Flood frequency analysis for annual peak discharges records in an urban drainage basin

In this study, amounts of peak discharge and frequency of floods in the urban watershed are investigated. A framework for flood frequency analysis is based on the Regional equations for estimating, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 100, 500, 1000 and 10000-year flood-peak discharges were calculated on unregulated streams in Kermanshah plain of Iran. Flood-frequency estimates determined for 4 stream flow-gaging stations in the study area. Special mathematical functions were considered aiming flow-frequency relation by statistical analysis of the series of recorded annual maximum flows and finding an appropriate distribution with use Minimum chi-squared tests. Values of explanatory variables used in the method were determined from digital spatial data sets by means of a geographic information system (GIS), which was determined by digitizing the area within basin boundaries manually delineated on topographic maps. The results shown 2-parameter gamma distribution and Gamble distribution were fit distribution on estimating flood-frequency characteristics

Keywords:

Flood frequency analysis , Minimum chi-squared tests , GIS , 2-parameter gamma distribution , Gamble distribution