Observed and urbanization-adjusted annual maximum peak discharge and associated urban fraction and precipitation values at USGS streamgage:
05536215 THORN CREEK AT GLENWOOD, 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
1950 1 -- 376 0.397 1.530 780 1090 0.480
1951 1 -- 376 0.411 2.601 831 1140 0.442
1952 1 -- 376 0.425 1.237 780 1060 0.506
1953 1 -- 376 0.439 2.412 848 1130 0.451
1954 1 -- 376 0.453 1.328 729 971 0.589
1955 1 -- 376 0.467 4.648 1180 1470 0.219
1956 1 -- 376 0.482 1.231 830 1060 0.508
1957 1 -- 376 0.496 2.391 2460 2880 0.022
1958 1 -- 376 0.510 1.707 950 1170 0.421
1959 1 D 376 0.524 1.571 1060 1270 0.340
1960 1 -- 376 0.538 1.049 661 813 0.732
1961 1 -- 376 0.544 2.385 1220 1420 0.245
1962 1 -- 376 0.550 0.705 610 746 0.786
1963 1 -- 376 0.556 1.913 528 651 0.856
1964 1 -- 376 0.562 1.215 464 577 0.904
1965 1 -- 376 0.568 1.233 756 888 0.665
1966 1 -- 376 0.574 2.722 1690 1890 0.098
1967 1 -- 376 0.580 1.402 920 1050 0.515
1968 1 -- 376 0.586 3.148 2600 2840 0.023
1969 1 -- 376 0.592 1.146 636 736 0.793
1970 1 -- 376 0.598 1.419 1080 1210 0.393
1971 1 -- 376 0.601 1.282 1010 1130 0.454
1972 1 -- 376 0.603 2.233 905 1010 0.551
1973 1 2 376 0.606 1.179 1570 1710 0.143
1974 1 -- 376 0.608 2.643 2300 2480 0.038
1975 1 -- 376 0.611 1.141 715 803 0.741
1976 1 D 376 0.613 1.599 1200 1310 0.309
1977 1 -- 376 0.616 1.544 1180 1290 0.327
1978 1 -- 376 0.618 1.336 1190 1290 0.322
1979 1 -- 376 0.621 0.464 1420 1530 0.196
1980 1 -- 376 0.623 1.247 1180 1280 0.335
1981 1 -- 376 0.624 2.515 2310 2460 0.040
1982 1 -- 376 0.624 3.967 2120 2260 0.051
1983 1 -- 376 0.625 2.993 2210 2360 0.045
1984 1 -- 376 0.625 1.420 1530 1640 0.164
1985 1 -- 376 0.626 1.160 957 1040 0.526
1986 1 E 376 0.626 1.675 1250 1350 0.286
1987 1 -- 376 0.627 1.461 1090 1180 0.412
1988 1 E 376 0.627 1.071 517 580 0.903
1989 1 -- 376 0.628 2.425 1710 1830 0.114
1990 1 E 376 0.628 1.568 1130 1220 0.381
1991 1 -- 376 0.629 2.032 2120 2250 0.052
1992 1 CE 376 0.629 1.865 908 986 0.574
1993 1 C 376 0.630 0.898 1470 1570 0.184
1994 1 C 376 0.630 2.352 1210 1300 0.317
1995 1 CE 376 0.631 1.339 763 833 0.716
1996 1 2C 376 0.631 4.574 2700 2850 0.023
1997 1 CE 376 0.632 2.163 1370 1460 0.224
1998 1 C 376 0.632 1.675 1180 1270 0.343
1999 1 C 376 0.633 1.328 1100 1180 0.410
2000 1 C 376 0.633 1.732 1050 1130 0.451
2001 1 CE 376 0.640 1.195 692 751 0.782
2002 1 CE 376 0.647 2.201 1290 1360 0.277
2003 1 CE 376 0.653 2.246 1580 1650 0.161
2004 1 C 376 0.660 1.849 867 910 0.644
2005 1 C 376 0.667 1.184 1270 1310 0.306
2006 1 C 376 0.674 2.386 2540 2600 0.033
2007 1 C 376 0.681 1.219 1080 1100 0.474
2008 1 C 376 0.687 3.675 2240 2270 0.050
2009 1 C 376 0.694 0.646 817 824 0.723