Observed and urbanization-adjusted annual maximum peak discharge and associated urban fraction and precipitation values at USGS streamgage:
05531300 SALT CREEK AT ELMHURST, 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
1948 1 7 409 0.210 1.899 1130 1770 0.139
1950 1 7 409 0.230 1.232 1160 1790 0.136
1955 1 7 409 0.340 3.454 1380 1910 0.105
1957 1 7 409 0.384 2.783 895 1280 0.381
1960 1 -- 409 0.450 0.377 1260 1600 0.189
1961 1 -- 409 0.470 1.997 688 948 0.666
1962 1 -- 409 0.489 0.246 1090 1370 0.309
1963 1 -- 409 0.509 1.268 608 828 0.773
1964 1 -- 409 0.528 0.745 614 818 0.781
1965 1 -- 409 0.548 0.515 688 878 0.732
1966 1 -- 409 0.568 1.294 1400 1590 0.192
1967 1 -- 409 0.587 1.427 1480 1650 0.175
1968 1 -- 509 0.607 1.668 934 1070 0.551
1969 1 -- 509 0.626 1.455 982 1100 0.528
1970 1 -- 509 0.646 1.337 808 906 0.709
1971 1 -- 509 0.658 0.364 964 1050 0.575
1972 1 -- 509 0.670 1.264 2230 2280 0.054
1973 1 -- 509 0.682 1.245 729 795 0.800
1974 1 -- 509 0.694 1.043 1030 1070 0.553
1975 1 -- 509 0.706 0.965 944 976 0.641
1976 1 -- 509 0.718 1.074 1100 1110 0.519
1977 0 -- 4510 0.730 1.181 606 648 0.905
1978 0 -- 4510 0.742 1.339 914 948 0.669
1979 0 -- 4510 0.754 0.731 1520 1550 0.206
1980 0 -- 4510 0.766 0.764 703 750 0.833
1989 2 C 6818 0.793 1.605 1580 1630 0.183
1990 2 C 7688 0.796 1.592 1530 1570 0.200
1991 2 C 7688 0.797 1.963 1270 1310 0.358
1992 2 CE 7688 0.798 0.984 645 674 0.889
1993 2 C 7688 0.800 0.693 1130 1160 0.478
1994 2 C 7688 0.801 2.480 1500 1530 0.216
1995 2 C 7688 0.802 1.926 1390 1420 0.272
1996 2 C 8263 0.804 0.839 1250 1280 0.383
1997 2 C 8263 0.805 2.573 1460 1490 0.236
1998 0 C 16563 0.806 0.498 1050 1080 0.550
1999 0 C 16563 0.807 1.683 1300 1330 0.341
2000 0 C 16563 0.809 1.431 1250 1280 0.385
2001 0 C 16563 0.811 2.338 1110 1130 0.502
2002 0 C 18313 0.814 3.004 1520 1550 0.210
2003 3 C 18313 0.816 1.345 1170 1190 0.454
2004 3 C 18313 0.818 1.099 1070 1090 0.540
2005 3 CE 18313 0.821 0.866 1040 1050 0.568
2006 3 C 18313 0.823 0.512 798 809 0.789
2007 3 C 18313 0.826 1.271 1310 1320 0.347
2008 3 C 18313 0.828 3.460 1940 1950 0.098
2009 3 C 18313 0.831 0.974 1430 1430 0.264