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# U.S. Geological Survey

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# For more information on these data, contact USGS Water Data Inquiries.
# This file contains the annual peak streamflow data.
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# This information includes the following fields:
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# agency_cd Agency Code
# site_no USGS station number
# peak_dt Date of peak streamflow (format YYYY-MM-DD)
# peak_tm Time of peak streamflow (24 hour format, 00:00 - 23:59)
# peak_va Annual peak streamflow value in cfs
# peak_cd Peak Discharge-Qualification codes (see explanation below)
# gage_ht Gage height for the associated peak streamflow in feet
# gage_ht_cd Gage height qualification codes
# year_last_pk Peak streamflow reported is the highest since this year
# ag_dt Date of maximum gage-height for water year (if not concurrent with peak)
# ag_tm Time of maximum gage-height for water year (if not concurrent with peak
# ag_gage_ht maximum Gage height for water year in feet (if not concurrent with peak
# ag_gage_ht_cd maximum Gage height code
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# Sites in this file include:
# USGS 04208000 Cuyahoga River at Independence OH
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# Peak Streamflow-Qualification Codes(peak_cd):
# 1 ... Discharge is a Maximum Daily Average
# 2 ... Discharge is an Estimate
# 3 ... Discharge affected by Dam Failure
# 4 ... Discharge less than indicated value,
# which is Minimum Recordable Discharge at this site
# 5 ... Discharge affected to unknown degree by
# Regulation or Diversion
# 6 ... Discharge affected by Regulation or Diversion
# 7 ... Discharge is an Historic Peak
# 8 ... Discharge actually greater than indicated value
# 9 ... Discharge due to Snowmelt, Hurricane,
# Ice-Jam or Debris Dam breakup
# A ... Year of occurrence is unknown or not exact
# Bd ... Day of occurrence is unknown or not exact
# Bm ... Month of occurrence is unknown or not exact
# C ... All or part of the record affected by Urbanization,
# Mining, Agricultural changes, Channelization, or other
# F ... Peak supplied by another agency
# O ... Opportunistic value not from systematic data collection
# R ... Revised
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# Gage height qualification codes(gage_ht_cd,ag_gage_ht_cd):
# 1 ... Gage height affected by backwater
# 2 ... Gage height not the maximum for the year
# 3 ... Gage height at different site and(or) datum
# 4 ... Gage height below minimum recordable elevation
# 5 ... Gage height is an estimate
# 6 ... Gage datum changed during this year
# 7 ... Debris, mud, or hyper-concentrated flow
# 8 ... Gage height tidally affected
# Bd ... Day of occurrence is unknown or not exact
# Bm ... Month of occurrence is unknown or not exact
# F ... Peak supplied by another agency
# R ... Revised
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peak_dt peak_va peak_cd gage_ht gage_ht_cd year_last_pk ag_dt ag_tm ag_gage_ht
10d 8s 33s 8s 27s 4s 10d 6s 8s
4/15/1922 1922 6910 11.5 3
1/21/1923 1923 6810 11.3 3,6
12/1/1927 1927 10600 17.8
1/19/1929 1929 12300 18.9
1/12/1930 1930 7900 15.5
4/26/1931 1931 3810 10.5
3/22/1932 1932 5860 13.65
12/31/1932 1932 7900 15.54
4/4/1934 1934 6760 14.86
2/26/1935 1935 5990 13.8
2/27/1936 1936 8600 16.51
4/20/1940 1940 12200 18.8
12/29/1940 1940 6620 14.2
3/16/1942 1942 8970 16.9
12/30/1942 1942 8600 16.5
4/11/1944 1944 7750 15.5
 5/18/1945 1945 9240 17.2
2/27/1946 1946 5430 12.72
6/2/1947 1947 12700 19.07
3/22/1948 1948 8700 16.57
1/28/1949 1949 5500 12.76
1/16/1950 1950 11000 18.05
12/8/1950 1950 7990 15.83
1/27/1952 1952 11300 18.47
1/18/1953 1953 4480 11.44
3/25/1954 1954 9360 16.75
10/16/1954 1954 14300 20.04
2/25/1956 1956 8890 16.35
5/20/1957 1957 9000 16.53
8/8/1958 1958 6730 15.48
1/22/1959 1959 24800 22.41 1913
12/13/1959 1959 7860 15.42
4/26/1961 1961 11800 18.17
2/27/1962 1962 5960 13.37
3/13/1963 1963 6830 14.38
3/5/1964 1964 12300 18.47
1/24/1965 1965 6830 14.39
2/11/1966 1966 7720 15.14
5/11/1967 1967 6370 12.27
7/17/1968 1968 8630 14.93
7/20/1969 1969 13600 18.76
1/29/1970 1970 6570 12.52
2/23/1971 1971 7160 13.26
4/15/1972 1972 8750 15.05
3/15/1973 1973 7180 13.29
1/19/1974 1974 8700 15
5/22/1975 1975 12200 17.88
2/17/1976 1976 14000 20.7
2/24/1977 1977 7970 14.71
12/14/1977 1977 12900 20.02
9/15/1979 1979 19700 22.06
12/25/1979 1979 9120 16.27
2/19/1981 1981 10600 5 17.85
