Are Floods on the Delaware River Getting Worse?
Publication: Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
Volume 16, Issue 3
Abstract
Historical floods on the Delaware River were analyzed using 15-, 25-, and 50-year-long records to determine whether floods in recent years are worse than those in previous periods. The 111-year-long record of annual maximum floods at Trenton, New Jersey, was used. Predictions of the 10-, 50-, 100-, and 1,000-year floods were seen to vary significantly with the record length used to predict them.
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United States Geological Survey (USGS). (2010). “USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics for the Nation.” Station 01463500, Delaware River at Trenton, NJ 〈http://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/peak/?site_no=01463500&agency_cd=USGS&〉 (Jan. 5, 2010).
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Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
Volume 16 • Issue 3 • March 2011
Pages: 263 - 265
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© 2011 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Mar 3, 2010
Accepted: Jul 6, 2010
Published online: Feb 15, 2011
Published in print: Mar 1, 2011
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J. Richard Weggel, F.ASCE
Samuel S. Baxter Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Drexel Univ., 3141 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104.
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