The N Maximum Annual Discharge data were ranked with the largest discharge having rank M = 1 and the smallest rank M =77 (in this case).
The Recurrence Interval (RI) is the average interval, in years, between occurrences of two discharges of equal (or greater) magnitude. This relationship, known as the Weibull equation, can be written:
where N and M are defined as above.
The Annual Exceedence Probability (P) is the probability (expressed as a percentage) that a flood of that magnitude or greater will occur in a given year and is given by:
For the problem as stated, the numerator of the Weibull equation (RI = (N+1)/M ) has a value of:
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[Remember that there are 77 years of data in the complete set - therefore N = 77]
The largest value of M in this abreviated data set (the ranking of a particular event) is :
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Year | Maximum Annual Discharge (cfs) | Rank | Recurrence Internal | Exceedence Probability |
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1929 | 123,000 cfm | 1 | 78 | 1.28% |
1957 | 119,000 cfm | |||
1941 | 117,000 cfm | 3 | ||
1965 | 98,900 cfm | 4 | ||
1992 | 94,000 cfm |