Flood frequency computations for a flashy river at a point 50 km upstream of a bund site indicated the following: Return Period T(years) Peak Period (m³/sec) 50 100 20,600 22,150 Estimate the flood magnitude in the river with a return period of 500 years through use of Gumbel's method.
Flood frequency computations for a flashy river at a point 50 km upstream of a bund site indicated the following: Return Period T(years) Peak Period (m³/sec) 50 100 20,600 22,150 Estimate the flood magnitude in the river with a return period of 500 years through use of Gumbel's method.
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Transcribed Image Text:Flood frequency computations for a flashy river
at a point 50 km upstream of a bund site
indicated the following:
Return Period T(years) Peak Period (m³/sec)
50
100
20,600
22,150
Estimate the flood magnitude in the river with a
return period of 500 years through use of
Gumbel's method.
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