National flood-frequency program--methods for estimating flood magnitude and frequency in rural areas in Utah
Subject
Flood forecasting; Flood control
Description
Estimates of the magnitude and frequency
of flood-peak discharges and flood
hydrographs are used for a variety of purposes,
such as for the design of bridges,
culverts, and flood-control structures; and
for the management and regulation of
flood plains. To provide simple methods of
estimating flood-peak discharges, the U.S.
Geological Survey (USGS) has developed
and published equations for every State,
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American
Samoa, and a number of metropolitan
areas in the United States. Fact sheets that describe application of the updated NFF Program to various areas of the Nation are available. This fact
sheet describes the application of the
updated NFF Program to streams that drain
rural areas in Utah.
