Floods in western Washington--Frequency and magnitude in relation to drainage basin characteristics

Abstract

Selecting a comp arable mean ••..•• 14 Test for homo g eneity .•.•.•.•..••• 14 Composite frequenc y curve •....••• 19 Derivation of the mean annual flood •• 20 Drainage basin characteristics .•• 20 3asin chara cteristics correlated.

Magnitude, frequency, and trends of floods at gaged and ungaged sites in Washington, based on data through water year 2014

“…Studies of regional or state-wide flood frequency in Washington include an early report by Rantz and Riggs (1949) for the Columbia River Basin. Bodhaine and Robinson (1952) computed flood frequencies and magnitudes for western Washington and derived a regression equation for the mean annual flood from four basin characteristics-drainage area, mean altitude of drainage basin, geographic factor, and area of lakes and ponds. Haushild (1979) created regression equations for estimating flood quantiles for small ephemeral streams in eastern Washington.…”

Magnitude and frequency of floods in Washington

“…Later studies that provide flood-estimating techniques are . those of Bodhaine and Robinson (1952), Bodhaine and Thomas (1960), Thomas, Broom, and Cummans (1963), Bodhaine and Thomas (1964), and Hulsing and Kallio (1964). Many flood data have been obtained since these earlier studies, and methods of analysis have been improved.…”

Flood-frequency analyses, Manual of Hydrology: Part 3

“…Youghiogheny and Kiskiminetas River basins, Pennsylvania and Maryland. (Berwick, 1958) (Furness, 1955) (Riggs, 1955) (McCabe, 1957 (Cross, 1946) (Bodhaine and Robinson, 1952) (Noecker, 1952) PLOTTING POSITIONS IN FREQUENCY ANALYSIS By W. B. LANGBEIN w-4-1 The formula for recurrence intervals has become nearly m J standard in Survey reports on flood and drought frequency.…”