Mission Statement
The Center for Hydrologic Development will advance scientific and applied engineering research in hydrology, river hydraulics, water resources, and communications and outreach, at the regional and national scale.
About
The newly established Center for Hydrologic Development (CHD) builds on over a century of hydrologic research and education at IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering (IIHR), established in 1920 at the University of Iowa. The new center will advance scientific and applied engineering research in hydrology, river hydraulics, water resources, and communications and outreach, at the regional and national scale.
CHD Research
The center’s core research areas focus on real-time forecast models, flood inundation mapping, flood monitoring, hydroinformatics, and education and outreach
CIROH Funded Projects
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News
IIHR Joins 2025 CIROH Annual Science Meeting
UI launching research center to improve flood prediction
