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Legitimate alternatives exist.

We will discuss those at the end of this article.

• Flood frequency analysis (Gumbel’s method, Log-Pearson Type III).
• Flood routing: Reservoir routing (Modified Pul’s method) and Channel routing (Muskingum method).

Unit Hydrographs:

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