Observed and urbanization-adjusted annual maximum peak discharge and associated urban fraction and precipitation values at USGS streamgage:
05539890 WEST BRANCH DU PAGE RIVER NEAR WAYNE, 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
1955 1 7 0 0.190 3.051 1620 2540 0.007
1961 1 -- 0 0.290 1.310 397 717 0.431
1962 1 -- 0 0.315 0.276 306 567 0.649
1963 1 2 0 0.340 1.218 191 401 0.883
1964 1 -- 0 0.365 1.754 195 396 0.888
1965 1 -- 0 0.390 0.131 209 405 0.879
1966 1 -- 0 0.415 1.305 442 699 0.455
1967 1 -- 0 0.440 1.198 1270 1710 0.021
1968 1 -- 0 0.465 1.564 638 900 0.214
1969 1 -- 0 0.490 1.347 375 565 0.655
1970 1 -- 0 0.515 1.489 560 778 0.348
1971 1 -- 0 0.535 0.368 494 687 0.473
1972 1 -- 0 0.554 1.385 726 939 0.190
1973 1 -- 0 0.573 0.772 482 646 0.531
1974 1 -- 0 0.593 0.620 528 688 0.471
1975 1 -- 0 0.612 0.837 487 626 0.560
1976 1 -- 0 0.631 1.152 530 664 0.506
1977 0 -- 230 0.650 0.624 269 -- --
1978 0 -- 230 0.670 1.384 808 -- --
1979 0 -- 230 0.689 0.827 900 -- --