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FLOW DURATION CURVES II: A REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS IN WATER RESOURCES PLANNING 1
Author(s) -
Vogel Richard M.,
Fennessey Neil M.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1995.tb03419.x
Subject(s) - streamflow , hydropower , environmental science , water resources , duration (music) , hydrology (agriculture) , water resource management , flood myth , water year , resource (disambiguation) , water quality , geology , computer science , drainage basin , geography , engineering , ecology , geotechnical engineering , biology , art , computer network , cartography , electrical engineering , literature , archaeology
ABSTRACT: A streamflow duration curve illustrates the relationship between the frequency and magnitude of streamflow. Flow duration curves have a long history in the field of water‐resource engineering and have been used to solve problems in water‐quality management, hydropower, instream flow methodologies, water‐use planning, flood control, and river and reservoir sedimentation, and for scientific comparisons of streamflow characteristics across watersheds. This paper reviews traditional applications and provides extensions to some new applications, including water allocation, wasteload allocation, river and wetland inundation mapping, and the economic selection of a water‐resource project.