River and Reservoir Watch Version 4.5

River Discharge and Reservoir Storage Changes Using Satellite Microwave Radiometry

Artibonite

Center:

-72.629

Long.

Signal/Noise:

5.4

GFDS Area ID:

2414

Haiti

Center:

19.259

Lat.

Fair

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8769

sq km

WBM contributing area

Last measured:

20-Jul-23

Discharge:

2835

m3/sec

Status:

4

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

7-day Runoff

184.8

mm

155%

(7-day runoff compared to average for this date, 2003-2011,2014-2019)

Flood Magnitude:

5.5

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, 2003-2010.

Notes:

Log Pearson Type III is used to compute recurrence intervals from 15 years of record (2003-2011,2014-2019)

Mean discharge

1477

m3/s

Annual Runoff (percent of mean, 2003-2011,2013-2019)

Mean Runoff

5344

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:

-17284.40

17218.21

x^4

x^3

x^2

x

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