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Flood-frequency analysis, also called peak-flow frequency or flood-flow
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including critical structure design and floodplain mapping. Federal guidelines
for doing flood-frequency analyses are presented in a U.S. Geological Survey
Techniques and Methods Report known as Bulletin 17C. A basic assumption within
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FLOOD-FREQUENCY ANALYSIS IN THE MIDWEST: ADDRESSING POTENTIAL NONSTATIONARY
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