| Abstract: | Flood-frequency characteristics for 312 gaged sites on Wisconsin streams are presented for recurrence intervals of 2 to 100 years using flood-peak data collected through water year 2000. Equations of the relations between flood-frequency and drainage-basin characteristics were developed by multiple-regression analyses. Flood-frequency characteristics for ungaged sites on unregulated, rural streams can be estimated by use of these equations. The state was divided into five areas with similar physiographic characteristics. The most significant basin characteristics are drainage area, main-channel slope, soil permeability, storage, rainfall intensity, and forest cover. The standard error of prediction for the equation for the 100-year flood discharge ranges from 22 to 44 percent in the state. A graphical method for estimating flood-frequency characteristics of regulated streams was developed from the relation of discharge and drainage area. Graphs for the major regulated streams are presented. |
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| ProdID: | 53461 |
| Citation Author: | Walker, John F.; Krug, William R. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 42 p.; 2 plates |
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| Citation Series: | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Citation Series Code: | WRI |
| Citation Series Number: | 2003-4250 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Flood-frequency characteristics of Wisconsin streams; 2003; WRI; 2003-4250; Walker, John F.; Krug, William R. |
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| Text: | Flood-frequency characteristics of Wisconsin streams; 2003; WRI; 2003-4250; Walker, John F.; Krug, William R. |
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| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.water.usgs.gov/wri034250/ |
| Date Other: | Thu, 1 Jan 2004 00:00 -0600 |
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