Partial-Duration Flood Series
Water
A list of all flood peaks that exceed a chosen base stage or discharge, regardless of the number of peaks occurring in a year. Generally however, selected to result in one per year on average, with some years having none and others having several.
- — Service Hydrologist Reference Manual Glossary of Hydrologic Terms retrieved 2014-06-01
Weather
In hydrologic terms, a list of all flood peaks that exceed a chosen base stage or discharge, regardless of the number of peaks occurring in a year.