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