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Unsolicited advice from an old engineer.
Take open channel flow class. Collect data on a river. Calibrate the hydraulic model.
This is how I started my career. I learned more by walking a river and calibrating the model then I did in modeling class. In class you learn how to use the software. This is a skill you can develop. The software part is valuable. It will help you attempt to meet deadlines and stay in budget. No modeling project I ever did went according to plan. It never does. There is always some error or challenge you will not foresee. Taking the class will help. Just to be clear, there is value in taking this class and….
Before we model rivers we need to measure rivers.
Collect the calibration data, whatever the flow is. If you need help with high flow data collection, call me. If you need help with low flow data collection, call me. I have traveled and worked on rivers all over the Western US. If you need help deciding where to collect data, call me.
Do the data collection and then the calibration and then learn the software. Your product will be better. I guarantee it.
