Flood frequency analysis of Asa River, Ilorin, Nigeria
HO Adebayo,
AO Ogunlela
Abstract:Flooding poses a risk to human lives, livelihoods, infrastructure, and the environment. Therefore, understanding the flood frequency patterns of the Asa River is crucial in developing effective flood management strategies. This study explores the statistical technique to understand the nature and magnitude of high discharge of floods in the Asa River, aiming at relating the magnitude of floods and their frequency of occurrence through probability distribution. The Gumbel Extreme Value Distribution method was u… Show more
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