Observed and urbanization-adjusted annual maximum peak discharge and associated urban fraction and precipitation values at USGS streamgage:
05530000 WELLER CREEK AT DES PLAINES, 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
1951 1 -- 0 0.647 0.588 245 409 0.899
1952 1 -- 0 0.676 1.530 328 489 0.785
1953 1 E 0 0.706 1.505 169 287 0.973
1954 1 -- 0 0.735 3.112 461 608 0.582
1955 1 -- 0 0.764 4.741 535 676 0.479
1956 1 -- 0 0.794 1.562 245 340 0.952
1957 1 -- 0 0.823 5.799 668 779 0.315
1958 1 -- 0 0.853 1.594 384 456 0.832
1959 1 E 0 0.882 1.867 376 431 0.868
1960 1 -- 0 0.911 1.890 562 605 0.586
1961 1 -- 0 0.917 2.813 596 637 0.538
1962 1 -- 0 0.922 2.645 394 426 0.876
1963 1 D 0 0.927 1.554 478 509 0.754
1964 1 -- 0 0.933 0.455 432 458 0.828
1965 1 -- 0 0.938 0.236 336 358 0.942
1966 1 D 0 0.943 1.150 1530 1570 0.026
1967 1 -- 0 0.949 1.544 1590 1620 0.023
1968 1 -- 0 0.954 1.303 1140 1160 0.078
1969 1 -- 40 0.959 1.298 897 910 0.191
1970 1 -- 40 0.965 1.252 1060 1070 0.112
1971 1 2 40 0.965 0.371 1000 1010 0.141
1972 1 -- 40 0.966 1.061 1280 1290 0.050
1973 1 -- 140 0.966 1.347 1190 1200 0.069
1974 1 D 140 0.967 0.848 673 679 0.476
1975 1 -- 140 0.967 1.044 1040 1050 0.123
1976 1 -- 140 0.968 0.904 887 893 0.200
1977 1 E 300 0.969 1.274 515 519 0.738
1978 1 -- 430 0.969 1.542 883 888 0.204
1979 1 -- 430 0.970 0.873 919 924 0.184
1980 1 -- 430 0.970 0.626 658 662 0.503
1981 1 -- 430 0.971 0.905 896 900 0.197
1982 1 -- 430 0.971 0.286 966 969 0.160
1983 1 -- 430 0.972 1.540 792 795 0.291
1984 1 E 430 0.972 1.318 812 814 0.268
1985 1 -- 430 0.973 1.061 913 915 0.188
1986 1 -- 430 0.973 0.818 962 964 0.163
1987 1 -- 430 0.974 2.884 1490 1490 0.031
1988 1 E 430 0.974 0.381 610 611 0.577
1989 1 -- 430 0.975 1.513 1170 1170 0.075
1990 1 -- 430 0.975 1.548 1190 1190 0.071
1991 1 -- 430 0.975 2.052 831 831 0.249
1992 1 E 430 0.975 1.833 911 911 0.191
1993 1 C 430 0.975 1.095 962 962 0.164
1994 1 C 430 0.975 1.417 1150 1150 0.082
1995 1 CE 430 0.975 0.934 586 586 0.619
1996 1 C 430 0.975 0.985 820 820 0.261
1997 1 C 430 0.975 2.405 1040 1040 0.126
1998 1 CE 430 0.975 1.404 484 484 0.792
1999 1 C 430 0.975 1.319 792 792 0.294
2000 1 CE 430 0.975 1.455 531 531 0.721
2001 1 C 430 0.975 1.463 890 890 0.203
2002 1 C 430 0.975 1.399 1070 1070 0.112
2003 1 C 430 0.975 1.136 619 619 0.565
2004 1 C 430 0.975 0.586 768 768 0.333
2005 1 C 430 0.975 0.754 414 414 0.893
2006 1 CE 430 0.975 0.811 292 292 0.970
2007 1 C 430 0.975 1.500 927 927 0.182
2008 1 C 430 0.975 3.615 1310 1310 0.048
2009 1 C 430 0.975 1.424 818 818 0.264