Observed and urbanization-adjusted annual maximum peak discharge and associated urban fraction and precipitation values at USGS streamgage:
04087200 OAK CREEK NEAR SOUTH MILWAUKEE, WI

Observed annual peak-flood magnitudes were adjusted to 2010 land-use conditions on the basis of panel data regression model with fixed effect analysis.  The symbols presented in the figure are: "observed annual peaks", "adjusted annual peaks", and   "fraction of urbanization in the watershed"

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Water year Segment Discharge code Cumulative reservoir storage (acre-feet) Urban fraction Precipitation (inches) Observed peak discharge (ft3/s) Adjusted peak discharge (ft3/s) Exceedance probability
1958 1 -- 0 0.307 0.937 57 146 0.966
1959 1 -- 0 0.322 0.708 170 303 0.672
1960 1 -- 0 0.338 1.535 1100 1510 0.005
1961 1 -- 0 0.350 2.109 85 183 0.936
1962 1 -- 0 0.362 0.000 185 312 0.648
1963 1 -- 0 0.374 0.037 75 163 0.955
1964 1 -- 0 0.386 2.383 130 234 0.846
1965 1 -- 0 0.398 1.100 165 277 0.748
1966 1 -- 0 0.410 0.713 235 363 0.507
1967 1 -- 0 0.422 1.947 165 270 0.764
1968 1 -- 0 0.434 1.927 255 382 0.463
1969 1 -- 0 0.446 2.159 630 839 0.036
1970 1 -- 0 0.458 1.163 180 279 0.742
1971 1 -- 0 0.471 0.698 210 311 0.651
1972 1 -- 0 0.483 1.689 740 944 0.023
1973 1 -- 0 0.496 2.706 260 365 0.504
1974 1 -- 0 0.509 0.760 255 354 0.533
1975 1 -- 0 0.522 1.650 195 278 0.743
1976 1 -- 0 0.534 2.167 580 728 0.059
1977 1 -- 0 0.547 1.805 145 213 0.892
1978 1 -- 0 0.560 1.667 600 736 0.057
1979 1 -- 0 0.573 0.899 600 729 0.059
1980 1 -- 0 0.585 1.703 240 310 0.655
1981 1 -- 0 0.591 0.950 265 336 0.580
1982 1 -- 0 0.597 0.922 390 473 0.251
1983 1 -- 0 0.603 2.123 570 677 0.076
1984 1 -- 0 0.609 1.435 270 336 0.581
1985 1 -- 0 0.615 0.166 225 284 0.728
1986 1 -- 0 0.621 0.012 410 485 0.233
1987 1 -- 0 0.627 1.384 280 341 0.567
1988 1 -- 0 0.632 0.180 380 448 0.298
1989 1 -- 0 0.638 0.583 295 354 0.534
1990 1 -- 0 0.644 1.770 520 598 0.125
1991 1 -- 0 0.659 0.787 315 368 0.498
1992 1 -- 0 0.675 2.132 370 421 0.365
1993 1 -- 0 0.690 1.885 660 724 0.060
1994 1 2 0 0.706 0.878 350 387 0.449
1995 1 -- 0 0.721 2.382 340 370 0.492
1996 1 -- 0 0.736 2.015 440 467 0.262
1997 1 2 0 0.752 3.848 560 584 0.136
1998 1 2 0 0.767 0.644 300 311 0.651
1999 1 -- 0 0.782 1.479 910 921 0.026
2000 1 -- 0 0.798 3.893 1360 1360 0.008
2001 1 -- 0 0.798 1.138 450 450 0.293
2002 1 -- 0 0.798 1.118 247 247 0.817
2003 1 -- 0 0.798 0.668 144 144 0.967
2004 1 -- 0 0.798 1.400 446 446 0.301
2005 1 -- 0 0.798 2.043 446 446 0.301
2006 1 -- 0 0.798 0.969 628 628 0.103
2007 1 -- 0 0.798 1.533 511 511 0.200
2008 1 -- 0 0.798 4.379 628 628 0.103
2009 1 -- 0 0.798 2.316 420 420 0.368