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  <dc:creator>Earley M. Miller</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>1978</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;A technique is presented for estimating the magnitude &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;and frequency of floods in Virginia. For 299 gaged sites, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;the magnitudes of floods having recurrence intervals of 2 to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;100 years are provided in tables. For ungaged sites, regression &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;relations are presented that allow the estimation of flood &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;magnitudes based on upstream drainage area, average main-channel &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;slope, and a factor to account for regional variations in basin &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;terrain characteristics that would bias the results. A summary &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;of maximum known peak discharges are presented for 363 sites &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;together with the relationship of drainage-area size to flow &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;in cubic feet per second per square mile. Also given is table &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;of 10 basin characteristics for 403 gaging stations.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:identifier>10.3133/wri785</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>U.S. Geological Survey</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Technique for estimating magnitude and frequency of floods in Virginia</dc:title>
  <dc:type>reports</dc:type>
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