Magnitude and frequency of the floods of January 1997 in northern and central California; preliminary determinations

Open-File Report 98-626
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Abstract

Preliminary determinations of the magnitude and frequency of peak flows resulting from the storms of December 1996 and January 1997 were made at 292 streamflow gaging stations located in 45 counties in northern and central California. Peak flows were the largest on record at 106 stations, and recurrence intervals were greater than 100 years at 32 stations. Two separate frequencies were determined for the 1997 peak flow at each streamflow station: a frequency based on an analysis that includes annual peak flows through the 1996 water year (ending September 30, 1996) and a frequency based on an analysis that includes the 1997 peak.
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Magnitude and frequency of the floods of January 1997 in northern and central California; preliminary determinations
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 98-626
DOI 10.3133/ofr98626
Edition -
Year Published 1998
Language ENGLISH
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey ; Information Services,
Description v, 120 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm.
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