Observed and urbanization-adjusted annual maximum peak discharge and associated urban fraction and precipitation values at USGS streamgage:
05438850 MIDDLE BR OF S B KISHWAUKEE RIVER NEAR MALTA, IL

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
1956 1 -- 0 0.000 0.929 18 18 1.000
1957 1 -- 0 0.000 0.241 200 200 0.295
1958 1 -- 0 0.000 0.963 310 310 0.091
1959 1 -- 0 0.000 1.379 393 393 0.047
1960 1 -- 0 0.000 1.227 257 257 0.162
1961 1 -- 0 0.000 0.761 31 31 0.967
1962 1 -- 0 0.000 0.796 100 100 0.732
1963 1 -- 0 0.000 0.422 92 92 0.768
1964 1 -- 0 0.000 0.861 59 59 0.899
1965 1 -- 0 0.000 0.850 231 231 0.208
1966 1 -- 0 0.000 0.537 85 85 0.798
1967 1 -- 0 0.000 0.011 72 72 0.851
1968 1 4B 0 0.000 0.002 28 28 0.973
1969 1 -- 0 0.000 1.393 101 101 0.727
1970 1 -- 0 0.000 1.589 150 150 0.482
1971 1 -- 0 0.000 0.236 96 96 0.752
1972 1 -- 0 0.000 1.323 228 228 0.216
1973 1 -- 0 0.000 0.408 185 185 0.343
1974 1 -- 0 0.000 1.499 233 233 0.203
1975 1 -- 0 0.000 0.893 274 274 0.136
1976 1 -- 0 0.000 0.002 131 131 0.583
1977 1 -- 0 0.000 0.757 112 112 0.673
1978 1 -- 0 0.000 1.112 234 234 0.200
1979 1 -- 0 0.000 1.608 136 136 0.555
1980 1 -- 0 0.000 0.731 219 219 0.240