Observed and urbanization-adjusted annual maximum peak discharge and associated urban fraction and precipitation values at USGS streamgage:
05542000 MAZON RIVER NEAR COAL CITY, 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
1940 1 -- 35000 0.009 1.659 1090 1120 0.989
1941 1 -- 35000 0.009 1.217 1820 1860 0.964
1942 1 -- 35000 0.010 2.415 14000 14100 0.175
1943 1 -- 35000 0.010 1.439 13600 13700 0.187
1944 1 -- 35000 0.010 1.373 13700 13800 0.184
1945 1 -- 35000 0.010 1.391 7900 8000 0.531
1946 1 -- 35000 0.010 2.280 11600 11700 0.277
1947 1 -- 35000 0.010 2.203 12500 12600 0.231
1948 1 -- 35000 0.010 1.175 8120 8220 0.510
1949 1 -- 35000 0.010 0.801 7340 7430 0.587
1950 1 -- 35000 0.011 1.668 17300 17500 0.093
1951 1 D 35000 0.011 0.374 11100 11200 0.304
1952 1 -- 35000 0.011 0.826 5880 5960 0.712
1953 1 -- 35000 0.011 0.548 5180 5250 0.770
1954 1 -- 35000 0.011 1.849 10300 10400 0.350
1955 1 E 35000 0.011 0.759 3760 3810 0.874
1956 1 E 35000 0.012 0.328 2070 2110 0.956
1957 1 -- 35000 0.012 0.392 7800 7880 0.542
1958 1 -- 35000 0.012 1.342 17600 17700 0.089
1959 1 -- 35000 0.012 1.201 8200 8280 0.505
1960 1 -- 35000 0.012 0.963 5800 5860 0.720
1961 1 E 35000 0.013 1.579 5500 5560 0.746
1962 1 -- 35000 0.013 0.318 7010 7080 0.618
1963 1 E 35000 0.013 0.533 3680 3730 0.879
1964 1 E 35000 0.013 1.113 1200 1220 0.986
1965 1 -- 35000 0.013 1.124 9390 9470 0.410
1966 1 -- 35000 0.013 1.477 8650 8730 0.467
1967 1 -- 35000 0.013 1.049 7710 7780 0.552
1968 1 -- 35000 0.013 1.977 16800 16900 0.102
1969 1 E 35000 0.013 1.174 4470 4520 0.825
1970 1 E 35000 0.014 1.705 16800 16900 0.102
1971 1 -- 35000 0.014 0.431 4750 4800 0.804
1972 1 -- 35000 0.014 1.104 8000 8060 0.525
1973 1 -- 35000 0.014 0.738 12000 12100 0.258
1974 1 -- 35000 0.014 1.081 9250 9320 0.421
1975 1 -- 35000 0.015 1.137 7080 7130 0.613
1976 1 -- 35000 0.015 0.926 8340 8400 0.494
1977 1 -- 35000 0.015 1.469 4670 4710 0.810
1978 1 -- 35000 0.015 1.007 5560 5600 0.743
1979 1 -- 35000 0.015 1.376 13300 13400 0.198
1980 1 -- 35000 0.016 1.051 12200 12300 0.249
1981 1 -- 35000 0.016 1.621 9970 10000 0.373
1982 1 -- 35000 0.016 0.342 10200 10300 0.359
1983 1 -- 35000 0.016 2.218 22400 22500 0.046
1984 1 -- 35000 0.016 0.626 16800 16900 0.103
1985 1 -- 35000 0.016 0.778 18800 18900 0.074
1986 1 -- 35000 0.016 1.069 16800 16900 0.103
1987 1 -- 35000 0.016 1.578 9310 9360 0.418
1988 1 E 35000 0.016 0.468 4610 4640 0.816
1989 1 -- 35000 0.016 2.141 11400 11500 0.291
1990 1 -- 35000 0.017 0.572 10500 10500 0.342
1991 1 -- 35000 0.017 1.410 20800 20900 0.057
1992 1 E 35000 0.017 0.731 3040 3060 0.917
1993 1 -- 35000 0.017 1.875 10700 10700 0.331
1994 1 E 35000 0.017 1.809 9150 9190 0.431
1995 1 -- 35000 0.017 1.501 8140 8170 0.515
1997 1 -- 35000 0.018 1.750 13500 13500 0.193
1998 1 -- 35000 0.018 1.444 16600 16600 0.109
1999 1 -- 35000 0.018 1.360 10200 10200 0.361
2000 1 E 35000 0.018 1.213 3830 3850 0.872
2001 1 -- 35000 0.019 0.676 12600 12600 0.231
2002 1 -- 35000 0.019 1.903 14100 14100 0.175
2003 1 E 35000 0.019 1.726 8220 8240 0.509
2004 1 E 35000 0.019 2.121 8520 8540 0.483
2005 1 -- 35000 0.020 1.186 14300 14300 0.170
2006 1 -- 35000 0.020 1.087 3170 3180 0.910
2007 1 -- 35000 0.020 2.045 12300 12300 0.247
2008 1 -- 35000 0.021 2.517 18800 18800 0.074
2009 1 -- 35000 0.021 1.917 14000 14000 0.179