The following table lists in order of magnitude the largest recorded discharge of a river with a drainage area of 12,560 km'. Year Q (m/s) 1948 2604 1933 2105 1928 1842 1932 1842 1917 1797 1947 1780 1921 1927 1774 1743 1938 1596 1936 1590 1922 1567 1912 1553 1925 1494 1924 1468 1916 1386 1918 1295 1929 1292 1943 1278 1919 1273 1323 1205 1939 1114 1100 1934 1945 1057 1935 1046 1920 1035 1914 995 1931 955 1913 919 1940 851 1942 851 1946 837 1926 817 1937 771 1944 769 1930 678 1941 618 1915 599 A. Estimate the 40- and 75-year inflow. B. What is the probability of the 100-year value occurring in any period of 7 consecutive year?

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The following table lists in order of magnitude the largest
recorded discharge of a river with a drainage area of 12,560 km'.
Year Q (m/s)
1948
2604
1933
2105
1928
1842
1932
1842
1917
1797
1947
1780
1921
1774
1927
1743
1938
1596
1936
1590
1922
1567
1912
1553
1925
1494
1924
1468
1916
1386
1918
1295
1292
1929
1943
1278
1919
1273
1323
1205
1939
1114
1934
1100
1945
1057
1935
1920
1046
1035
1914
995
1931
1913
1940
955
919
851
1942
851
1946
837
1926
817
1937
771
1944
769
1930
678
1941
618
1915
599
A. Estimate the 40- and 75-year inflow.
B. What is the probability of the 100-year value occurring in
any period of 7 consecutive year?
Transcribed Image Text:The following table lists in order of magnitude the largest recorded discharge of a river with a drainage area of 12,560 km'. Year Q (m/s) 1948 2604 1933 2105 1928 1842 1932 1842 1917 1797 1947 1780 1921 1774 1927 1743 1938 1596 1936 1590 1922 1567 1912 1553 1925 1494 1924 1468 1916 1386 1918 1295 1292 1929 1943 1278 1919 1273 1323 1205 1939 1114 1934 1100 1945 1057 1935 1920 1046 1035 1914 995 1931 1913 1940 955 919 851 1942 851 1946 837 1926 817 1937 771 1944 769 1930 678 1941 618 1915 599 A. Estimate the 40- and 75-year inflow. B. What is the probability of the 100-year value occurring in any period of 7 consecutive year?
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