Documented and potential extreme peak discharges and relation between potential extreme peak discharges and probable maximum flood peak discharges in Texas
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Abstract
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Texas Department of Transportation, conducted a study of extreme flood potential for Texas. Potential extreme peak discharges, derived from the relation between documented extreme peak discharges and their contributing drainage areas, can provide valuable information concerning the maximum expected peak discharge that could occur at a stream site. Documented extreme peak discharges and associated data were aggregated for 832 sites with and without streamflow-gaging stations in natural basins in Texas.
A potential extreme peak discharge curve was developed for each of 11 hydrologic regions in Texas and for the State as a whole, based on documented extreme peak discharges and associated contributing drainage areas. The curve envelops, for a large range of drainage areas, the largest documented extreme peak discharges. Potential extreme peak discharges estimated from the curves were compared to probable maximum flood peak discharges estimated from various simulation models.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Documented and potential extreme peak discharges and relation between potential extreme peak discharges and probable maximum flood peak discharges in Texas |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 95-4249 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri954249 |
| Year Published | 1995 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Austin, TX |
| Contributing office(s) | Texas Water Science Center |
| Description | Report: iii, 58 p.; 1 Plate: 24.00 x 23.92 inches |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
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