The annual peak discharge (in cubic feet per second) for the Cache la Poudre River in...
Problem 1. [40 pts] The annual peak discharge (in cubic feet per second) at a river location is available below: 2000 to 2009 7896 2302 18504 1884 1711 1802 5040 2393 4128 2904 2010 to 2019 2239 4392 4296 10968 7728 1834 19536 14064 10608 7176 (a) Compute the sample arithmetic, geometric, and harmonic means. (b) Compute the sample median. (c) Compute the sample mode. (d) Compute the sample standard deviation, variance, and coefficient of variation. (e) Compute the sample...
11.14 The peak-flow data on an annual basis from Cedar River near Austin, MN, are listed in the following table. Plot the flood-frequency curve on lognormal probability paper. Determine the (a) magnitude of a flood having a return period of 100 years (probability of 1%), and (b) probability of a flow of 100 cfs. Peak- flow cfs 7750 5440 Peak- flow cfs Peak- flow cfs Peak- flow cfs Year Year Year 1991 979 3880 2003 8690 1992 2004 3580 1993...
Table 1 below lists the annual peak discharge for the Ogeechee River, located on the coastal plain of Georgia. Total number of observations are 25. (1) (2) Annual Peak Discharge (cfs) (4) Recurrence Interval (RI) (5) Chance/Probability of occurrence in any given year (%| (3 Rank (M) Year 1974 9,000 1975 16,200 1976 7,720 1977 11,500 1978 17,300 1979 18,000 1980 27,900 1981 6,600 8,320 1982 1983 10,000 1984 6,560 1985 8,600 1986 8,200 1987 16,500 1988 2,700 5,030 1989...