_
-----+--------------+--------------+-------------+------------->
|Average | Duration of | Maximum | Total
|precipitation.|precipitation.| flood flow. | run-off.
| | | |
-----+--------------+--------------+-------------+------------->
| _Inches._ | _Days._ |_Sec.-feet._ | _Cubic feet._
1902 | 6 | 6 | 24,800 |13,379,000,000
1903 | 11.74 | 3 | 35,700 |14,772,000,000
-----+--------------+--------------+-------------+------------->
<-----------+-------------
Run-off. | Duration of
| flood at
| Dundee dam.
<-----------+-------------
_Per cent._| _Hours._
[B]100 | 270
66 | 225
<-----------+-------------
[Footnote B: Approximately]
In the following table and fig. 2 are recorded gage heights taken at
hourly intervals during the crucial part of the flood and the amount of
water expressed in cubic feet per second flowing over the crest of the
dam at each gage height.
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