There are tons of bioengineering concepts out there, not just specific to rivers, though river engineering is a cool rabbithole!
I know someone who does geomorphic design - basically redesigns disturbed landforms (before guys like me come and put soil on them). It's all about water management and movement, and erosional modeling. Really cool stuff that I am too dumb to do. She's probably on the list of the top 3 smartest people I know.