Flood Frequency Analysis Calculator: Log-Pearson Type III Distribution

NOTE: Only enter data/edit yell

USGS Gaging Station Name:
USGS Site ID:
Step 1: On separate sheet, sort PeakQ with date, from highest to lowest; Step 2: Paste sorted dates and Qpeak into Col B and
YEAR OF
PEAK
PEAK_FLOW_
(log Q
(log Q
Return Period
FLOW
VALUE_Q(cfs)
avg(logQ))^2
avg(logQ))^3
(n+1)/m
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TE: Only enter data/edit yellow cells; do not alter white or blue cells

es and Qpeak into Col B and C, respectively

Exceedence
Probability
(1/Tr)
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No. Years in Record
0.00
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Avg_Qpeak_cfs
#DIV/0!
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Avg_LogQ_cfs
#DIV/0!
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Sum {(log Q avg(logQ))^2}
0.000
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Sum {(log Q avg(logQ))^3
0.000
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Variance_LogQ_cfs
#DIV/0!
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Stdev_LogQ_cfs
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Skewness (Cs)
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Skew Coefficient (Cm)
0.00 **Determine from skew coefficient Map of U
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Variance of Regional Skewness V(Cm)
0.302 **Constant for U.S. = 0.302
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[A-B*(log(n/10))]
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Variance of Station Skewness (V(Cs):
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A value #DIV/0!
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B value #DIV/0!
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Weighting Factor (W)
#DIV/0! **W=V(Cm)/[V(Cs)+V(Cm)]
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Weighted Skewness (Cw)
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Table Cw upper
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Table Cw lower
**Paste value here from K factor table belo
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Calculated Cw Value
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*Note: paste K lower and upper values from K factor ta
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Frequency Factors K for Gamma and log-Pearson Type III Distributions (Haan, 1977, Table 7.
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Recurrence Interval In Years
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WEIGHTED
1.0101
2
5
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SKEW COEFFICIENT
Percent Chance (>=) = 1-F
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Cw
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20
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0.294
0.307
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nt for U.S. = 0.302

m)/[V(Cs)+V(Cm)]
W*Cs] + [(1-W)*Cm]

alue here from K factor table below

alue here from K factor table below

K calculated LogQTr_cfs
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QTr_cfs
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and upper values from K factor table below

tributions (Haan, 1977, Table 7.7)

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1.18
1.195
1.21
1.224
1.238

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2.278
2.277
2.275
2.272
2.267

2
3.152
3.134
3.114
3.093
3.071

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4.051
4.013
3.973
3.932
3.889

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4.97
4.904
4.847
4.783
4.718

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1.262
1.274
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1.294
1.302
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1.318
1.324
1.329
1.333
1.337
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1.34
1.341
1.34
1.339
1.336
1.333
1.328
1.323
1.317
1.309
1.301
1.292
1.282
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1.245
1.231
1.216
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1.183
1.166
1.147
1.128
1.107
1.086
1.064
1.041
1.018
0.994
0.97
0.945
0.92
0.895
0.869
0.844
0.819
0.795
0.711
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2.256
2.248
2.24
2.23
2.219
2.207
2.193
2.179
2.163
2.146
2.128
2.108
2.087
2.066
2.043
2.018
1.993
1.967
1.939
1.91
1.88
1.849
1.818
1.785
1.751
1.716
1.68
1.643
1.606
1.567
1.528
1.488
1.448
1.407
1.366
1.324
1.282
1.24
1.198
1.157
1.116
1.075
1.035
0.996
0.959
0.923
0.888
0.855
0.823
0.793
0.764

3.048
3.023
2.997
2.97
2.942
2.912
2.881
2.848
2.815
2.78
2.743
2.706
2.666
2.626
2.585
2.542
2.498
2.453
2.407
2.359
2.311
2.261
2.211
2.159
2.107
2.054
2
1.945
1.89
1.834
1.777
1.72
1.663
1.606
1.549
1.492
1.435
1.379
1.324
1.27
1.217
1.166
1.116
1.069
1.023
0.98
0.939
0.9
0.864
0.83
0.798
0.768

3.845
3.8
3.753
3.705
3.656
3.605
3.553
3.499
3.444
3.388
3.33
3.271
3.211
3.149
3.087
3.022
2.957
2.891
2.824
2.755
2.686
2.615
2.544
2.472
2.4
2.326
2.252
2.178
2.104
2.029
1.955
1.88
1.806
1.733
1.66
1.588
1.518
1.449
1.383
1.318
1.256
1.197
1.14
1.087
1.037
0.99
0.946
0.905
0.867
0.832
0.799
0.769

4.652
4.584
4.515
4.444
4.372
4.298
4.223
4.147
4.069
3.99
3.91
3.828
3.745
3.661
3.575
3.489
3.401
3.312
3.223
3.132
3.041
2.949
2.856
2.763
2.67
2.576
2.482
2.388
2.294
2.201
2.108
2.016
1.926
1.837
1.749
1.664
1.581
1.501
1.424
1.351
1.282
1.216
1.155
1.097
1.044
0.995
0.949
0.907
0.869
0.833
0.8
0.769

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0.702
0.681
0.66

0.738
0.712
0.683
0.666

0.74
0.714
0.689
0.666

0.74
0.714
0.69
0.667

0.741
0.714
0.69
0.667

Frequency Factors K for Gamma and log-Pearson Type III Distributions (Haan, 1977, Table 7.7)

Weighted
SKEW COEFFICIENT
Cw
3
2.9
2.8
2.7
2.6
2.5
2.4
2.3
2.2
2.1
2
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.1
1
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
-0.1
-0.2
-0.3
-0.4
-0.5
-0.6
-0.7
-0.8
-0.9
-1
-1.1
-1.2
-1.3
-1.4
-1.5

