Progress report on study of magnitude and frequency of floods on small drainage areas in Florida
Open-File Report
77-478
By: W. C. Bridges
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Abstract
Long-term flood records for small basins, especially those basins of less than 10 square miles, are almost nonexistent in Florida. In July 1967 a program was begun to develop a data base to extend short-term flood-peak records for small basins by use of the U.S. Geological Survey rainfall/runoff model. Concurrent rainfall and runoff data, for a 5- to 7-year period, were used to calibrate a model for eight rainfall/runoff gaging stations. The standard error of estimate ranged from 25 to 50 percent. Twenty other rainfall/runoff stations are ready for calibration. The Caney Creek station was calibrated, and the annual peaks simulated for 1902-68 were used as input to develop a flood-frequency curve using a log-Pearson Type III distribution. (Woodard-USGS)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Progress report on study of magnitude and frequency of floods on small drainage areas in Florida |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 77-478 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr77478 |
| Edition | - |
| Year Published | 1977 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Description | iv, 22, [9] leaves :ill., map ;27 cm.; (27 p. - PGS) |
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