Hydrology Formulator

1,000+ Professional Hydrology Calculators, Conversions, and Reference Tools
Available for iPhone and iPad

Features

HYDROLOGY FORMULATOR - Your Complete Professional Hydrology Engineering Companion

 

Built for hydrologists, civil engineers, environmental scientists, and students, Hydrology Formulator delivers powerful calculations and comprehensive reference tools in one intuitive app. Whether you are analyzing groundwater flow, designing stormwater systems, calculating pipe hydraulics, or modeling sediment transport, this app has you covered.

22+ Calculator Categories Covering Every Aspect of Water Science:

Infiltration & Recharge (17): Green-Ampt, Horton, and Philip infiltration models, Holtan's Model, porosity, hydraulic conductivity, groundwater recharge, mean pore velocity, specific discharge, volumetric water content, and more
Evaporation & Transpiration (8): Penman-Monteith ET0, Blaney-Criddle ET, Thornthwaite PET, crop evapotranspiration, saturation vapor pressure, evaporation rate of lake, and relative humidity
Open Channel Flow (12): Manning's Equation (SI & US), Chezy Equation, Froude Number, hydraulic radius, hydraulic jump energy loss & sequent depth, critical depth, specific energy, and Reynolds Number
Pipe Flow (7): Darcy-Weisbach Equation, Hazen-Williams velocity (SI & US), Reynolds Number, water hammer pressure, continuity equation, and minor head loss
Stormwater & Watershed (9): SCS Curve Number runoff, SCS peak discharge, IDF rainfall intensity, Kirpich time of concentration, Gumbel extreme value, detention storage volume, NRCS lag time, and composite curve number
Pumps & Water Supply (7): Total dynamic head, water horsepower, brake horsepower, NPSHa, and all three affinity laws for flow, head, and power
Weirs & Orifices (6): Rectangular weir (SI & US), V-Notch weir, broad-crested weir, orifice flow, and spillway discharge
Water Flow (10): Water flow rate, velocity of water, volume of water flow, 90° V-Notch calculations, and pipe total diameter in US and metric
Surface Runoff (6): Average velocity, runoff, travel time, sheet flow travel time, and hourly rate of rainfall
Water Balance (2): Water balance equation and storage continuity
Groundwater (7): Darcy's Law, Thiem Equation, Cooper-Jacob drawdown, Dupuit well flow, radius of influence, and storage properties
Soil Pollution (5): Groundwater pore velocity, effective diffusion, hydrodynamic dispersion, aquifer parameter, and variance of pore velocity
River Pollution (7): River oxygen deficit, critical time & distance for oxygen deficit, re-aeration constants, dissolved oxygen, river flow, and water temperature
Lake Pollution (4): Waste entering, equilibrium concentration, settling loss rate, and particle deposition rate
Sediment Transport (4): Shields parameter, bed shear stress, Stokes' Law settling velocity, and Meyer-Peter Müller bedload
Snow Hydrology (2): Snow water equivalent and degree-day snowmelt
Culvert Hydraulics (2): Culvert headwater (outlet control) and outlet control head loss
Flood Routing (1): Muskingum routing
Pollution (1): Required to clean beach

Extensive Conversion Library:

• 16 conversion categories including Pressures, Flows, BTU, Linear, Square, Cubic, Weights, Power, Watts, Horsepower, and more
• Hydrology-specific conversions for flow rates, liquid measures, and hydraulic calculations
• 8 temperature scales: Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin, Rankine, Réaumur, Newton, Delisle, and Rømer
• Complete metric conversion suite with hundreds of unit conversions

Area Formulas:

• Built-in area calculation tools for common geometric shapes
• Useful for watershed area calculations and drainage basin analysis

Professional Features:

• Save and compare calculation results
• Switch between US (Imperial) and Metric units
• Clean, intuitive interface designed for field and office use
• Dark mode interface
• Works offline - no internet required

Hydrology Formulator is FREE to download with access to core calculators and conversions. Upgrade to Premium to unlock Groundwater, Pollution, Sediment Transport, Snow Hydrology, Culvert Hydraulics, and Flood Routing calculators.

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Powerful Calculators

 

Every calculator provides detailed breakdowns showing you exactly how results are calculated. Input your values, get instant results, and understand the math behind every calculation.

Popular Calculators Include:

• Manning's Equation (SI & US)
• Darcy-Weisbach Equation
• Penman-Monteith ET0
• SCS Curve Number Runoff
• Green-Ampt Infiltration
• Hazen-Williams Velocity
• Hydraulic Jump & Froude Number
• Water Hammer Pressure
• Total Dynamic Head
• Darcy's Law & Thiem Equation
• Shields Parameter
• Muskingum Flood Routing
• Snow Water Equivalent
• IDF Rainfall Intensity
• River Oxygen Deficit

Complete Conversion Library

 

 

Hundreds of built-in conversions at your fingertips. No more searching through reference books or switching between apps to convert units.

16 Conversion Categories:

• Pressures - 16 converters
• Liquid Measures - 27 converters
• Linear Measures - 29 converters
• Flow Rates - 10 converters
• BTU Conversions - 15 converters
• Hydraulic Conversions - 12 converters
• Cubic Measures, Square Measures, Horsepower, and more

 

8 Temperature Scales:

• Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin, Rankine
• Réaumur, Newton, Delisle, Rømer
• Convert between any two scales instantly

 

Area Formulas:

• Circle, rectangle, triangle, trapezoid, and more
• Essential for watershed and drainage calculations
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