12/23/1981 1981 6960 5 13.38
7/2/1983 1983 10400 5 17.6
3/21/1984 1984 9090 5 16.21
3/29/1985 1985 9080 5 16.2
11/5/1985 1985 8630 5 15.65
7/2/1987 1987 10500 5 17.69
3/26/1988 1988 6190 5 13.14
5/26/1989 1989 14300 5 20.02
 9/7/1990 1990 12200 5 20.16
12/30/1990 1990 15000 5 21.77
7/31/1992 1992 8780 5 16.52
12/31/1992 1992 10800 5 18.88
8/13/1994 1994 12900 5 20.64
1/16/1995 1995 10500 5 18.61
4/23/1996 1996 9680 5 17.71
6/1/1997 1997 13500 5 20.45
4/17/1998 1998 9450 5 18.05
1/24/1999 1999 6430 5 13.44
4/8/2000 2000 7730 5 15.69
12/17/2000 2000 7910 5 16.02
5/13/2002 2002 7180 5 13.36
7/22/2003 2003 14200 5 21.12
5/22/2004 2004 15000 5 21.66
1/12/2005 2005 11900 5 19.58
6/23/2006 2006 25400 5 23.29
1/6/2007 2007 12400 2,5 20.64 5
2/6/2008 2008 12300 5 20.55
3/9/2009 2009 11500 5 19.27
3/14/2010 2010 5350 5 10.7
2/28/2011 2011 19400 5 22.73
12/6/2011 2011 10600 5 18.32
10/30/2012 2012 13800 5 20.86
12/22/2013 2013 10500 5 18.23
6/27/2015 2015 11900 5 19.51
12/27/2015 2015 8420 5 15.74
1/12/2017 2017 10700 5 18.5
4/16/2018 2018 13800 5 20.89
6/21/2019 2019 10000 5 17.73
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Water years (years) Peak Flow (cfs)
1922 6910
1923 6810
1927 10600
1929 12300
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1931 3810
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1932 7900
1934 6760
1935 5990
1936 8600
1940 12200
1940 6620
1942 8970
1942 8600
1944 7750
1945 9240
1946 5430
1947 12700
1948 8700
1949 5500
1950 11000
1950 7990
1952 11300
1953 4480
1954 9360
1954 14300
1956 8890
1957 9000
1958 6730
1959 24800
1959 7860
1961 11800
1962 5960
1963 6830
1964 12300
1965 6830
1966 7720
1967 6370
1968 8630
1969 13600
1970 6570
1971 7160
1972 8750
1973 7180
1974 8700
1975 12200
1976 14000
1977 7970
1977 12900
1979 19700
1979 9120
1981 10600
1981 6960
1983 10400
1984 9090
1985 9080
1985 8630
1987 10500
1988 6190
1989 14300
1990 12200
1990 15000
1992 8780
1992 10800
1994 12900
1995 10500
1996 9680
1997 13500
1998 9450
1999 6430
2000 7730
2000 7910
2002 7180
2003 14200
2004 15000
2005 11900
2006 25400
2007 12400
2008 12300
2009 11500
2010 5350
2011 19400
2011 10600
2012 13800
2013 10500
2015 11900
2015 8420
2017 10700
2018 13800
2019 10000
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Water years (years) Peak Flow (cfs) Log data of Peak Flow
1922 6910 3.839
1923 6810 3.833
1927 10600 4.025
1929 12300 4.085
1930 7900 4.178
1931 3810 4.271
1932 5860 4.364
1932 7900 4.457
1934 6760 4.55
1935 5990 4.643
1936 8600 4.736
1940 12200 4.829
1940 6620 4.922
1942 8970 5.015
1942 8600 5.108
1944 7750 5.201
1945 9240 5.294
1946 5430 5.387
1947 12700 5.48
1948 8700 5.573
1949 5500 5.666
1950 11000 5.759
1950 7990 5.852
1952 11300 5.945
1953 4480 6.038
1954 9360 6.131
1954 14300 6.224
1956 8890 6.31700000000001
1957 9000 6.41
1958 6730 6.50300000000001
1959 24800 6.59600000000001
1959 7860 6.68900000000001
1961 11800 6.78200000000001
1962 5960 6.87500000000001
1963 6830 6.96800000000001
1964 12300 7.06100000000001
1965 6830 7.15400000000001
1966 7720 7.24700000000001
1967 6370 7.34000000000001
1968 8630 7.43300000000001
1969 13600 7.52600000000001
1970 6570 7.61900000000001
1971 7160 7.71200000000001
1972 8750 7.80500000000001
1973 7180 7.89800000000001
1974 8700 7.99100000000001
1975 12200 8.08400000000001
1976 14000 8.17700000000001
1977 7970 8.27000000000001
1977 12900 8.36300000000001
1979 19700 8.45600000000001
1979 9120 8.54900000000001
1981 10600 8.64200000000001
1981 6960 8.73500000000001
1983 10400 8.82800000000001
1984 9090 8.92100000000001
1985 9080 9.01400000000001
1985 8630 9.10700000000001
1987 10500 9.20000000000001
1988 6190 9.29300000000001
1989 14300 9.38600000000001
1990 12200 9.47900000000001
1990 15000 9.57200000000001
1992 8780 9.66500000000001
1992 10800 9.75800000000001
1994 12900 9.85100000000001
1995 10500 9.94400000000001
1996 9680 10.037
1997 13500 10.13
1998 9450 10.223
1999 6430 10.316
2000 7730 10.409
2000 7910 10.502
2002 7180 10.595
2003 14200 10.688
2004 15000 10.781
2005 11900 10.874
2006 25400 10.967
2007 12400 11.06
2008 12300 11.153
2009 11500 11.246
2010 5350 11.339
2011 19400 11.432
2011 10600 11.525
2012 13800 11.618
2013 10500 11.711
2015 11900 11.804
2015 8420 11.897
2017 10700 11.99
2018 13800 12.083
2019 10000 12.176
 Peak Flow vs. Water years
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0.3956 0.4835 Relative Frequency vs. Cumulative freq
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835 0.7363 0.9561 0.9561 0.9781 0.9891 1

Relative Frequency