Use of historic water level records for re-assessing flood frequency: Case study of the Spey catchment

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-31

  Black, Andrew R ^a   Fadipe, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flood frequency analysis; Graphical adjustment; Historical information; Pooling; River Spey

Indexed keywords

FIELD SURVEYS; FLOOD FREQUENCIES; FLOOD FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GAUGING STATIONS; GRAPHICAL ADJUSTMENT; HISTORICAL FLOODS; HISTORICAL INFORMATION; PEAK DISCHARGES; POOLING; QUALITY ASSESSMENTS; RIVER FLOWS; SCOTLAND; SEASONALITY; SINGLE SITES;

CATCHMENTS; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; RUNOFF; WATER LEVELS;

RIVERS;

FLOOD FREQUENCY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HISTORICAL RECORD; PEAK DISCHARGE; RIVER DISCHARGE; WATER LEVEL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; SPEY RIVER; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 61649106963     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2007.00105.x     Document Type: Article

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