Magnitude and frequency of floods in the Suwannee River Water Management District, Florida
Water-Resources Investigations Report
96-4176
By: G. L. Giese and Marvin A. Franklin
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Abstract
Flood-frequency statistics for 2-, 5-, 10-, 25-, 50-. 100-, 200-, and 500-year recurrence intervals, based on three methods of analysis, are presented for 25 continuous-record and seven peak flow partial-record gaging stations in the Suwannee River Water Management District. The first method, for gaged stations, utilizes station records; the second method, for ungaged sites, utilizes regional regression analysis; and the third method uses a weighted combination of the station and regional values. Because the weighted values utilize two more or less independent estimates of the peak flow statistic, they are considered more accurate than the station estimates or the regression estimates alone. Also, the use of another weighting scheme to improve estimates of flood frequency statistics at ungaged sites is demonstrated. The karstic nature of much of the Suwannee River Water Management District significantly attenuates flood peaks in some streams by providing substantial subsurface storage when river stages are high. At such times, springs discharging into rivers may reverse flow temporarily and become sinks.
Suggested Citation
Giese, G.L., and Franklin, M.A., 1996, Magnitude and frequency of floods in the Suwannee River Water Management District, Florida: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4176, iv, 14 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/wri964176.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Magnitude and frequency of floods in the Suwannee River Water Management District, Florida |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 96-4176 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri964176 |
| Year Published | 1996 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey ; Branch of Information Center [distributor], |
| Description | iv, 14 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm. |