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CRUE FREQUENCE [2 records]

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Record 1 1999-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

The frequency with which the maximum flood may be expected to occur at a site in any average interval of years.

OBS

Frequency analysis defines the "N-year flood" as being the flood which will, over a long period of time, be equalled or exceeded on the average once every N years. Thus the 10-yr flood would be expected to occur approximately 100 times in a period of 1,000 yr, and of these, 10 would be expected to reach the 100-year magnitude. Sometimes expressed in terms of percentage of probability; for example, a probability of 1 percent would be a 100-yr flood; a probability of 10 percent would be a 10-yr flood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Nombre de fois qu’une crue de grandeur donnée a des chances de se produire au cours d’une période de plusieurs années.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Número de veces, a lo largo de un determinado número de años, que puede producirse una avenida cuyo caudal o altura supere un nivel dado.

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Record 2 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Crue qui revient à une fréquence quelconque; par exemple, crue décennale, etc.

OBS

Si on connaît la périodicité des crues , on peut préciser : ten-year floods, twenty-year floods, etc.

Spanish

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