Table 1: Comparison of the peak discharge (m3s-1) of historic floods estimated using the slope area method and observed flood levels, with the estimate produced by non-linear flow model

Date of flood Peak discharge slope area method Peak discharge: flow model
11/7/1968 52 45
27/9/1974 25 27
30/5/1979 58 54
12/7/1982 78 77
28/6/1917 178 180