Peak Streamflow Data, Climate Data, and Results from Investigating Hydroclimatic Trends and Climate Change Effects on Peak Streamflow in the Central United States, 1921–2020

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Publication Date: 2024-01-25
Start Date: 1920-10-01
End Date: 2020-09-30

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Marti, M.K., Wavra, H.N., Over, T.M., Ryberg, K.R., Podzorski, H.L., and Chen, Y.R., 2024, Peak streamflow data, climate data, and results from investigating hydroclimatic trends and climate change effects on peak streamflow in the Central United States, 1921–2020: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9R71WWZ.

Summary

Peak-flow frequency analysis is crucial in various water-resources management applications, including floodplain management and critical structure design. Federal guidelines for peak-flow frequency analyses, provided in Bulletin 17C, assume that the statistical properties of the hydrologic processes driving variability in peak flows do not change over time and so the frequency distribution of annual peak flows is stationary. Better understanding of long-term climatic persistence and further consideration of potential climate and land-use changes have caused the assumption of stationarity to be reexamined. This data release contains input data and results of a study investigating hydroclimatic trends in peak streamflow (peak flow) in [...]

Summary

Peak-flow frequency analysis is crucial in various water-resources management applications, including floodplain management and critical structure design. Federal guidelines for peak-flow frequency analyses, provided in Bulletin 17C, assume that the statistical properties of the hydrologic processes driving variability in peak flows do not change over time and so the frequency distribution of annual peak flows is stationary. Better understanding of long-term climatic persistence and further consideration of potential climate and land-use changes have caused the assumption of stationarity to be reexamined. This data release contains input data and results of a study investigating hydroclimatic trends in peak streamflow (peak flow) in the Central United States, including nine states (Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin). Peak flow records from unregulated U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) streamgages were used to evaluate changes over 30-, 50-, 75-, and 100-year trend periods, all ending in water year 2020. This data release contains station lists of the streamgages used in each of the nine states, the peak streamflow input data and peak streamflow analysis results, and the climate input data and climate analysis results. See "Station_Lists.zip" on the landing page for station lists (in text file format) for each state included in the study.

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Point of Contact :: Central Midwest Water Science Center
Originator :: Mackenzie K Marti, Harper N Wavra, Thomas M Over, Karen R Ryberg, Hannah L Podzorski, Yaojia (Contractor) Rebecca Chen
Metadata Contact :: Mackenzie K Marti
Publisher :: U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :: U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :: Central Midwest Water Science Center
USGS Mission Area :: Water Resources

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U.S. Geological Survey, 2020, USGS water data for the Nation: U.S. Geological Survey National Water System database	https://doi.org/10.5066/F7P55KJN

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Introduction and methods of analysis for peak streamflow trends and their relation to changes in climate in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin	https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20235064A
Marti, M.K., and Heimann, D.C., 2024, Peak streamflow trends in Missouri and their relation to changes in climate, water years 1921–2020, chap. F of Ryberg, K.R., comp., Peak streamflow trends and their relation to changes in climate in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2023–5064, 50 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20235064F.	https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20235064F
Levin, S.B., 2024, Peak streamflow trends in Michigan and their relation to changes in climate, water years 1921–2020, chap D of Ryberg, K.R. comp., Peak streamflow trends and their relation to changes in climate in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2023–5064, 49 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20235064D.	https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20235064D
Marti, M.K., and Over, T.M., 2024, Peak streamflow trends in Illinois and their relation to changes in climate, water years 1921–2020: Scientific Investigations Report, https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20235064B.	https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20235064B
Barth, N.A., and Sando, S.K., 2024, Peak streamflow trends in South Dakota and their relation to changes in climate, water years 1921–2020, chap. I of Ryberg, K.R., comp., Peak streamflow trends and their relation to changes in climate in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2023–5064, 70 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20235064I.	https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20235064I

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Levin, S.B., 2024, Peak streamflow trends in Wisconsin and their relation to changes in climate, water years 1921–2020, chap. J of Ryberg, K.R., comp., Peak streamflow trends and their relation to changes in climate in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2023–5064, 49 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20235064J.	https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20235064J

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The data presented here was compiled to investigate hydroclimatic trends in peak streamflow in the Central United States. This data release contains the data used for the statistical analyses and results of that analysis in both tabular and visual formats.

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