Recurrence Interval In Years

1.0101
2
5
Percent Chance (>=) = 1-F
99
50
20
-0.667 -0.396
0.42
-0.69
-0.39
0.44
-0.714 -0.384
0.46
-0.74 -0.376
0.479
-0.769 -0.368
0.499
-0.799
-0.36
0.518
-0.832 -0.351
0.537
-0.867 -0.341
0.555
-0.905
-0.33
0.574
-0.946 -0.319
0.592
-0.99 -0.307
0.609
-1.037 -0.294
0.627
-1.087 -0.282
0.643
-1.14 -0.268
0.66
-1.197 -0.254
0.675
-1.256
-0.24
0.69
-1.318 -0.225
0.705
-1.383
-0.21
0.719
-1.449 -0.195
0.732
-1.518
-0.18
0.745
-1.588 -0.164
0.758
-1.66 -0.148
0.769
-1.733 -0.132
0.78
-1.806 -0.116
0.79
-1.88 -0.099
0.8
-1.955 -0.083
0.808
-2.029 -0.066
0.816
-2.104
-0.05
0.824
-2.178 -0.033
0.83
-2.252 -0.017
0.836
-2.326
0
0.842
-2.4
0.017
0.846
-2.472
0.033
0.85
-2.544
0.05
0.853
-2.615
0.066
0.855
-2.686
0.083
0.856
-2.755
0.099
0.857
-2.824
0.116
0.857
-2.891
0.132
0.856
-2.957
0.148
0.854
-3.022
0.164
0.852
-3.087
0.18
0.848
-3.149
0.195
0.844
-3.211
0.21
0.838
-3.271
0.225
0.832
-3.33
0.24
0.825

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100

200

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1.18
1.195
1.21
1.224
1.238
1.25
1.262
1.274
1.284
1.294
1.302
1.31
1.318
1.324
1.329
1.333
1.337
1.339
1.34
1.341
1.34
1.339
1.336
1.333
1.328
1.323
1.317
1.309
1.301
1.292
1.282
1.27
1.258
1.245
1.231
1.216
1.2
1.183
1.166
1.147
1.128
1.107
1.086
1.064
1.041
1.018

4
2.278
2.277
2.275
2.272
2.267
2.262
2.256
2.248
2.24
2.23
2.219
2.207
2.193
2.179
2.163
2.146
2.128
2.108
2.087
2.066
2.043
2.018
1.993
1.967
1.939
1.91
1.88
1.849
1.818
1.785
1.751
1.716
1.68
1.643
1.606
1.567
1.528
1.488
1.448
1.407
1.366
1.324
1.282
1.24
1.198
1.157

2
3.152
3.134
3.114
3.093
3.071
3.048
3.023
2.997
2.97
2.942
2.912
2.881
2.848
2.815
2.78
2.743
2.706
2.666
2.626
2.585
2.542
2.498
2.453
2.407
2.359
2.311
2.261
2.211
2.159
2.107
2.054
2
1.945
1.89
1.834
1.777
1.72
1.663
1.606
1.549
1.492
1.435
1.379
1.324
1.27
1.217

1
4.051
4.013
3.973
3.932
3.889
3.845
3.8
3.753
3.705
3.656
3.605
3.553
3.499
3.444
3.388
3.33
3.271
3.211
3.149
3.087
3.022
2.957
2.891
2.824
2.755
2.686
2.615
2.544
2.472
2.4
2.326
2.252
2.178
2.104
2.029
1.955
1.88
1.806
1.733
1.66
1.588
1.518
1.449
1.383
1.318
1.256

0.5
4.97
4.904
4.847
4.783
4.718
4.652
4.584
4.515
4.444
4.372
4.298
4.223
4.147
4.069
3.99
3.91
3.828
3.745
3.661
3.575
3.489
3.401
3.312
3.223
3.132
3.041
2.949
2.856
2.763
2.67
2.576
2.482
2.388
2.294
2.201
2.108
2.016
1.926
1.837
1.749
1.664
1.581
1.501
1.424
1.351
1.282

-1.6
-1.7
-1.8
-1.9
-2
-2.1
-2.2
-2.3
-2.4
-2.5
-2.6
-2.7
-2.8
-2.9
-3

-3.88
-3.444
-3.499
-3.553
-3.605
-3.656
-3.705
-3.753
-3.8
-3.845
-3.899
-3.932
-3.973
-4.013
-4.051

0.254
0.268
0.282
0.294
0.307
0.319
0.33
0.341
0.351
0.36
0.368
0.376
0.384
0.39
0.396

0.817
0.808
0.799
0.788
0.777
0.765
0.752
0.739
0.725
0.711
0.696
0.681
0.666
0.651
0.636

0.994
0.97
0.945
0.92
0.895
0.869
0.844
0.819
0.795
0.711
0.747
0.724
0.702
0.681
0.66

1.116
1.075
1.035
0.996
0.959
0.923
0.888
0.855
0.823
0.793
0.764
0.738
0.712
0.683
0.666

1.166
1.116
1.069
1.023
0.98
0.939
0.9
0.864
0.83
0.798
0.768
0.74
0.714
0.689
0.666

1.197
1.14
1.087
1.037
0.99
0.946
0.905
0.867
0.832
0.799
0.769
0.74
0.714
0.69
0.667

1.216
1.155
1.097
1.044
0.995
0.949
0.907
0.869
0.833
0.8
0.769
0.741
0.714
0.69
0.667

Alsea Example
Cw = 0.1092