Table 5 Model results for historic floods for the upper Brue at Bruton UK Flood Rain (mm/hr) SMD Effective rain Peak discharge Rp rain Rp SMD Rp flood 29/6/1917 190 in 22 47 143 in 12 175 898 1.57 1410 27/9/1974 39 in 17 0 39 in 17 27 3.2 1.7 5.4 30/5/1979 40 in 8 0 40 in 8 55 10.0 3.57 36 12/7/1982 95 in 11 52 43 in 3 75 43 1.59 68