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The objectives of the present study are to investigate the hydrological homogeneity of Upper Cauvery annual maximum flow data and to select a suitable distribution for the frequency analysis. The L-moments method is used in this analysis. The Upper Cauvery river basin is shown to be hydrologically heterogeneous. The 3 parameter log normal and the generalized extreme value distributions are recommended for the frequency analysis of data in this region.
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Rao, A.R., Hamed, K.H. Frequency analysis of upper cauvery flood data by L-moments. Water Resour Manage 8, 183–201 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00877086
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