Observed and urbanization-adjusted annual maximum peak discharge and associated urban fraction and precipitation values at USGS streamgage:
05517890 COBB DITCH NEAR KOUTS, IND.

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
1968 1 -- 0 0.022 1.862 194 280 0.919
1969 1 2 0 0.022 0.507 300 408 0.813
1970 1 0 0.023 0.645 444 578 0.631
1971 1 18 0 0.027 0.528 290 394 0.827
1972 1 -- 0 0.031 0.742 466 600 0.609
1973 1 -- 0 0.034 1.400 744 919 0.291
1974 1 -- 0 0.038 0.900 347 456 0.766
1975 1 -- 0 0.042 1.384 576 723 0.464
1976 1 -- 0 0.046 1.024 777 946 0.271
1977 1 -- 0 0.049 0.791 220 300 0.905
1978 1 -- 0 0.053 0.350 498 623 0.582
1979 1 -- 0 0.057 0.837 650 796 0.390
1980 1 -- 0 0.060 0.339 252 333 0.881
1981 1 -- 0 0.062 2.343 761 915 0.294
1982 1 -- 0 0.064 0.354 751 902 0.303
1983 1 -- 0 0.066 2.727 763 914 0.295
1984 1 -- 51 0.067 0.910 531 651 0.545
1985 1 -- 51 0.069 0.765 795 946 0.271
1986 1 -- 51 0.071 1.327 1070 1260 0.126
1987 1 -- 51 0.073 1.028 661 796 0.391
1988 1 -- 51 0.074 0.855 424 524 0.692
1989 1 -- 51 0.076 1.981 916 1070 0.192
1990 1 -- 51 0.078 2.028 1070 1250 0.129
1991 1 -- 51 0.087 2.127 1160 1340 0.099
1992 1 E 51 0.095 0.677 236 300 0.905
1993 1 -- 51 0.104 1.181 779 899 0.305
1994 1 -- 51 0.113 1.320 481 565 0.646
1995 1 -- 51 0.121 0.866 426 499 0.721
1996 1 -- 51 0.130 3.528 991 1100 0.181
1997 1 -- 51 0.139 1.037 1030 1140 0.168
1998 1 -- 51 0.147 0.705 593 664 0.530
1999 1 -- 51 0.156 0.846 643 711 0.476
2000 1 -- 51 0.165 1.374 700 765 0.420
2001 1 -- 51 0.173 0.866 548 598 0.611
2002 1 -- 51 0.181 1.225 585 631 0.571
2003 1 -- 51 0.189 1.297 808 857 0.339