When a PRT file as peakFQ codes importPeakFQ fails to import siteTS correctly. For example the following PRT file
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Program PeakFq U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Seq.002.000
Version 7.1 Annual peak flow frequency analysis Run Date / Time
3/14/2014 10/23/2014 09:01
--- PROCESSING OPTIONS ---
Plot option = Graphics device
Basin char output = WATSTORE
Print option = Yes
Debug print = No
Input peaks listing = Long
Input peaks format = WATSTORE peak file
Input files used:
peaks (ascii) - V:\CDOT_Flood_Frequency\PeakFQ\Input_files\06707000\06707000.TXT
specifications - V:\CDOT_Flood_Frequency\PeakFQ\Input_files\06707000\PKFQWPSF.TMP
Output file(s):
main - V:\CDOT_Flood_Frequency\PeakFQ\Input_files\06707000\06707000.PRT
bcd - V:\CDOT_Flood_Frequency\PeakFQ\Input_files\06707000\06707000.B
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Program PeakFq U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Seq.001.001
Version 7.1 Annual peak flow frequency analysis Run Date / Time
3/14/2014 10/23/2014 09:01
Station - 06707000 NF SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT SOUTH PLATTE, CO.
I N P U T D A T A S U M M A R Y
Number of peaks in record = 72
Peaks not used in analysis = 12
Systematic peaks in analysis = 60
Historic peaks in analysis = 0
Beginning Year = 1909
Ending Year = 1982
Historical Period Length = 74
Generalized skew = -0.148
Standard error = 0.550
Mean Square error = 0.303
Skew option = WEIGHTED
Gage base discharge = 0.0
User supplied high outlier threshold = --
User supplied PILF (LO) criterion = --
Plotting position parameter = 0.00
Type of analysis EMA
PILF (LO) Test Method MGBT
Perception Thresholds:
Begin End Low High Comment
1909 1910 0.0 INF DEFAULT
1911 1912 INF INF MISSING
1913 1982 0.0 INF DEFAULT
Interval Data = None Specified
***** NOTICE -- Preliminary machine computations. ***** ***** User responsible for assessment and interpretation. *****
_WCF109W-PEAKS WITH MINUS-FLAGGED DISCHARGES WERE BYPASSED. 12
_WCF113W-NUMBER OF SYSTEMATIC PEAKS HAS BEEN REDUCED TO NSYS = 60
WCF002J-CALCS COMPLETED. RETURN CODE = 2
EMA002W-CONFIDENCE INTERVALS ARE NOT EXACT IF HISTORIC PERIOD > 0
Kendall's Tau Parameters
MEDIAN No. of
TAU P-VALUE SLOPE PEAKS
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SYSTEMATIC RECORD -0.166 0.063 -6.455 60
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Program PeakFq U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Seq.001.002
Version 7.1 Annual peak flow frequency analysis Run Date / Time
3/14/2014 10/23/2014 09:01
Station - 06707000 NF SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT SOUTH PLATTE, CO.
ANNUAL FREQUENCY CURVE PARAMETERS -- LOG-PEARSON TYPE III
LOGARITHMIC
-------------------------------
STANDARD
MEAN DEVIATION SKEW
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EMA W/O REG. INFO 2.9097 0.2358 -0.381
EMA W/REG. INFO 2.9097 0.2358 -0.317
EMA ESTIMATE OF MSE OF SKEW W/O REG. INFO (AT-SITE) 0.1112
EMA ESTIMATE OF MSE OF SKEW W/SYSTEMATIC ONLY (AT-SITE) 0.1112
ANNUAL FREQUENCY CURVE -- DISCHARGES AT SELECTED EXCEEDANCE PROBABILITIES
ANNUAL EMA W/ EMA W/O <------ FOR EMA ESTIMATES ------->
EXCEEDANCE REG INFO REG INFO VARIANCE 95% CONFIDENCE INTERVALS
PROBABILITY ESTIMATE ESTIMATE OF EST. LOWER UPPER
Program PeakFq U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Seq.001.003
Version 7.1 Annual peak flow frequency analysis Run Date / Time
3/14/2014 10/23/2014 09:01
Station - 06707000 NF SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT SOUTH PLATTE, CO.
