Observed and urbanization-adjusted annual maximum peak discharge and associated urban fraction and precipitation values at USGS streamgage:
05531380 SALT CREEK AT OAK BROOK, 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 0.247 1.910 1560 2600 0.051
1950 1 7 409 0.269 1.232 1250 2110 0.109
1955 1 7 409 0.384 3.452 1380 2100 0.112
1957 1 7 409 0.430 2.741 1010 1540 0.304
1960 1 -- 409 0.499 0.375 1240 1720 0.209
1961 1 -- 409 0.517 1.498 911 1310 0.466
1962 1 -- 409 0.535 0.251 1040 1450 0.369
1963 1 -- 409 0.553 1.263 582 872 0.813
1964 1 -- 409 0.571 0.747 562 832 0.840
1965 1 -- 409 0.589 0.160 689 962 0.749
1966 1 -- 409 0.607 1.295 1210 1540 0.299
1967 1 -- 409 0.625 1.414 1200 1510 0.324
1968 1 -- 509 0.643 1.651 770 997 0.722
1969 1 -- 509 0.661 1.433 766 973 0.741
1970 1 -- 509 0.679 1.465 1120 1350 0.443
1971 1 -- 509 0.690 0.360 740 913 0.784
1972 1 -- 509 0.701 1.286 1790 2050 0.125
1973 1 -- 509 0.711 1.248 1040 1210 0.541
1974 1 -- 509 0.722 1.047 1080 1240 0.519
1975 1 -- 509 0.733 0.977 1330 1500 0.330
1976 1 -- 509 0.743 1.064 1430 1580 0.273