| Abstract: | A technique is presented for estimating the magnitude and frequency of floods in Virginia. For 299 gaged sites, the magnitudes of floods having recurrence intervals of 2 to 100 years are provided in tables. For ungaged sites, regression relations are presented that allow the estimation of flood magnitudes based on upstream drainage area, average main-channel slope, and a factor of account for regional variations in basin terrain characteristics that would bias the results. A summary of maximum known peak discharges are presented for 363 sites together with the relationship of drainage-area size to flow in cubic feet per second per square mile. Also included is a table of 10 basin characteristics for 403 gaging stations. (Woodard-USGS) |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 28713 |
| Citation Author: | Miller, E. M. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | v, 83 p. :ill., 2 fold. maps (in pocket) ;28 cm. |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Citation Series: | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Citation Series Code: | WRI |
| Citation Series Number: | 78-5 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Technique for estimating magnitude and frequency of floods in Virginia; 1978; WRI; 78-5; Miller, E. M. |
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| Citation Year: | 1978 |
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| Text: | Technique for estimating magnitude and frequency of floods in Virginia; 1978; WRI; 78-5; Miller, E. M. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/usgs_thumb.jpg |
| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
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