I N P U T D A T A L I S T I N G
WATER PEAK PEAKFQ <--- Intervals --->
YEAR VALUE CODES LOW HIGH REMARKS
1909 1550.0
1910 1800.0
1913 880.0
1914 1860.0
1915 980.0
1916 448.0
1917 1300.0
1918 1080.0
1919 695.0
1920 1030.0
1921 1910.0
1922 674.0
1923 1130.0
1924 1380.0
1925 341.0
1926 1520.0
1927 459.0
1928 964.0
1929 857.0
1930 700.0
1931 740.0
1932 518.0
1933 1490.0
1934 335.0
1935 833.0
1936 1620.0
1937 715.0
1938 1050.0
1939 543.0
1940 232.0
1941 1030.0
1942 1370.0
1943 571.0
1944 1040.0
1945 1360.0
1946 350.0
1947 1000.0
1948 1040.0
1949 2050.0
1950 496.0
1951 786.0
1952 1390.0
1953 679.0
1954 324.0
1955 561.0
1956 556.0
1957 1230.0
1958 885.0
1959 444.0
1960 550.0
1961 439.0
1962 631.0
1963 224.0
1964 439.0
1965 1260.0
1966 -555.0 K
1967 -440.0 K
1968 529.0
1969 1380.0
1970 1180.0
1971 -534.0 K
1972 726.0
1973 1550.0
1974 -575.0 K
1975 -755.0 K
1976 -1010.0 K
1977 -588.0 K
1978 -854.0 K
1979 -1360.0 K
1980 -1600.0 K
1981 -572.0 K
1982 -838.0 K
Explanation of peak discharge qualification codes
PeakFQ NWIS
CODE CODE DEFINITION
D 3 Dam failure, non-recurrent flow anomaly
G 8 Discharge greater than stated value
X 3+8 Both of the above
L 4 Discharge less than stated value
K 6 OR C Known effect of regulation or urbanization
H 7 Historic peak
- Minus-flagged discharge -- Not used in computation
-8888.0 -- No discharge value given
- Minus-flagged water year -- Historic peak used in computation
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Program PeakFq U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Seq.001.004
Version 7.1 Annual peak flow frequency analysis Run Date / Time
3/14/2014 10/23/2014 09:01
Station - 06707000 NF SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT SOUTH PLATTE, CO.
EMPIRICAL FREQUENCY CURVES -- HIRSCH-STEDINGER PLOTTING POSITIONS
When a PRT file as peakFQ codes importPeakFQ fails to import siteTS correctly. For example the following PRT file
1 Program PeakFq U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Seq.002.000 Version 7.1 Annual peak flow frequency analysis Run Date / Time 3/14/2014 10/23/2014 09:01
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Program PeakFq U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Seq.001.001 Version 7.1 Annual peak flow frequency analysis Run Date / Time 3/14/2014 10/23/2014 09:01
***** NOTICE -- Preliminary machine computations. *****
***** User responsible for assessment and interpretation. *****
_WCF109W-PEAKS WITH MINUS-FLAGGED DISCHARGES WERE BYPASSED. 12 _WCF113W-NUMBER OF SYSTEMATIC PEAKS HAS BEEN REDUCED TO NSYS = 60 WCF002J-CALCS COMPLETED. RETURN CODE = 2 EMA002W-CONFIDENCE INTERVALS ARE NOT EXACT IF HISTORIC PERIOD > 0
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Program PeakFq U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Seq.001.002 Version 7.1 Annual peak flow frequency analysis Run Date / Time 3/14/2014 10/23/2014 09:01
