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Annual Peak-Flow and Peak Dam-Pool-Elevation Frequency Characteristics of Selected Dry Dams in the Great Miami River Basin, Ohio

Open-File Report 2009-1069
Prepared in cooperation with the Miami Conservancy District
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https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20091069

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Abstract

This report describes the results of a study to determine frequency characteristics of post-regulation annual peak flows at streamflow-gaging stations near the Taylorsville, Huffman, and Germantown dry dams in the Miami Conservancy District flood-protection system (southwestern Ohio), and of annual peak elevations of the corresponding dam pools. Log-Pearson Type III distributions were fit to annual peak flow values for the period 1921 or 1922 through 2007 (the most recent year of published peak flow values at the time of this analysis) and annual peak dam-pool storage values for the period 1922- 2008 to determine peaks with recurrence intervals of 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, and 500 years. Once storages had been estimated for the various recurrence intervals, corresponding dam-pool elevations were determined from elevation-storage ratings provided by the Miami Conservancy District.

Suggested Citation

Koltun, G., 2009, Annual Peak-Flow and Peak Dam-Pool-Elevation Frequency Characteristics of Selected Dry Dams in the Great Miami River Basin, Ohio: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2009-1069, iv, 13 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20091069.

ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Annual Peak-Flow and Peak Dam-Pool-Elevation Frequency Characteristics of Selected Dry Dams in the Great Miami River Basin, Ohio
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 2009-1069
DOI 10.3133/ofr20091069
Year Published 2009
Language ENGLISH
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Contributing office(s) Ohio Water Science Center
Description iv, 13 p.
Time Range Start 1921-01-01
Time Range End 2008-12-31
Online Only (Y/N) Y
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