Peak-Flow Characteristics of Virginia Streams
Author | : U.S. Department of the Interior |
Publisher | : CreateSpace |
Total Pages | : 114 |
Release | : 2014-07-23 |
ISBN-10 | : 1499631650 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781499631654 |
Rating | : 4/5 (654 Downloads) |
Download or read book Peak-Flow Characteristics of Virginia Streams written by U.S. Department of the Interior and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-07-23 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peak-flow annual exceedance probabilities, also called probability-percent chance flow estimates, and regional regression equations are provided describing the peak-flow characteristics of Virginia streams. Statistical methods are used to evaluate peak-flow data. Analysis of Virginia peak-flow data collected from 1895 through 2007 is summarized. Methods are provided for estimating unregulated peak flow of gaged and ungaged streams. Station peak-flow characteristics identified by fitting the logarithms of annual peak flows to a Log- Pearson Type III frequency distribution yield annual exceed-ance probabilities of 0.5, 0.4292, 0.2, 0.1, 0.04, 0.02, 0.01, 0.005, and 0.002 for 476 streamgaging stations. Stream basin characteristics computed using spatial data and a geographic information system are used as explanatory variables in regional regression model equations for six physiographic regions to estimate regional annual exceedance probabilities at gaged and ungaged sites.