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Scientific Investigations Report 2009–5177

In Cooperation With the Miami Conservancy District

Annual Peak-Flow Frequency Characteristics and (or) Peak Dam-Pool-Elevation Frequency Characteristics of Dry Dams and Selected Streamflow-Gaging Stations in the Great Miami River Basin, Ohio

By G.F. Koltun

ABSTRACT

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This report describes the results of a study to determine frequency characteristics of postregulation annual peak flows at streamflow-gaging stations at or near the Lockington, Taylorsville, Englewood, Huffman, and Germantown dry dams in the Miami Conservancy District flood-protection system (southwestern Ohio) and five other streamflow-gaging stations in the Great Miami River Basin further downstream from one or more of the dams. In addition, this report describes frequency characteristics of annual peak elevations of the dry-dam pools. In most cases, log-Pearson Type III distributions were fit to postregulation annual peak-flow values 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. For one streamflow-gaging station (03272100) with a short period of record, frequency characteristics were estimated by means of a process involving interpolation of peak-flow yields determined for an upstream and downstream gage. 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.

First posted September 14, 2009

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Suggested citation:

Koltun, G.F., 2009, Annual peak-flow frequency characteristics and (or) peak dam-pool-elevation frequency characteristics of dry dams and selected streamflow-gaging stations in the Great Miami River Basin, Ohio: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2009–5177, 15 p.


Contents

Abstract

Introduction

Description of the Study Area

Purpose and Scope

Determination of Peak Dam-Pool Storages

Tests for Trends

Frequency Analyses

Analysis of Peak Flows

Analysis of Annual Peak Dam-Pool Elevations

Summary

Acknowledgments

References Cited

Appendix 1. Technical Data

 



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