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CFA Flow Duration Curve Analysis[SERVICE-6465]

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Submitted by: wlloydJan 12 2016 11:03 Modified by: tcwibleMay 04 2017 15:24 Type:
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Path: m/cfa/durationcurve Context: csip-cfa Version: 1.0
Endpoints: http://csip.engr.colostate.edu:8088/csip-cfa/m/cfa/durationcurve/1.0
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Another approach to stream flow data is the application of duration curves; which statistically rank and graph available flow data. The Flow Duration Curve (FDC) tool in CFA graphs Weibull plotting position ranks of river flows on a scale of percent exceedence. Graphing flow values in this way allows for a quick visualization of the variability of flow under the different flow regimes and is useful numerically for thresholds such as the flow rate only exceeded 10% of the time in the historical record. The plotting position used in CFA is a tied-rank max. This means for example if there are 3 observations of a flow value of 30cfs that would normally have ranks 13, 14, and 15 the rank of all three observations is re-set to the maximum rank of the ties, in this case rank 15. In 'duration_curve_graph.jpg' the black line is the duration curve for the entire period of analysis while there is a light grey line for each annual duration curve in the period of analysis. The other results files 'duration_curve_results.txt' and 'flow_statistics.csv' are the non-exceedence ranks for each flow graphed and the same statistical summary file returned from the CFA Time Series Analysis, respectively.

References:

Baker, David B., Peter Richards, Timothy T. Loftus, and Jack W. Kramer. 2004. "A New Flashiness Index: Characteristics and Applications to Midwestern Rivers and Streams." Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA). April 2004:503-522

Castellarin, A., G. Galeati, L. Brandimarte, A. Montanari, and A. Brath. 2004. Regional Flow-Duration Curves: Reliability for Ungauged Basins. Advances in Water Resources. 27:953-965.

Cleland, B. R. November 2003. "TMDL Development from the 'Bottom Up' - Part III: Duration Curves and Wet-Weather Assessments." National TMDL Science and Policy 2003.

Cleland, B. R. August 2007. "An Approach for Using Load Duration Curves in the Development of TMDLs." National TMDL Science and Policy 2007.

Hirsch, Robert M., Dennis R. Helsel, Timothy A. Cohn, and Edward J. Gilroy. 1993. "Chapter 17: Statistical Analysis of Hydrologic Data." The McGraw Hill Handbook of Hydrology. D. R. Maidment, ed., McGraw-Hill New York

Smakhtin, V.U. 2000. Low Flow Hydrology: A Review. Journal of Hydrology. 240:147-186.

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