Locate the data for the highest-discharge flood at Albuquerque after Cochiti Dam was completed in 1973

Date of flood: ____________________ Discharge: _____________cfs (ft3/sec)

Rank in the entire flood record _________________

What is the recurrence interval for this flood? Show your calculations.
Note that to calculate the recurrence interval, R, use:
R = (n+1)/r
n = the number of records in the data set
r = the rank of the annual-peak discharge value with 1 being the highest value in the table.

Fill in the blank with correct word.


Date of flood: 5/28/1984
Discharge: 9500 cfs
Rank in the entire flood record: 9
R = (58+1)/9 = 6.5

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