The flow – duration curve is a plot of

The flow – duration curve is a plot of
| The flow – duration curve is a plot of

A. accumulated flow against time

B. discharge against time in chronological order

C. the base flow against the percentage of times the flow is exceeded 

D. the stream discharge against the percentage of time the flow is equalled or exceeded

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Right Answer is: D

SOLUTION

The flow duration curve is the plot of discharge against percent of time the flow was equalled or exceeded. This is known as discharge frequency curve.