Annual Maximum Discharges: Guadalupe River at Victoria, Texas, 1935-2012
Annual Maximum Discharges: Guadalupe River at Victoria, Texas, 1935-2012
Annual Maximum Discharges: Guadalupe River at Victoria, Texas, 1935-2012
466,000 cfs
20 Oct 1998
179,000 cfs
03 Jul 1998
105,000 cfs 102,000 cfs
02 Sept 1981 26 Nov 2004
Frequency Analysis, 1935-1978
Frequency Analysis, 1935-2012
Comparison of Two Analyses
• 1935-1978 (44 years) • 1935-2012 (78 years)
– Mean 4.278 – Mean 4.268
– StdDev 0.404 – StdDev 0.457
– Skew -0.085 – Skew 0.188
• Design discharges • Design discharges
– 10 yr 61,929 cfs – 10 yr 72,760 cfs
– 100 yr 155,880 cfs – 100 yr 247,472 cfs
– 500 yr 250,962 cfs – 500 yr 487,051 cfs
Comparison of Design Discharges
Guadalupe River at Victoria, Texas
1935-2012
(78 years)
1935-1978
(44 years)