Special Report 38: Magnitude and Frequency of Floods in New Jersey with Effects of Urbanization

Special Report 38 of the State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Resources uses mathematical and graphical relations to estimate flood-peak magnitudes having selected recurrence intervals ranging from 2 to 100 years for drainage basins larger than one square mile with various degrees of existing or projected urban and suburban development.Special Report 38Purpose: To develop an inexpensive and rapid method for estimating flood-peak magnitudes having recurrence intervals ranging up to 100 years for drainage basins larger than one square mile and with various degrees of urban and suburban development