For a river, the estimated flood peaks for two return periods by the use of the Gumbel distribution and the Annual maximum model are shown in the table below. Return Period (years) 100 50 Flood Peak (m³/s) 435 395 Determine the 1000-year flood.
For a river, the estimated flood peaks for two return periods by the use of the Gumbel distribution and the Annual maximum model are shown in the table below. Return Period (years) 100 50 Flood Peak (m³/s) 435 395 Determine the 1000-year flood.
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Transcribed Image Text:For a river, the estimated flood peaks for two return periods by the use of the Gumbel distribution
and the Annual maximum model are shown in the table below.
Return Period
(years)
100
50
Flood Peak
(m³/s)
435
395
Determine the 1000-year flood.
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