Observed and urbanization-adjusted annual maximum peak discharge and associated urban fraction and precipitation values at USGS streamgage:
05548280 NIPPERSINK CREEK NEAR SPRING GROVE, 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
1966 1 7 10257 0.084 0.513 1810 2120 0.192
1967 1 -- 10257 0.085 1.523 2120 2470 0.127
1968 1 E 10257 0.087 0.679 267 366 0.964
1969 1 -- 10257 0.088 0.981 931 1130 0.636
1970 1 -- 10257 0.089 0.981 799 983 0.722
1971 1 D 10257 0.091 0.496 2430 2810 0.083
1972 1 D 10257 0.094 0.793 1360 1610 0.373
1973 1 -- 10257 0.096 0.742 1610 1880 0.267
1974 1 -- 10257 0.098 1.018 1990 2290 0.158
1975 1 -- 10257 0.101 0.092 1040 1240 0.575
1976 1 -- 10257 0.103 1.294 2120 2430 0.134
1977 1 D 10257 0.105 0.833 362 469 0.942
1978 1 -- 10257 0.108 1.357 1020 1210 0.596
1979 1 -- 10257 0.110 0.291 1820 2080 0.200
1980 1 -- 10257 0.112 0.763 648 788 0.823
1981 1 -- 10257 0.114 0.759 578 708 0.859
1982 1 2 10257 0.115 0.330 1800 2050 0.209
1983 1 -- 10257 0.117 1.509 1820 2070 0.204
1984 1 E 10257 0.119 0.576 1280 1480 0.434
1985 1 -- 10257 0.120 0.505 962 1130 0.639
1986 1 -- 10257 0.122 1.348 2910 3260 0.053
1988 1 -- 10257 0.125 0.207 1270 1460 0.444
1989 1 -- 10257 0.126 1.877 603 724 0.852
1990 1 -- 10257 0.128 0.422 866 1010 0.705
1991 1 -- 10257 0.130 0.950 1180 1350 0.503
1992 1 E 10257 0.133 0.686 571 683 0.872
1993 1 -- 10257 0.135 1.480 2230 2480 0.125
1994 1 -- 10257 0.138 0.835 2830 3130 0.061
1995 1 E 10257 0.141 1.135 715 833 0.801
1996 1 -- 10257 0.143 1.104 1200 1360 0.501
1997 1 -- 10257 0.146 1.852 1770 1960 0.237
1998 1 -- 10257 0.148 1.133 758 872 0.781
1999 1 -- 10257 0.151 1.309 2870 3140 0.060
2000 1 -- 10257 0.154 2.626 2860 3120 0.061
2001 1 -- 10257 0.164 0.716 1200 1330 0.519
2002 1 -- 10257 0.174 1.695 893 988 0.720
2003 1 E 10257 0.184 0.759 230 266 0.984
2004 1 -- 10257 0.194 2.034 1270 1360 0.501
2005 1 -- 10257 0.203 0.718 868 926 0.755
2006 1 -- 10257 0.213 1.555 537 573 0.913
2007 1 -- 10257 0.223 1.886 1740 1790 0.297
2008 1 -- 10257 0.233 2.122 1590 1620 0.367
2009 1 -- 10257 0.243 0.701 1410 1430 0.465