At-site flood frequency for 422 streamgages in parts of the Upper Mississippi and Souris-Red-Rainy basins and surrounding areas in the United States, using data through water year 2013
This dataset contains site information and results of flood-frequency analysis for 422 streamflow gaging stations (streamgages) operated by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in parts of the Upper Mississippi and Souris-Red-Rainy basins and surrounding areas in the United States. Annual peak-flow data from the 1844 - 2013 water years were used in the study (U.S. Geological Survey, 2024). Following federal guidelines for flood-frequency analysis (Bulletin 17C; England and others, 2018) and methods outlined in recent flood-frequency reports for the region (Eash and others, 2013; Southard and Veilleux, 2014; Levin and Sanocki, 2023; Sanocki and Levin, 2023), the Expected Moments Algorithm (EMA) was used in version 7.5.1 of USGS PeakFQ software (Veilleux and others, 2014; Flynn and others, 2006; https://water.ugsgs.gov/software/PeakFQ/) to conduct the analyses. Results of the analyses, specifically the at-site skew and its mean squared error, are intended for use in Bayesian weighted least-squares/Bayesian generalized least-squares (B-WLS/B-GLS) regression (Veilleux and Wagner, 2019; Veilleux and Wagner, 2021) to model regional skew for the study area. Peak-flow (.pkf), specification (.psf), output (.PRT), and export (.EXP) files from PeakFQ and a .csv file containing site information and selected results of flood-frequency analyses are provided.
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| accessLevel | public |
| bureauCode |
[ "010:12" ] |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "Daniel M Wagner", "@type": "vcard:Contact", "hasEmail": "mailto:dwagner@usgs.gov" } |
| description | This dataset contains site information and results of flood-frequency analysis for 422 streamflow gaging stations (streamgages) operated by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in parts of the Upper Mississippi and Souris-Red-Rainy basins and surrounding areas in the United States. Annual peak-flow data from the 1844 - 2013 water years were used in the study (U.S. Geological Survey, 2024). Following federal guidelines for flood-frequency analysis (Bulletin 17C; England and others, 2018) and methods outlined in recent flood-frequency reports for the region (Eash and others, 2013; Southard and Veilleux, 2014; Levin and Sanocki, 2023; Sanocki and Levin, 2023), the Expected Moments Algorithm (EMA) was used in version 7.5.1 of USGS PeakFQ software (Veilleux and others, 2014; Flynn and others, 2006; https://water.ugsgs.gov/software/PeakFQ/) to conduct the analyses. Results of the analyses, specifically the at-site skew and its mean squared error, are intended for use in Bayesian weighted least-squares/Bayesian generalized least-squares (B-WLS/B-GLS) regression (Veilleux and Wagner, 2019; Veilleux and Wagner, 2021) to model regional skew for the study area. Peak-flow (.pkf), specification (.psf), output (.PRT), and export (.EXP) files from PeakFQ and a .csv file containing site information and selected results of flood-frequency analyses are provided. |
| distribution |
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| identifier | http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/USGS_671ab438d34efed5620fbdde |
| keyword |
[ "Illinois", "Indiana", "Iowa", "Kansas", "Minnesota", "Missouri", "Nebraska", "North Dakota", "Souris-Red-Rainy Region - 2-digit Hydrologic Unit Code - 09", "South Dakota", "USGS:671ab438d34efed5620fbdde", "Upper Mississippi Region - 2-digit Hydrologic Unit Code - 07", "Wisconsin", "annual exceedance probability", "flood estimates", "flood frequency", "hydrology", "inlandWaters", "peak flows", "regional skew" ] |
| modified | 2025-03-14T00:00:00Z |
| publisher |
{ "name": "U.S. Geological Survey", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| spatial | -103.7640, 36.9380, -85.8740, 49.3750 |
| theme |
[ "geospatial" ] |
| title | At-site flood frequency for 422 streamgages in parts of the Upper Mississippi and Souris-Red-Rainy basins and surrounding areas in the United States, using data through water year 2013 |
