Course: Hydrology and water protection

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Course title Hydrology and water protection
Course code KZP/4HYD1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
Course content
1. Orographic and hydrological catchment, number of hydrological catchment 2. Hydrological cycle, parts of hydrosphere, parts of total runoff 3. Hydrological balance, hydrological year 4. Water-level metre, water level gauging station, rating curve 5. Hydrological data, flow and runoff measurement 6. M-days and N-years runoff, hydrograph 7. Rainfall-runoff modeling, runoff prediction 8. Groundwater, infiltration curve, aquifer, aquitard, groundwater-table contour, Darcy law 9. Restoration channel design 10. Flood protection measurements 11. Flood boards, flood plans, flood area 12. Fish pass 13. Water quality monitoring 14. Drought, climate change Outcomes: theoretic knowledge (i) basics hydrologic terms (basin, hydrologic balance, hydrologic cycle) (ii) hydrologic data: N-years runoff, m-days runoff (iii) groundwater movements principles (iv) flood protections in landscape

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Recommended literature
  • Davie T. Fundamentals of hydrology - second edition. New York, 2008.
  • Just. T a kol. Vodohospodářské revitalizace a jejich uplatnění v ochraně před povodněmi, 3. ZO ČSOP Hořovicko, Praha, 2005.
  • Macura V., Halaj P. Úpravy a revitalizácie vodných tokov. Bratislava, 2013.
  • Slavík L., Neruda M. Hospodaření s vodou v krajině, skripta FŽP. Ústí nad Labem, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7414-803-3.
  • Slavík L.,Neruda M. Voda v krajině, skripta, FŽP Ústí nad Labem, 2007.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Environment Study plan (Version): Environmental Protection (C_4) Category: Ecology and environmental protection 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter