Table 15. Comparison of low flow, mean annual, and peak flood discharges along Upper Paraguay river.1 |
Station | Low flow | Mean annual | Peak flood | Ratio | Ratio |
discharge1 | discharge2 | discharge1 |
Ql | Qa | Qp | Qp /Ql | Qp /Qa |
(m3/s) | (m3/s) | (m3/s) |
Cáceres | 140 | 382 | 1281 | 9.15 | 3.35 |
Descalvados | 270 | 437 | 781 | 2.89 | 1.79 |
Porto Conceição | 175 | 341 | 536 | 3.06 | 1.57 |
Bela Vista do Norte | 27 | 144 | 215 | 7.96 | 1.49 |
Amolar | 432 | 943 | 1747 | 4.04 | 1.85 |
Porto São Francisco | 492 | 1046 | 2801 | 5.69 | 2.68 |
Ladario | 441 | 1261 | 1942 | 4.40 | 1.54 |
Porto da Manga | 594 | 1340 | 2331 | 3.92 | 1.74 |
Porto Esperança | 589 | 1412 | 4098 | 6.96 | 2.90 |
Forte Coimbra | 635 | 1467 | 3510 | 5.53 | 2.39 |
Barranco Branco | 573 | 1505 | 3455 | 6.03 | 2.29 |
Fecho dos Morros | 586 | 1549 | 3748 | 6.40 | 2.42 |
Porto Murtinho | 549 | 1555 | 3721 | 6.78 | 2.39 |
1 Source: DNOS (1974), DNAEE, and Hidrologia S. A. 2 Source: EDIBAP (1979). |
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