Research Article

Frequency Analysis of Low Flow Series from Çekerek Stream Basin

Volume: 11 Number: 01 January 1, 2005
  • Kadri Yürekli
  • Ahmet Kurunç
  • Selçuk Gül
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Frequency Analysis of Low Flow Series from Çekerek Stream Basin

Abstract

The most true selection probability distribution is important to describe the low flow statistics for the studies related to drought analysis. The aim of this study is to derive appropriate probability distributions for frequency analysis of 7-day annual low flows at three gauging stations of the Çekerek Stream. The lowest 7-day flow series were constituted from daily flow data for 7-day periods of each year. A minimum 7-day flow is the lowest flow that occurred within a 7-consecutive day period. L-moment technique was used to predict the parameters of the selected distributions. Two goodness of fit indices, including MADI and MSDI, were used to compare the performances of the probability distributions for fitting. According to results, the best performance was obtained for generalized pareto GPA distribution. The distributions produced negative values were discarded. The predicted low flows obtained from the distributions that produced positive values except Log Pearson type three for empirical probability levels Gringorten formula sufficiently represent the actual low flows for probability levels higher than 75%. The statistics having reoccurrence interval of ten years Q7,10 based on GPA distribution were predicted as 0.29, 1.27 and 2.11 m3/s for gauging stations 1424, 1409 and 1404, respectively

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English

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Research Article

Authors

Kadri Yürekli This is me

Ahmet Kurunç This is me

Selçuk Gül This is me

Publication Date

January 1, 2005

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January 1, 2005

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Year 2005 Volume: 11 Number: 01

APA
Yürekli, K., Kurunç, A., & Gül, S. (2005). Frequency Analysis of Low Flow Series from Çekerek Stream Basin. Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 11(01), 72-78. https://doi.org/10.1501/Tarimbil_0000000496
AMA
1.Yürekli K, Kurunç A, Gül S. Frequency Analysis of Low Flow Series from Çekerek Stream Basin. J Agr Sci-Tarim Bili. 2005;11(01):72-78. doi:10.1501/Tarimbil_0000000496
Chicago
Yürekli, Kadri, Ahmet Kurunç, and Selçuk Gül. 2005. “Frequency Analysis of Low Flow Series from Çekerek Stream Basin”. Journal of Agricultural Sciences 11 (01): 72-78. https://doi.org/10.1501/Tarimbil_0000000496.
EndNote
Yürekli K, Kurunç A, Gül S (January 1, 2005) Frequency Analysis of Low Flow Series from Çekerek Stream Basin. Journal of Agricultural Sciences 11 01 72–78.
IEEE
[1]K. Yürekli, A. Kurunç, and S. Gül, “Frequency Analysis of Low Flow Series from Çekerek Stream Basin”, J Agr Sci-Tarim Bili, vol. 11, no. 01, pp. 72–78, Jan. 2005, doi: 10.1501/Tarimbil_0000000496.
ISNAD
Yürekli, Kadri - Kurunç, Ahmet - Gül, Selçuk. “Frequency Analysis of Low Flow Series from Çekerek Stream Basin”. Journal of Agricultural Sciences 11/01 (January 1, 2005): 72-78. https://doi.org/10.1501/Tarimbil_0000000496.
JAMA
1.Yürekli K, Kurunç A, Gül S. Frequency Analysis of Low Flow Series from Çekerek Stream Basin. J Agr Sci-Tarim Bili. 2005;11:72–78.
MLA
Yürekli, Kadri, et al. “Frequency Analysis of Low Flow Series from Çekerek Stream Basin”. Journal of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 11, no. 01, Jan. 2005, pp. 72-78, doi:10.1501/Tarimbil_0000000496.
Vancouver
1.Kadri Yürekli, Ahmet Kurunç, Selçuk Gül. Frequency Analysis of Low Flow Series from Çekerek Stream Basin. J Agr Sci-Tarim Bili. 2005 Jan. 1;11(01):72-8. doi:10.1501/Tarimbil_0000000496

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