Table 1 Statistical characteristics of flood variables
From: Bivariate hydrologic risk analysis for the Xiangxi River in Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China
No. | Â | Flood characteristics | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Peak (m3/s) | Volume (m3/s day) | Duration (day) | ||
1 | Percentile | |||
 Minimum | 91 | 72 | 3 | |
 25% | 324 | 530.8 | 5 | |
 50% | 451.5 | 713.3 | 6 | |
 75% | 684 | 1189.5 | 8 | |
 Maximum | 1050 | 2430.8 | 13 | |
2 | Range | 959 | 2358.8 | 10 |
3 | Mean | 510 | 920.5 | 6.56 |
4 | Std | 243.8 | 531.9 | 2.31 |
5 | Skewness | 0.74 | 0.959 | 2.72 |
6 | Kurtosis | 2.61 | 3.20 | 0.68 |