Drainage area and flow frequency distribution pattern of small Ontario streams

In the stream restoration process the hydraulic and the morphometric design of a stable channel is based on the effective discharge (Qe). The accuracy of the analytical solution for estimating Qe depends on the goodness of fit between the streamflow series and the assumed probability distribution function (pdf); and also the sediment transport rate of the stream. Most analytical investigations for estimating Qe assume that the daily streamflow …