Observed and urbanization-adjusted annual maximum peak discharge and associated urban fraction and precipitation values at USGS streamgage:
05530800 DES PLAINES RIVER AT FOREST PARK, 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
1954 1 -- 6283 0.217 1.429 3020 4480 0.345
1955 1 -- 6283 0.227 2.709 3800 5370 0.201
1956 1 -- 6283 0.238 1.250 1700 2710 0.754
1957 1 -- 6653 0.248 1.613 4080 5640 0.179
1958 1 -- 6653 0.258 0.185 1320 2170 0.863
1959 1 -- 6653 0.268 1.191 1200 1990 0.894
1960 1 -- 6822 0.278 0.535 3800 5150 0.231
1961 1 -- 6822 0.286 1.332 2330 3350 0.601
1962 1 -- 7316 0.293 0.249 3050 4230 0.395
1963 1 -- 7316 0.300 1.308 1520 2310 0.835
1964 1 -- 7533 0.307 0.759 1550 2330 0.832
1965 1 -- 7533 0.315 0.512 2180 3070 0.666
1966 1 -- 7533 0.322 1.183 3280 4390 0.364
1967 1 -- 7533 0.329 1.497 3600 4710 0.300
1968 1 -- 7533 0.336 0.997 2230 3060 0.668
1969 1 -- 7573 0.343 1.353 3200 4210 0.400
1970 1 -- 7573 0.351 1.523 3870 4930 0.264
1971 1 -- 7573 0.357 0.087 2780 3650 0.524
1972 1 -- 8473 0.364 1.089 2620 3430 0.579
1973 1 -- 8573 0.371 1.371 3200 4100 0.424
1974 1 -- 8573 0.378 0.599 3340 4230 0.396
1975 1 -- 8573 0.385 0.784 3610 4500 0.341
1976 1 -- 8573 0.392 1.173 3850 4730 0.296