Observed and urbanization-adjusted annual maximum peak discharge and associated urban fraction and precipitation values at USGS streamgage:
04094000 LITTLE CALUMET RIVER AT PORTER, IN

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
1945 1 -- 281 0.027 1.044 2440 3160 0.068
1946 1 -- 281 0.027 1.219 715 1040 0.734
1947 1 -- 281 0.028 2.051 2140 2790 0.099
1948 1 -- 281 0.029 1.586 1960 2560 0.134
1949 1 -- 281 0.030 0.869 690 1010 0.753
1950 1 -- 461 0.031 1.384 1720 2260 0.188
1951 1 -- 461 0.032 1.963 1360 1830 0.327
1952 1 -- 461 0.034 0.821 1060 1470 0.495
1953 1 -- 461 0.036 0.731 521 789 0.854
1954 1 -- 461 0.038 1.253 1170 1600 0.428
1955 1 -- 461 0.040 3.435 3110 3920 0.035
1956 1 -- 461 0.041 1.746 1370 1830 0.328
1957 1 -- 461 0.043 0.651 848 1190 0.654
1958 1 -- 461 0.045 0.318 490 742 0.876
1959 1 -- 461 0.047 1.558 1420 1880 0.309
1960 1 -- 461 0.049 1.003 1120 1520 0.468
1961 1 -- 461 0.051 1.117 1020 1390 0.539
1962 1 -- 461 0.053 0.256 710 1010 0.753
1963 1 -- 461 0.055 1.208 460 695 0.892
1964 1 -- 461 0.057 0.607 282 459 0.956
1965 1 -- 461 0.059 0.806 680 964 0.774
1966 1 -- 461 0.061 1.781 1990 2530 0.140
1967 1 -- 461 0.064 1.062 890 1210 0.640
1968 1 -- 461 0.066 1.149 1290 1700 0.383
1969 1 -- 461 0.068 0.720 616 876 0.816
1970 1 -- 461 0.070 1.373 965 1300 0.598
1971 1 -- 461 0.075 0.570 708 981 0.766
1972 1 -- 461 0.080 1.681 1300 1690 0.387
1973 1 -- 461 0.085 1.334 1400 1790 0.343
1974 1 -- 461 0.090 0.767 752 1020 0.749
1975 1 -- 461 0.095 1.342 1080 1400 0.533
1976 1 -- 461 0.100 0.953 1250 1600 0.430
1977 1 -- 461 0.105 0.773 453 642 0.910
1978 1 -- 461 0.110 0.369 986 1270 0.613
1979 1 -- 461 0.115 0.821 1680 2050 0.246
1980 1 -- 461 0.120 0.361 707 929 0.790
1981 1 -- 461 0.123 2.057 2410 2880 0.090
1982 1 -- 461 0.127 0.341 2030 2430 0.157
1983 1 -- 461 0.130 0.714 1300 1600 0.425
1984 1 -- 461 0.134 0.621 1000 1250 0.621
1985 1 -- 461 0.137 0.833 1840 2190 0.203
1986 1 -- 461 0.141 1.130 1800 2140 0.219
1987 1 -- 461 0.145 1.344 900 1120 0.691
1988 1 -- 461 0.148 0.775 883 1100 0.704
1989 1 -- 461 0.152 1.825 2270 2650 0.120
1990 1 -- 461 0.155 2.797 3220 3700 0.042
1991 1 -- 461 0.164 1.786 3880 4390 0.023
1992 1 E 461 0.173 1.544 631 785 0.856
1993 1 -- 461 0.181 1.897 2220 2530 0.141
1994 1 -- 461 0.190 1.968 1120 1310 0.590
1995 1 -- 461 0.199 0.855 773 915 0.797
1996 1 -- 461 0.208 1.725 3400 3740 0.041
1997 1 -- 461 0.217 1.602 1300 1470 0.496
1998 1 -- 461 0.225 0.625 928 1050 0.730
1999 1 -- 461 0.234 0.922 896 1010 0.754
2000 1 -- 461 0.243 0.965 1310 1430 0.514
2001 1 -- 461 0.251 0.556 1200 1310 0.591
2002 1 -- 461 0.259 1.218 1130 1220 0.637
2003 1 -- 461 0.267 0.927 793 858 0.824
2004 1 -- 461 0.275 1.421 740 793 0.852
2005 1 -- 461 0.283 1.213 1690 1760 0.355
2006 1 -- 461 0.291 1.149 881 920 0.795
2007 1 -- 461 0.299 2.356 1370 1410 0.529
2008 1 -- 461 0.307 3.758 5320 5380 0.014
2009 1 -- 461 0.316 0.632 1620 1630 0.412