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Determination Of Extreme Flood Events In The Black Creek, Julington Creek, Dubin Creek, Big Davis Creek, Ortega River, And Pablo Creek Sub-Basins Of The Lower St. Johns River Basin, Florida, Usa, Samantha Kovalenko

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Extreme flood estimation is a continuously developing field of research. Economic and community well-being are dependent on flood risk preventative planning, which can only be successfully implemented through sound flood estimating methods. Without the execution of proper flood prevention measures, many communities remain at risk. In addition to a new extreme flood estimation methodology, this research presents a new approach to establish flood estimates. Traditionally, more than one flood estimate per return frequency storm does not exist. This research produced a set of 10-, 25-, 50-, and 100-year flood estimates for the Black Creek, Julington Creek, Durbin Creek, Big Davis …