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Table 9 The flooding risks in Xiangxi river under different peak-volume scenarios (%)

From: Bivariate hydrologic risk analysis for the Xiangxi River in Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China

Service time

10 years

20 years

50 years

100 years

Designed flow (m3/s)

1000

1200

1500

1000

1200

1500

1000

1200

1500

1000

1200

1500

Volume (m3/s)

500

43.60

22.34

7.67

68.19

39.70

14.76

94.29

71.76

32.92

99.67

92.03

55.00

1000

43.55

22.32

7.67

68.13

39.65

14.74

94.27

71.71

32.88

99.67

92.00

54.95

1500

41.39

21.19

7.28

65.64

37.90

14.03

93.08

69.61

31.46

99.52

90.76

53.03

2000

31.44

16.06

5.51

52.99

29.54

10.71

84.85

58.32

24.67

97.70

82.63

43.25

2500

18.98

9.67

3.31

34.36

18.41

6.52

65.09

39.86

15.51

87.81

63.83

28.61

3000

10.34

5.26

1.80

19.61

10.25

3.57

42.06

23.68

8.69

66.43

41.76

16.63

3500

5.52

2.81

0.96

10.74

5.54

1.91

24.72

13.27

4.71

43.33

24.78

9.21

4000

2.99

1.52

0.52

5.89

3.02

1.04

14.08

7.37

2.57

26.18

14.20

5.08