Observed and urbanization-adjusted annual maximum peak discharge and associated urban fraction and precipitation values at USGS streamgage:
05551200 FERSON CREEK NEAR ST. CHARLES, 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 -- 156 0.042 1.532 425 929 0.772
1962 1 -- 156 0.048 0.277 855 1570 0.345
1963 1 E 156 0.053 1.175 360 819 0.837
1964 1 E 156 0.059 0.746 195 549 0.950
1965 1 -- 156 0.064 0.114 531 1070 0.677
1966 1 D 156 0.070 0.742 1700 2770 0.059
1967 1 -- 156 0.075 1.553 852 1540 0.365
1968 1 -- 156 0.081 2.484 1590 2590 0.072
1969 1 -- 156 0.086 0.108 810 1460 0.406
1970 1 -- 156 0.092 1.855 1700 2720 0.062
1971 1 D 156 0.104 0.320 1970 3060 0.042
1972 1 -- 156 0.116 1.618 950 1610 0.322
1973 1 -- 343 0.129 1.662 1850 2850 0.053
1974 1 -- 343 0.141 0.881 968 1610 0.327
1975 1 -- 343 0.154 1.167 496 934 0.769
1976 1 -- 343 0.166 1.418 864 1440 0.422
1977 1 E 343 0.179 1.215 156 396 0.981
1978 1 -- 343 0.191 1.936 1270 1920 0.190
1979 1 D 343 0.203 0.307 1380 2050 0.160
1980 1 -- 343 0.216 0.367 646 1080 0.671
1981 1 -- 343 0.226 2.008 967 1500 0.387
1982 1 -- 343 0.235 0.341 925 1430 0.428
1983 1 -- 343 0.245 1.414 1570 2240 0.121
1984 1 -- 343 0.255 0.618 1090 1610 0.324
1985 1 -- 343 0.265 1.270 1040 1540 0.365
1986 1 -- 343 0.275 0.995 893 1340 0.488
1987 1 -- 343 0.284 2.134 1180 1670 0.289
1988 1 E 343 0.294 0.523 922 1350 0.481
1989 1 E 343 0.304 1.122 407 686 0.905
1990 1 E 343 0.314 1.217 438 717 0.891
1991 1 -- 343 0.325 0.854 759 1100 0.653
1992 1 E 343 0.336 0.521 193 359 0.985
1993 1 -- 343 0.348 0.951 1320 1740 0.254
1994 1 -- 343 0.359 0.629 1670 2150 0.140
1995 1 -- 343 0.371 1.040 993 1330 0.490
1996 1 -- 343 0.382 2.612 1990 2490 0.082
1997 1 -- 343 0.393 2.174 2580 3150 0.038
1998 1 E 343 0.405 1.132 556 778 0.860
1999 1 -- 343 0.416 0.965 1340 1670 0.290
2000 1 CE 343 0.427 0.991 345 506 0.958
2001 1 C 343 0.448 0.665 781 991 0.732
2002 1 C 343 0.469 1.426 1430 1690 0.281
2003 1 CE 343 0.490 1.362 807 973 0.745
2004 1 C 343 0.510 1.677 1160 1330 0.491
2005 1 C 343 0.531 0.769 541 643 0.925
2006 1 CE 343 0.552 1.101 355 419 0.975
2007 1 C 343 0.573 3.045 2360 2490 0.081
2008 1 C 343 0.594 4.409 2980 3080 0.040
2009 1 C 343 0.614 0.830 2530 2580 0.072