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US Army Corps of Engineers

Institute for Water Resources Website

Welcome to the Institute for Water Resources Website

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Institute for Water Resources (IWR) was established to provide forward-looking analysis, cutting-edge methodologies, and innovative tools to aid USACE’s Civil Works program.

IWR strives to improve the performance of the USACE water resources program through analysis of emerging water resources trends and issues; development, distribution, and training in the use of state-of-the-art methods and models in the areas of planning, operations, and civil engineering; and national data management of results-oriented program and project information across Civil Works business lines. In addition to implementing this vision throughout core mission areas, IWR oversees seven Centers that provide targeted technical expertise and support.

IWR Technical Centers

Risk Management Center (RMC)

Hydrologic Engineering Center

Navigation and Civil Works Decision Support Center

Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (WCSC)

Water Resources Center (WRC)

IWR Centers

IWR Partner Organizations

PIANC USA - The U.S. Section of the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure

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(2 page Article, Faircount Media Group 2020/2021)	Watch Securing the Nation's Future through Water, an overview of USACE's relationship to the nation's water resources.

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Job Opportunities at IWR

RIBITS team gathers at environmental markets conference in Pittsburgh

From left to right, Michelle Thompson, who manages the Help Desk, Shannon Langford, the lead Developer, and Valerie Layne, who manages RIBITS operations, pose for a photo on June 14, 2024 at the Environmental Markets Conference in Pittsburgh in May. The RIBITS team is set to push changes to the website on the 19th, which will result in a slightly different appearance. (Photo by Michelle Mattson)

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Ports and Port Stat Areas - Process Description

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Navigation and Civil Works Decision Support Center (NDC) is proud to offer a Geographic Information System (GIS) public web service for port areas.

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