Observed and urbanization-adjusted annual maximum peak discharge and associated urban fraction and precipitation values at USGS streamgage:
05527800 DES PLAINES RIVER AT RUSSELL, 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
1960 1 -- 0 0.050 0.776 1320 1510 0.140
1961 1 2 0 0.052 0.273 425 518 0.797
1962 1 -- 0 0.054 0.281 820 959 0.408
1963 1 -- 0 0.055 1.575 104 141 0.988
1964 1 -- 0 0.057 0.692 157 206 0.968
1965 1 -- 0 0.059 0.527 600 708 0.633
1966 1 -- 0 0.061 0.536 740 863 0.487
1967 1 -- 0 0.063 1.516 720 838 0.509
1968 1 -- 0 0.065 0.349 235 296 0.936
1969 1 -- 0 0.066 0.880 273 338 0.918
1970 1 -- 0 0.068 1.631 508 599 0.731
1971 1 -- 0 0.072 0.276 898 1030 0.362
1972 1 -- 900 0.075 1.284 816 934 0.428
1973 1 -- 900 0.078 1.469 940 1060 0.337
1974 1 -- 900 0.081 0.530 1690 1870 0.070
1975 1 -- 900 0.084 0.327 407 477 0.828
1976 1 -- 900 0.088 1.207 1990 2180 0.045
1977 1 -- 900 0.091 0.732 105 132 0.990
1978 1 -- 900 0.094 1.678 1380 1520 0.138
1979 1 -- 900 0.097 0.286 2120 2300 0.038
1980 1 -- 900 0.101 0.773 484 550 0.771
1981 1 -- 900 0.103 0.195 378 434 0.859
1982 1 -- 900 0.104 0.427 873 966 0.403
1983 1 -- 900 0.106 1.398 1630 1770 0.083
1984 1 -- 900 0.108 0.203 597 666 0.670
1985 1 -- 900 0.110 1.030 950 1040 0.351
1986 1 -- 900 0.112 1.191 1640 1770 0.083
1987 1 -- 900 0.114 0.786 435 489 0.820
1988 1 -- 900 0.116 0.948 442 495 0.815
1989 1 -- 900 0.118 0.617 155 182 0.977
1990 1 -- 900 0.120 0.248 852 928 0.433
1991 1 -- 900 0.124 1.085 587 643 0.691
1992 1 -- 900 0.129 0.360 428 472 0.832
1993 1 -- 900 0.134 1.065 1750 1850 0.072
1994 1 2 900 0.138 0.815 870 929 0.432
1995 1 -- 900 0.143 1.185 805 856 0.493
1996 1 -- 900 0.147 1.023 1200 1260 0.225
1997 1 -- 900 0.152 1.439 853 898 0.458
1998 1 -- 900 0.157 0.966 794 832 0.515
1999 1 -- 900 0.161 1.110 1250 1290 0.208
2000 1 -- 900 0.166 2.383 2130 2190 0.045
2001 1 -- 900 0.169 0.141 501 521 0.794
2002 1 -- 900 0.172 0.014 527 545 0.775
2003 1 -- 900 0.176 0.395 241 251 0.954
2004 1 -- 900 0.179 1.707 3500 3550 0.011
2005 1 -- 900 0.182 0.289 672 685 0.653
2006 1 -- 900 0.185 0.754 509 518 0.797
2007 1 -- 900 0.189 1.108 1610 1620 0.110
2008 1 -- 900 0.192 1.896 1910 1920 0.066
2009 1 -- 900 0.195 2.018 2470 2480 0.030