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Task 3. Extract An Annual Maximum Series for the Summer and Winter Seasons
Summer Season
Repeat the previous steps to create an annual maximum series for the summer season.
Right click on the BALD EAGLE CREEK BL SPRING CREEK-MILESBURG, PA-FLOW gage record within the Study Explorer under Data.
Select Filter Data…
On the Dates and Thresholds tab, check the Filter Data by Season
Enter Start and End Season dates of 01May and 31Oct, respectively, as shown in the following figure.
Move to the Peaks tab.
Check the Filter to Annual Maxima box and enter a Start of Year date of 01Oct, as shown in the following figure.
Click Save Filtered Data Set As…
Within the Save as New Data Set window:
Enter a name of Summer Peaks.
Change the F-part to USGS - Summer.
The Save as New Data Set dialog should resemble the following:
Click OK to create a new flow time series.
Hold the Ctrl key and select both the original daily flow time series and Summer Peaks time series within theStudy Explorer.
ClickData | Plot.
You should see a plot of the original daily flow and summer peak annual maximum series within the same plot, as shown below. Click on the legend items to better identify which line style corresponds to which time series.
Winter Season
Repeat the previous steps to create a daily flow time series for the winter season.
Right click on the BALD EAGLE CREEK BL SPRING CREEK-MILESBURG, PA-FLOW gage record within the Study Explorer under Data.
Select Filter Data…
On the Dates and Thresholds tab, check the Filter Data by Season
Enter Start and End Season dates of 01Nov and 30Apr, respectively, as shown in the following figure.
Move to the Peaks tab.
Check the Filter to Annual Maxima box and enter a Start of Year date of 01Oct.
Click Save Filtered Data Set As…
Within the Save as New Data Set window:
Enter a name of Winter Peaks.
Change the F-part to USGS - Winter.
The Save as New Data Set dialog should resemble the following:
