DA River in the Thunder Bay area experienced peak floods of 2600 ft/s and 3000 ft³/s respectively for the return period of 15 and 30 years. The flood peak data on this river normally follows the normal probability distribution. You, as a novice engineer, are asked by your supervisory engineer to estimate the peak flow on this river for the return period of 70 years.

DA River in the Thunder Bay area experienced peak floods of 2600 ft/s and 3000 ft³/s respectively for the return period of 15 and 30 years. The flood peak data on this river normally follows the normal probability distribution. You, as a novice engineer, are asked by your supervisory engineer to estimate the peak flow on this river for the return period of 70 years.

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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