Observed and urbanization-adjusted annual maximum peak discharge and associated urban fraction and precipitation values at USGS streamgage:
05533400 SAWMILL CREEK NEAR LEMONT, 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
1961 1 -- 0 0.336 2.618 924 1340 0.039
1962 1 -- 0 0.359 0.414 195 367 0.864
1963 1 -- 0 0.382 1.376 59 148 1.000
1964 1 4B 0 0.405 0.214 156 300 0.933
1965 1 4B 0 0.428 0.214 395 593 0.504
1966 1 -- 0 0.451 3.992 984 1300 0.043
1967 1 -- 0 0.474 1.180 725 967 0.127
1968 1 -- 0 0.497 2.979 472 649 0.420
1969 1 -- 0 0.520 1.690 541 713 0.323
1970 1 -- 0 0.543 1.198 279 394 0.827
1971 1 4B 0 0.555 0.214 385 510 0.643
1972 1 -- 0 0.567 3.178 883 1080 0.084
1973 1 -- 0 0.580 0.793 718 872 0.176
1974 1 -- 0 0.592 1.567 654 790 0.233
1975 1 -- 0 0.604 2.244 984 1160 0.065
1976 1 -- 0 0.617 0.940 970 1130 0.070
1977 1 -- 0 0.629 2.422 535 638 0.437
1978 1 -- 0 0.642 1.962 835 956 0.133
1979 1 -- 0 0.654 1.101 916 1040 0.097
1986 1 -- 0 0.693 1.513 494 553 0.569
1987 1 -- 0 0.697 3.726 560 621 0.463
1988 1 -- 0 0.701 0.873 396 444 0.754
1989 1 -- 0 0.706 2.066 912 985 0.120
1990 1 -- 0 0.710 3.153 1730 1840 0.015
1991 1 -- 0 0.712 3.446 1260 1340 0.038
1992 1 DE 0 0.715 0.214 241 276 0.949
1993 1 -- 0 0.717 3.031 1600 1690 0.018
1994 1 -- 0 0.719 1.599 526 570 0.541
1995 1 -- 0 0.721 0.999 456 496 0.669
1996 1 C 0 0.723 5.870 3070 3210 0.000
1997 1 C 0 0.726 2.798 1360 1430 0.030
1998 1 C 0 0.728 3.939 968 1020 0.102
1999 1 CD 0 0.730 1.553 576 616 0.471
2000 1 C 0 0.732 2.118 655 696 0.348
2001 1 CE 0 0.738 0.773 479 510 0.644
2002 1 C 0 0.744 2.712 1060 1100 0.075
2003 1 CE 0 0.750 0.837 387 409 0.806
2004 1 C 0 0.756 2.696 615 639 0.436
2005 1 C 0 0.761 0.846 522 540 0.590
2006 1 CE 0 0.767 2.040 493 507 0.649
2007 1 C 0 0.773 2.625 821 834 0.198
2008 1 C 0 0.779 3.564 832 841 0.194
2009 1 C 0 0.784 2.062 1020 1030 0.101