Maximum observed floods in China

Abstract

Maximum observed floods (MOF) and their envelope curves are useful to hydrological engineers when estimating probable maximum floods or design floods. The World MOF and its envelope curve were developed originally in 1967 and modified in 2009 by our team. Based on MOF concepts and observed hydrological data in China, the China MOF and its envelope curve are presented, and their characteristics analysed. The results will be useful for flood design, for example for dam spillways, in China and in similar regions, in particular where no data are available, but cannot be used without modification and comparative analyses. Editor Z.W. Kundzewicz Citation Li, C., Wang, G., and Li, R., 2013. Maximum observed floods in China. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 58 (3), 728-735. © 2013 Copyright 2013 IAHS Press.