Articles | Volume 28, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-1687-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-1687-2024
Research article
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12 Apr 2024
Research article |  | 12 Apr 2024

Flood frequency analysis using mean daily flows vs. instantaneous peak flows

Anne Bartens, Bora Shehu, and Uwe Haberlandt

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on hess-2023-144', Anonymous Referee #1, 05 Jul 2023
  • RC2: 'Comment on hess-2023-144', Anonymous Referee #2, 03 Aug 2023

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (08 Nov 2023) by Manuela Irene Brunner
AR by Uwe Haberlandt on behalf of the Authors (14 Nov 2023)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (29 Nov 2023) by Manuela Irene Brunner
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (04 Dec 2023)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (21 Dec 2023)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (08 Jan 2024) by Manuela Irene Brunner
AR by Bora Shehu on behalf of the Authors (05 Feb 2024)  Author's response   Manuscript 
EF by Vitaly Muravyev (19 Feb 2024)  Author's tracked changes 
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (23 Feb 2024) by Manuela Irene Brunner
AR by Bora Shehu on behalf of the Authors (29 Feb 2024)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
River flow data are often provided as mean daily flows (MDF), in which a lot of information is lost about the actual maximum flow or instantaneous peak flows (IPF) within a day. We investigate the error of using MDF instead of IPF and identify means to predict IPF when only MDF data are available. We find that the average ratio of daily flood peaks and volumes is a good predictor, which is easily and universally applicable and requires a minimum amount of data.