USGS-derived 1-percent Annual Exceedance Probability Flood-Flow Estimates at Flood Insurance Study Locations Across Pennsylvania

Description

One-percent annual exceedance probability (AEP) flood-flow estimates were computed at flood insurance study (FIS) locations across Pennsylvania using methods identified in Scientific Investigation Report (SIR) 2019-5094. Following guidance outlined in SIR 2016-5149, valid statistical reaches (VSRs) were identified for streamgages, which were used to assist with the determination of the applicable method used to compute a USGS-derived 1-percent AEP flood-flow estimate at an FIS location. Methods included: weighting, weighting and transferring, and regression equations. The USGS-derived 1-percent AEP flood-flow estimates were then compared to 1-percent AEP flood-flow estimates published in FIS's and furnished by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Resources

Name Format Description Link
55 The metadata original format https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.60367b40d34eb12031174c34.xml
55 Landing page for access to the data https://doi.org/10.5066/P9FG2MF2

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  • expected-moments-algorithm
  • federal-emergency-management-agency
  • flood-flow-estimate
  • stream-gage
  • basin-characteristics
  • updated-regression-equations
  • regression-analysis
  • pennsylvania-streamstats
  • lp3
  • annual-peak-flow
  • flood-flow-frequency
  • flood-insurance-study
  • log-pearson-type-iii
  • flood-flow-computation
  • annual-exceedance-probability
  • period-of-record
  • flood-flow-regions
  • regional-flow-analysis
  • ungaged-stream-flood-estimates
  • bulletin-17b
  • bulletin-17c
  • usgs-60367b40d34eb12031174c34
  • weighted-flood-flow-estimates

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