Hydrology Courses and Certifications

Hydrology and Oceanography

An introduction to hydrology and oceanography, examining Earth’s water systems across inland and marine environments.

• Swayam
• Available until Oct 31, 2026
• Free Online Course

Australian Water School

Climate Change Impacts on Extreme Event Hydrology

4 ratings

Experts examine how climate change alters extreme precipitation and the design of hydrographs for drainage infrastructure.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 5 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

RAFTS Hydrology in InfoWorks ICM

Master RAFTS routing methodology within InfoWorks ICM through hands-on workshops covering database setup, XPRAFTS model imports, network creation, and hydrological analysis techniques.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Australian Water School

Bushfire Hydrology

This webinar examines how bushfires alter catchment hydrology, erosion, water quality, and freshwater fauna, with implications for modelling and hydraulic design.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Water Cycle and Interaction of Components in Hydrologic System

Welcome to an engaging journey through the water cycle! Learn how to apply water budget equations to explore the movement and distribution of water within hydrologic systems.

• OpenLearning
• 20 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

PepsiCo

The Water Cycle

12 ratings at Coursera

Study the water cycle from surface water to groundwater: hydrology, groundwater models, human impacts on freshwater ecosystems, water governance and law, and municipal water scenario planning.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Australian Water School

Modelling with HEC-HMS

7 ratings

Learn to build, run, calibrate, and enhance HEC-HMS rainfall-runoff models using meteorological data.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Surface water

7 ratings at OpenLearn

Water is arguably the most important physical resource as it is the one that is essential to human survival. Understanding the global water cycle and how we use water is essential to planning a ...

• OpenLearn
• 8 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Introduction to Water and Climate

24 ratings at edX

Water is a crucial element in climate and for society. Find out about the latest engineering interventions for water management in rivers, coasts and the urban environment.

• edX
• 10 weeks, 6-8 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Basic Hydrology

1531 ratings at Udemy

Creating hydrologic models of small watersheds for conservation bmps, leveraging the power of GIS.

• Udemy
• 2 hours 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

IIT Roorkee;  NPTEL

Groundwater Engineering

Learn groundwater engineering through aquifers, flow laws, pumping tests, modeling, recharge, and basin management.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

Computational Watershed Hydrology

Learn how to perform hydrologic analysis and modeling using real observations, geospatial data, and computational tools.

• edX
• 16 weeks, 5-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Australian Water School

Australian Rainfall Runoff Essentials

An overview of Australian Rainfall and Runoff’s framework for design rainfall, flood frequency, hydrologic and hydraulic modelling, risk-based design, and climate-change assessment.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Australian Water School

Developing Rating Curves from Measurements and Models

Develop and refine river rating curves by combining stage–discharge measurements, data approximation, and 1D, 2D, and 3D hydraulic models.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Nick Zentner

Chasing the Yakima Basin's "Sixth Reservoir" with Groundwater Storage

Explore groundwater storage solutions in Washington's Yakima Basin as a hydrologist examines the potential "sixth reservoir" to address regional water challenges and management strategies.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video