In: Civil Engineering
Question 3:
Use the annual flood data (annual maximum series) in the table below to perform a flood frequency analysis using the U.S. Water Resources Council Guidelines. The map skew for this location is - 0.2
Year |
Discharge (cfs) |
Year |
Discharge (cfs) |
1935 |
1955 |
1955 |
2260 |
1936 |
4050 |
1956 |
318 |
1937 |
3570 |
1957 |
1330 |
1938 |
2060 |
1958 |
970 |
1939 |
1300 |
1959 |
1920 |
1940 |
1390 |
1960 |
15100 |
1941 |
1720 |
1961 |
2870 |
1942 |
6280 |
1962 |
20600 |
1943 |
1360 |
1963 |
3810 |
1944 |
7440 |
1964 |
726 |
1945 |
5320 |
1965 |
7500 |
1946 |
1400 |
1966 |
7170 |
1947 |
3240 |
1967 |
2000 |
1948 |
2710 |
1968 |
829 |
1949 |
4520 |
1969 |
17300 |
1950 |
4840 |
1970 |
4740 |
1951 |
8320 |
1971 |
13400 |
1952 |
13900 |
1972 |
2940 |
1953 |
71500 |
1973 |
5660 |
1954 |
6250 |
Fill out the following table
Exceedance probability |
T |
K(T, Gs) |
log QT |
QT |
Year |
(cfs) |
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0.99 |
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0.95 |
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0.90 |
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0.8 |
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0.5 |
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0.2 |
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0.1 |
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0.04 |
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0.02 |
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0.01 |
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0.005 |