PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION OF EXTREME FLOODS

Two aspects of the unusually large floods experienced in 1972 are discussed: how such large floods affect the computation of the 50-year peak and how these floods plot on a probability distribution of extreme floods based on analysis of 157,000 annual peaks at about 200 stream gauging stations. Weight factors are given to be used in computing 50-year peaks both with the without extreme floods included.

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• Authors:
  • Hardison, Clayton H
• Conference:
  • 52nd Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1973-1-22 to 1973-1-26
• Publication Date: 1973

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 42-45
• Monograph Title: Highways and the catastrophic floods of 1972
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 479
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Calculation; Floods
• Uncontrolled Terms: Computation
• Subject Areas: Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00159571
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309022657
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Sep 20 1977 12:00AM