Observed and urbanization-adjusted annual maximum peak discharge and associated urban fraction and precipitation values at USGS streamgage:
05540140 EAST BRANCH DU PAGE RIVER NEAR BLOOMINGDALE, 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 0.312 1.885 50 102 0.367
1962 1 -- 0 0.341 0.249 38 81 0.607
1963 1 -- 0 0.370 1.147 18 51 0.932
1964 1 -- 0 0.398 0.780 14 42 0.963
1965 1 -- 0 0.427 0.099 24 56 0.890
1966 1 -- 0 0.456 1.371 77 126 0.177
1967 1 -- 0 0.484 1.457 68 111 0.265
1968 1 -- 0 0.513 1.251 40 72 0.715
1969 1 -- 0 0.542 1.294 40 70 0.738
1970 1 -- 0 0.570 1.277 81 119 0.204
1971 1 -- 0 0.610 0.364 28 52 0.926
1972 1 -- 0 0.649 1.170 204 261 0.014
1973 1 -- 0 0.688 0.808 67 93 0.463
1974 1 -- 0 0.727 1.047 56 76 0.661
1975 1 -- 0 0.766 1.016 105 128 0.168
1976 1 -- 0 0.805 0.874 81 98 0.406
1977 1 -- 0 0.844 0.608 91 105 0.320
1978 1 -- 0 0.883 1.488 98 108 0.284
1979 1 -- 0 0.922 0.783 143 151 0.092