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A comprehensive investigation was conducted to find the conditions under which a flood frequency analysis procedure performs better than alternative procedures. Five distributions and six estimation methods were evaluated. Three evaluation criteria were used in this investigation: the descriptive test, the predictive test, and the robustness test. By using the test results, a procedure-selection table was developed to help hydrologists or hydraulic designers select an appropriate flood-estimation model. The table is also useful for those researchers who need to select a flood frequency analysis procedure to evaluate performances of selected flood-estimation models. In addition, the study showed that under certain conditions the flood estimation procedure recommended since 1967 by the Interagency Advisory Committee on Water Data may not yield acceptable quantile estimates and, therefore, cannot serve as a standard procedure for calibrating or evaluating selected flood-estimation models.

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1483, 1993 Midwest Floods and Water Quality Best Management Practices. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

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1995

Transportation Research Record

Figures (12) ; References (15) ; Tables (2)

Analysis; Floods; Methodology; Performance evaluations; Simulation

Flood frequency

Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; I26: Water Run-off - Freeze-thaw

TRIS, TRB

Nov 16 1995 12:00AM

• CORRELATIONS BETWEEN HEAVY METALS AND SUSPENDED SOLIDS IN HIGHWAY RUNOFF: IMPLICATIONS FOR CONTROL STRATEGIES
• CURRENT WATER QUALITY BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES DESIGN GUIDANCE
• EFFECTS OF FEDERAL LEVEES AND RESERVOIRS ON 1993 FLOOD STAGES IN ST. LOUIS
• EFFECTS OF STORM WATER REGULATIONS ON COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
• ENHANCING CONTAMINANT REMOVAL IN STORMWATER DETENTION BASINS BY COAGULATION
• HYDRAULICS OF FLARED END SECTIONS FOR PIPE CULVERTS
• IMPACTS OF 1993 UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN FLOODS ON HIGHWAY SYSTEMS
• JULY 1993 FLOOD DAMAGE TO US-71 BRIDGE OVER BRUSHY CREEK, CARROLL COUNTY, IOWA: CASE STUDY
• MAGNITUDE AND FREQUENCY OF 1993 FLOOD VOLUMES IN UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN
• MAGNITUDE AND FREQUENCY OF PEAK DISCHARGES FOR MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN FLOOD OF 1993
• MOBILIZATION OF MAJOR AND TRACE CONSTITUENTS OF HIGHWAY RUNOFF IN GROUNDWATER POTENTIALLY CAUSED BY DEICING CHEMICAL MIGRATION
• NATIONAL EVALUATION OF WATER QUALITY ISSUES FOR HIGHWAY PLANNING
• SCOUR MEASUREMENTS AT BRIDGE SITES DURING 1993 UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN FLOOD
• WATER LEVEL STATISTICS FOR DESIGN OF TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES IN COASTAL LOUISIANA