River and Reservoir Watch Version 4.5

River Discharge and Reservoir Storage Changes Using Satellite Microwave Radiometry

DRAFT, in preparation

Poyang

Center:

116.1

Long.

Signal/Noise:

5.5

GFDS Area ID:

116

China

Center:

29.609

Lat.

Fair

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162289

sq km

WBM contributing area

Last measured:

17-Nov-24

Discharge:

2613

m3/sec

Status:

1

(1, low; 2, normal flow; 3, moderate flood, r >1.5 y; 4, major flood, r >5 y)

7-day Runoff

10.3

mm

#N/A

(7-day runoff compared to 20 y average for this date, 2002-2021)

Flood Magnitude:

0.0

Scale of 0-10

Flood Magnitude Defined

Technical Summary

Notes:

7-day forward weighted moving average is applied.

Geolocation correction, commencing April 1, 2012:

0

Low flow is 20th percentile discharge for this day, 2003-2013.

Notes:

Log Pearson Type III is used to compute recurrence intervals from 22 years of record (1998-2019)

Mean discharge

8776

m3/s

Annual Runoff (percent of mean, 1998-2021)

Mean Runoff

1709

mm

Major Floods

10 = Flood of Record

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Access to Data

Sample Citation: Brakenridge, G. R., Kettner, A. J., Paris, S., Cohen, S., Nghiem, S. V. , River and Reservoir Watch Version 4.5,

DFO Flood Observatory, University of Colorado, USA. http://floodobservatory.colorado.edu/ SiteDisplays/ 20.htm (Accessed 20 February 2023).

Robert.Brakenridge@Colorado.edu

Coefficients of Polynomial or Linear Rating Curve used:

364260.59

-774964.91

411282.39

x^4

x^3

x^2

x

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