Table 22. Monthly distribution of measured annual flood peaks at key stations along Paraguay and Paraná rivers.1 |
River at | No. of | Monthly distribution (percentile) |
Station (location) | years | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | Jun. | Jul. | Aug. |
Upper Paraguay river at |
Cáceres (Km 3442)2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 504 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Upper Paraguay river at |
Ladario (Km 2755)2 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 41 | 21 | 1 |
Upper Paraguay river at |
Porto Murtinho (Km 2235)2 | 46 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
Middle Paraguay river at |
Asunción (Km 1630)2 | 87 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 10 | 1 |
Upper Paraná river at |
Posadas (Km 378)3 | 92 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
Middle Paraná river at |
Corrientes (Km 1208)2 | 92 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
1Source: Anderson et al (1993) and DNAEE/CPRM (unpublished data). 2 Km of Hidrovia, starting at Buenos Aires. |
2 Distance measured from Corrientes. 4 Bolded figures indicate the mode (the largest value) of the distribution. |
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