Flood Magnitude and Frequency of the Delaware River in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania
Description
TitleFlood Magnitude and Frequency of the Delaware River in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania
PublisherU.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Date Created2008
Subjectgeology, rivers, water, flood, gaging station, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), streamflow, Delaware River, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
Extent16 p., color photo, color maps, tables, graph
DescriptionFrom September 2004 to June 2006, the Delaware River in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania experienced three major floods that caused extensive damage. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) needed updated information on the flood magnitude and frequency for the eight active streamflow-gaging stations along the main stem Delaware River in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania that included the three recent floods in order to update its flood insurance studies. Therefore, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) computed updated flood magnitude and frequency values following the guidelines published by the Interagency Advisory Committee on Water Data in its Bulletin 17B. The updated flood-frequency values indicate that the recurrence interval of the September 2004 flood ranged from 20 to 35 years, the recurrence interval of the April 2005 flood ranged from 40 to 70 years, and the recurrence interval of the June 2006 flood ranged from 70 to greater than 100 years. Examination of trends in flood discharges indicate no statistically significant trends in peak flows during the period of record for any of the eight streamflow-gaging stations.
NoteOpen-File Report 2008-1203. Prepared in cooperation with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
NotePurpose: To report on the flood magnitude and frequency of the Delaware River in NJ, NY and PA
Data Life Cycle Event(s)
Type: Cataloging
Date: 2008-09-29 00:00:00.0
Creator: Karen Hanson
CollectionNJEDL1
Organization NameNew Jersey Environmental Digital Library
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