USACE - Institute for Water Resources

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Institute for Water Resources was formed to provide forward-looking analysis and research in developing planning methodologies to aid Civil Works program. Since its beginnings in 1969, the Institute was envisioned to provide the the Corps with long-range planning capabilities to assist in improving the civil works planning process. Thirty-two years later, the Institute continues to provide the Civil Works program with a variety of products to enhance the Corps of Engineers water resources development planning. In July 2000, the Corps Hydrologic Engineering Center at Davis, CA and the Corps Navigation Data Center in Alexandria VA were added to the Institute. The Hydrologic Engineering Center is a world-renowned research and development, training, and consulting organization in the area of hydrologic engineering and hydrologic models. The Navigation Data Center is the Corps data collection organization for waterborne commerce, vessel characteristics, port facilities, dredging information, and information on navigation locks.