EMA W/O REG. INFO 2.9097 0.2358 -0.381 EMA W/REG. INFO 2.9097 0.2358 -0.317
EMA ESTIMATE OF MSE OF SKEW W/O REG. INFO (AT-SITE) 0.1112 EMA ESTIMATE OF MSE OF SKEW W/SYSTEMATIC ONLY (AT-SITE) 0.1112
ANNUAL EMA W/ EMA W/O <------ FOR EMA ESTIMATES -------> EXCEEDANCE REG INFO REG INFO VARIANCE 95% CONFIDENCE INTERVALS PROBABILITY ESTIMATE ESTIMATE OF EST. LOWER UPPER
0.9950 170.7 165.3 0.0107 79.3 241.0 0.9900 202.7 197.7 0.0078 107.2 274.3 0.9500 317.5 314.7 0.0033 220.7 394.0 0.9000 398.6 397.6 0.0022 304.3 480.0 0.8000 519.6 520.9 0.0015 425.0 611.3 0.6667 658.7 662.1 0.0012 556.8 766.2 0.5000 835.8 840.6 0.0010 718.4 967.4 0.4292 919.5 924.5 0.0010 793.3 1064.0 0.2000 1291. 1292. 0.0010 1117.0 1509.0 0.1000 1595. 1587. 0.0013 1370.0 1930.0 0.0400 1976. 1950. 0.0020 1660.0 2554.0 0.0200 2255. 2211. 0.0028 1845.0 3080.0 0.0100 2529. 2464. 0.0039 2004.0 3656.0 0.0050 2799. 2710. 0.0052 2140.0 4293.0 0.0020 3153. 3025. 0.0074 2292.0 5243.0 1
Program PeakFq U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Seq.001.003 Version 7.1 Annual peak flow frequency analysis Run Date / Time 3/14/2014 10/23/2014 09:01
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Program PeakFq U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Seq.001.004 Version 7.1 Annual peak flow frequency analysis Run Date / Time 3/14/2014 10/23/2014 09:01
EMPIRICAL FREQUENCY CURVES -- HIRSCH-STEDINGER PLOTTING POSITIONS
WATER RANKED EMA INTERVALS YEAR DISCHARGE ESTIMATE LOW HIGH 1949 2050.0 0.0163 1921 1910.0 0.0327 1914 1860.0 0.0491 1910 1800.0 0.0655 1936 1620.0 0.0819 1909 1550.0 0.1147 1973 1550.0 0.0983 1926 1520.0 0.1311 1933 1490.0 0.1475 1952 1390.0 0.1639 1924 1380.0 0.1967 1969 1380.0 0.1803 1942 1370.0 0.2131 1945 1360.0 0.2295 1917 1300.0 0.2459 1965 1260.0 0.2623 1957 1230.0 0.2787 1970 1180.0 0.2951 1923 1130.0 0.3114 1918 1080.0 0.3278 1938 1050.0 0.3442 1944 1040.0 0.3770 1948 1040.0 0.3606 1920 1030.0 0.4098 1941 1030.0 0.3934 1947 1000.0 0.4262 1915 980.0 0.4426 1928 964.0 0.4590 1958 885.0 0.4754 1913 880.0 0.4918 1929 857.0 0.5082 1935 833.0 0.5246 1951 786.0 0.5410 1931 740.0 0.5574 1972 726.0 0.5738 1937 715.0 0.5902 1930 700.0 0.6066 1919 695.0 0.6230 1953 679.0 0.6394 1922 674.0 0.6558 1962 631.0 0.6722 1943 571.0 0.6886 1955 561.0 0.7049 1956 556.0 0.7213 1960 550.0 0.7377 1939 543.0 0.7541 1968 529.0 0.7705 1932 518.0 0.7869 1950 496.0 0.8033 1927 459.0 0.8197 1916 448.0 0.8361 1959 444.0 0.8525 1961 439.0 0.8853 1964 439.0 0.8689 1946 350.0 0.9017 1925 341.0 0.9181 1934 335.0 0.9345 1954 324.0 0.9509 1940 232.0 0.9673 1963 224.0 0.9837 1
Program PeakFq U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Seq.001.005 Version 7.1 Annual peak flow frequency analysis Run Date / Time 3/14/2014 10/23/2014 09:01
