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Northwest Hydraulic Consultants Inc

Meeting Water Resource Needs of People and the Environment

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About the firm

Northwest Hydraulic Consultants (NHC) is an independent, multidisciplinary organization providing innovative and specialized hydrotechnical engineering and geoscience consulting services. Its professionals analyze complex hydrologic and hydraulic conditions in the field, evaluate using sophisticated modelling software and physical models, develop planning and design solutions, oversee project construction, and monitor effectiveness to better understand and implement future projects.

Established
1972
Team
Midsize
Firm type
Coastal Engineering · Environmental Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Simulation Engineering · Transportation Engineering · Water / Wastewater Engineering

Capabilities

Water Resources Engineering

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Specialized engineering focused on complex hydrologic and hydraulic analysis, water management, flood hazard assessments, and reservoir sedimentation.

  • Hydrology, Climate Change, and Water Management
  • Flood Hazard Assessment and Risk Management
  • Hydroelectric Operations and Reservoir Sedimentation
  • Dams, Spillways, and Outlet Works
  • Hydraulic Transient Analysis
  • Alaska & Northern Region Expertise

Environmental and Ecological Engineering

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Design and restoration services for aquatic habitats, fisheries, and ecohydraulics.

  • Aquatic Habitat Design and Restoration
  • Fisheries Engineering and Ecohydraulics

Coastal Engineering

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Engineering solutions for coastal environments, shorelines, and protective structures.

  • Coastal Engineering and Shoreline Protection

Geosciences

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Geomorphology and geoscience consulting services for natural and built environments.

  • Geomorphology and Geosciences

Transportation Hydraulics

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Hydrotechnical analysis and design for bridges and transportation infrastructure.

  • Bridge and Transportation Hydraulics

Advanced Modelling and Analysis

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Numerical modelling and CFD services to simulate and analyze complex fluid dynamics.

  • CFD and Numerical Modelling

Industries

Water Resources · Water Supply · Stormwater & Flood Control · Hydroelectric · Environmental & Remediation · Natural Resources · Government · Federal · Transportation · Bridges · Infrastructure · Marine · Ports & Harbors

Projects

BC Hydro Hydroclimate Monitoring Network

British Columbia · Hydroelectric · Client: BC Hydro

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Routine and corrective maintenance of 75 climate, snow, and hydrometric stations across three regions in British Columbia.

Coal Creek Drive Bank Protection

Packwood, WA · Transportation

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Bank protection design for Coal Creek Drive near the Cowlitz River to address bank erosion impacting the roadway.

Lillooet River Floodplain Mapping

Pemberton Village, BC · Water Resources

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Floodplain mapping of the Lillooet River following a major landslide on Mount Meager.