Observed and urbanization-adjusted annual maximum peak discharge and associated urban fraction and precipitation values at USGS streamgage:
05539870 WEST BRANCH DU PAGE RIVER AT ONTARIOVILLE, 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 0.387 0.945 212 402 0.563
1962 1 -- 0 0.429 0.197 138 288 0.843
1963 1 -- 0 0.471 0.874 100 228 0.941
1964 1 -- 0 0.513 1.269 147 278 0.867
1965 1 -- 0 0.555 0.094 88 187 0.969
1966 1 -- 0 0.598 0.931 295 435 0.487
1967 1 -- 0 0.640 0.866 542 714 0.100
1968 1 -- 0 0.682 1.127 535 680 0.124
1969 1 -- 0 0.724 0.973 238 319 0.775
1970 1 -- 0 0.766 1.073 400 484 0.375
1971 1 -- 0 0.780 0.265 395 472 0.405
1972 1 -- 0 0.795 0.977 630 722 0.097
1973 1 -- 0 0.809 0.557 390 453 0.447
1974 1 -- 0 0.823 0.447 365 419 0.524
1975 1 -- 0 0.838 0.599 480 533 0.264
1976 1 -- 0 0.852 0.830 418 463 0.425
1977 0 -- 230 0.867 0.448 170 -- --
1978 0 -- 230 0.881 0.995 429 -- --
1979 0 -- 230 0.895 0.589 553 -- --