Metropolitan Chester Creek Basin Study, Stage Ii Findings on Alternative Plans for Flood Control.  Philadelphia District, Philadelphia, PA.

USACE 1978a
USACE (1978a).  Information Bulletin:  Metropolitan Chester Creek Basin Study, Completion of Flood Control Investigations.  Philadelphia District, Philadelphia, PA.

USACE 1978b
USACE (1978b).  Water Resources Study:  Metropolitan Chester Creek Basin.  Philadelphia District, Philadelphia, PA.

USACE 1986
USACE (1986).  "Accuracy of Computed Water Surface Profiles." Research Document RD-26.  HEC, Davis, CA.

USACE 1988
USACE (1988).  "National Economic Development Procedures Manual - Urban Flood Damage." Institute for Water Resources, IWR Report 88-R-2, Ft. Belvoir, VA.

USACE 1988a
USACE (1988a).  "Flood Damage Analysis Package, User’s Manual."  CPD-59.  HEC, Davis, CA.

USACE 1989
USACE (1989).  "SID: Structure Inventory for Damage Analysis User’s Manual."  CPD-41.  HEC, Davis, CA.

USACE 1991
USACE (1991).  "HEC 2:  Water Surface Profiles, User's Manual."  CPD-2A.  HEC, Davis, CA.

USACE 1992a
USACE (1992a).  "HEC FFA:  Flood Frequency Analysis, User's Manual."  CPD-13.  HEC, Davis, CA.

USACE 1992b
USACE (1992b) "Guidelines for Risk and Uncertainty Analysis in Water Resource Planning, Volumes I and II." Institute for Water Resources, IWR Report 92-R-1 and IWR Report 92-R-2, Ft. Belvoir, VA.

USACE 2014a
USACE (2014) "HEC-FDA Flood Damage Reduction Analysis, User's Manual", Version 1.4, CPD-72, HEC, Davis, CA. https://www.hec.usace.army.mil/software/hec-fda/documentation/CPD-72_V1.4.1.pdf

USACE 2014b
USACE (2014) "HEC-FDA Flood Damage Reduction Analysis, Technical Reference, Uncertainty Estimates for Graphical (Non-Analytic) Frequency Curves", CPD-72a, HEC, Davis, CA.

USACE 2019
USACE (2019) “HEC-SSP Statistical Software Package, User’s Manual”, Version 2.2, CPD-86, HEC, Davis, CA.

USACE 2020
USACE (2020)  "HEC-RAS River Analysis System, User’s Manual," Version 6.0, CPD-68, HEC, Davis, CA.

USWRC 1983
USWRC (1983).  Economic and Environmental Principles and Guidelines for Water and Related Land Resources Implementation Studies.  U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC.