Observed and urbanization-adjusted annual maximum peak discharge and associated urban fraction and precipitation values at USGS streamgage:
05527900 NORTH MILL CREEK AT HICKORY CORNERS, 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 7 1200 0.043 0.689 510 614 0.042
1962 1 -- 1200 0.044 0.207 203 259 0.430
1963 1 -- 1200 0.044 2.019 50 75 0.952
1964 1 -- 1200 0.045 1.444 142 186 0.672
1965 1 -- 1200 0.046 0.555 236 297 0.333
1966 1 -- 1200 0.046 0.516 231 291 0.347
1967 1 -- 1200 0.047 1.548 181 232 0.515
1968 1 -- 1200 0.047 0.478 95 130 0.843
1969 1 -- 1200 0.048 1.128 306 375 0.183
1970 1 -- 1200 0.048 2.429 217 274 0.388
1971 1 -- 1200 0.053 0.697 212 267 0.407
1972 1 -- 1200 0.059 0.532 166 211 0.592
1973 1 -- 1200 0.064 1.240 180 227 0.534
1974 1 -- 1200 0.069 1.579 401 479 0.087
1975 1 2 1200 0.075 1.041 120 155 0.773
1976 1 -- 1200 0.080 2.006 357 424 0.132
2008 0 -- 1200 0.248 0.699 183 -- --
2009 0 -- 1200 0.258 1.286 283 -- --