WATER <----- OBSERVED-----><-------- EMA -------><-PERCEPTION THRESHOLDS-> YEAR Q_LOWER Q_UPPER Q_LOWER Q_UPPER LOWER UPPER 1909 1550.0 1550.0 1550.0 1550.0 0.0 INF 1910 1800.0 1800.0 1800.0 1800.0 0.0 INF 1911 0.0 INF 0.0 INF INF INF 1912 0.0 INF 0.0 INF INF INF 1913 880.0 880.0 880.0 880.0 0.0 INF 1914 1860.0 1860.0 1860.0 1860.0 0.0 INF 1915 980.0 980.0 980.0 980.0 0.0 INF 1916 448.0 448.0 448.0 448.0 0.0 INF 1917 1300.0 1300.0 1300.0 1300.0 0.0 INF 1918 1080.0 1080.0 1080.0 1080.0 0.0 INF 1919 695.0 695.0 695.0 695.0 0.0 INF 1920 1030.0 1030.0 1030.0 1030.0 0.0 INF 1921 1910.0 1910.0 1910.0 1910.0 0.0 INF 1922 674.0 674.0 674.0 674.0 0.0 INF 1923 1130.0 1130.0 1130.0 1130.0 0.0 INF 1924 1380.0 1380.0 1380.0 1380.0 0.0 INF 1925 341.0 341.0 341.0 341.0 0.0 INF 1926 1520.0 1520.0 1520.0 1520.0 0.0 INF 1927 459.0 459.0 459.0 459.0 0.0 INF 1928 964.0 964.0 964.0 964.0 0.0 INF 1929 857.0 857.0 857.0 857.0 0.0 INF 1930 700.0 700.0 700.0 700.0 0.0 INF 1931 740.0 740.0 740.0 740.0 0.0 INF 1932 518.0 518.0 518.0 518.0 0.0 INF 1933 1490.0 1490.0 1490.0 1490.0 0.0 INF 1934 335.0 335.0 335.0 335.0 0.0 INF 1935 833.0 833.0 833.0 833.0 0.0 INF 1936 1620.0 1620.0 1620.0 1620.0 0.0 INF 1937 715.0 715.0 715.0 715.0 0.0 INF 1938 1050.0 1050.0 1050.0 1050.0 0.0 INF 1939 543.0 543.0 543.0 543.0 0.0 INF 1940 232.0 232.0 232.0 232.0 0.0 INF 1941 1030.0 1030.0 1030.0 1030.0 0.0 INF 1942 1370.0 1370.0 1370.0 1370.0 0.0 INF 1943 571.0 571.0 571.0 571.0 0.0 INF 1944 1040.0 1040.0 1040.0 1040.0 0.0 INF 1945 1360.0 1360.0 1360.0 1360.0 0.0 INF 1946 350.0 350.0 350.0 350.0 0.0 INF 1947 1000.0 1000.0 1000.0 1000.0 0.0 INF 1948 1040.0 1040.0 1040.0 1040.0 0.0 INF 1949 2050.0 2050.0 2050.0 2050.0 0.0 INF 1950 496.0 496.0 496.0 496.0 0.0 INF 1951 786.0 786.0 786.0 786.0 0.0 INF 1952 1390.0 1390.0 1390.0 1390.0 0.0 INF 1953 679.0 679.0 679.0 679.0 0.0 INF 1954 324.0 324.0 324.0 324.0 0.0 INF 1955 561.0 561.0 561.0 561.0 0.0 INF 1956 556.0 556.0 556.0 556.0 0.0 INF 1957 1230.0 1230.0 1230.0 1230.0 0.0 INF 1958 885.0 885.0 885.0 885.0 0.0 INF 1959 444.0 444.0 444.0 444.0 0.0 INF 1960 550.0 550.0 550.0 550.0 0.0 INF 1961 439.0 439.0 439.0 439.0 0.0 INF 1962 631.0 631.0 631.0 631.0 0.0 INF 1963 224.0 224.0 224.0 224.0 0.0 INF 1964 439.0 439.0 439.0 439.0 0.0 INF 1965 1260.0 1260.0 1260.0 1260.0 0.0 INF 1968 529.0 529.0 529.0 529.0 0.0 INF 1969 1380.0 1380.0 1380.0 1380.0 0.0 INF 1970 1180.0 1180.0 1180.0 1180.0 0.0 INF 1972 726.0 726.0 726.0 726.0 0.0 INF 1973 1550.0 1550.0 1550.0 1550.0 0.0 INF 1
End PeakFQ analysis. Stations processed : 1 Number of errors : 0 Stations skipped : 0 Station years : 72
Data records may have been ignored for the stations listed below.
(Card type must be Y, Z, N, H, I, 2, 3, 4, or .)
(2, 4, and \ records are ignored.)
For the station below, the following records were ignored:
FINISHED PROCESSING STATION: 06707000 USGS NF SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT SOUT
For the station below, the following records were ignored:
FINISHED PROCESSING STATION: