Singo, L. R.Kundu, P. M.Odiyo, J. O.Mathivha, F. I.Nkuna, T. R.2018-12-012018-12-012012Singo, L. R. , P. M. Kundu, J. O. Odiyo, F. I. Mathivha and T. R. Nkuna (2012) Flood Frequency Analysis of Annual Maximum Stream Flows for Luvuvhu River Catchment, Limpopo Province, South Africa, University of Venda, Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, Thohoyandou, South Africa <http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1262>http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1262https://www.researchGate.net/publication/293605685Luvuvhu River Catchment (LRC) is one of the regions in South Africa where floods have caused enormous damage and impacted negatively on fauna and flora. Over the years, the catchment has experienced floods resulting from heavy rainfall associated with the ITCZ. Annual maximum flow data from 8 stations with 50 years hydrological data were used to analyze flood frequencies in the catchment. To derive the probability of occurrence of flood events, the frequency distributions which could best describe the past characteristics and magnitudes of such floods were tested. This involved the determination of the best flood frequency models, which could be fitted to the available historical recorded data. The distribution models used included the Generalized Extreme Value, Gumbel or Extreme Value type 1, Log-Normal and the Log Pearson type III distributions. The extreme value analysis showed that the Gumbel and Log Pearson type III distributions provided the best fit.enCatchmentFlood frequencyUCTDITCZPeak dischargeArticleSingo L R, Kundu P M, Odiyo J O, Mathivha F I, Nkuna T R. Flood Frequency Analysis of Annual Maximum Stream Flows for Luvuvhu River Catchment, Limpopo Province, South Africa. 2012; http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1262.Singo, L. R., Kundu, P. M., Odiyo, J. O., Mathivha, F. I., & Nkuna, T. R. (2012). Flood Frequency Analysis of Annual Maximum Stream Flows for Luvuvhu River Catchment, Limpopo Province, South Africa. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1262Singo, L. R., P. M. Kundu, J. O. Odiyo, F. I. Mathivha, and T. R. Nkuna "Flood Frequency Analysis of Annual Maximum Stream Flows for Luvuvhu River Catchment, Limpopo Province, South Africa." (2012) http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1262TY - Article AU - Singo, L. R. AU - Kundu, P. M. AU - Odiyo, J. O. AU - Mathivha, F. I. AU - Nkuna, T. R. AB - Luvuvhu River Catchment (LRC) is one of the regions in South Africa where floods have caused enormous damage and impacted negatively on fauna and flora. Over the years, the catchment has experienced floods resulting from heavy rainfall associated with the ITCZ. Annual maximum flow data from 8 stations with 50 years hydrological data were used to analyze flood frequencies in the catchment. To derive the probability of occurrence of flood events, the frequency distributions which could best describe the past characteristics and magnitudes of such floods were tested. This involved the determination of the best flood frequency models, which could be fitted to the available historical recorded data. The distribution models used included the Generalized Extreme Value, Gumbel or Extreme Value type 1, Log-Normal and the Log Pearson type III distributions. The extreme value analysis showed that the Gumbel and Log Pearson type III distributions provided the best fit. DA - 2012 DB - ResearchSpace DP - Univen KW - Catchment KW - Flood frequency KW - ITCZ KW - Peak discharge LK - https://univendspace.univen.ac.za PY - 2012 T1 - Flood Frequency Analysis of Annual Maximum Stream Flows for Luvuvhu River Catchment, Limpopo Province, South Africa TI - Flood Frequency Analysis of Annual Maximum Stream Flows for Luvuvhu River Catchment, Limpopo Province, South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1262 ER -