What does the acronym HEC stand for?

Gentlemen:

This may sound like a silly question, but it was asked of me and I did not know the answer.

Question: What does the acronym HEC stand for? I know what HEC-2 does and who developed it, but I do not know the origin of it's name. Do the letters H E C stand for anything?

Thanks for indulging me (my supervisor asked me - I would love to be able to answer him)!

Terry Kearney
Project Manager
BE&K Engineering of North Carolina, Inc.
2450 Perimeter Park Drive
Morrisville, NC 27560
Phone (919) 462-7789
Fax (919) 462-6840

Dear Terry :

Note that HEC stands for Hydrologic Engineering Center, the Army Corps Engineers office that developed the engineering programs HEC-1, HEC-2, HEC-RAS, etc.

If you have any additional questions or need any further information, please contact me again.

Sincerely,

Chris E. Maeder, M.S.
Senior Technical Engineer
chris.maeder@bossintl.com

Chris:

Thanks very much. I appreciate your help!

Terry Kearney