The purpose of this study is to estimate the low-flow statistics at the mountainous watershed. The formulation for the estimation of the design low-flow statistics was obtained by means of a hydraulic approach applied to a simple conceptual model for a mountainous watershed. Three of the independent variables associated with the low-flow statistics is watershed area(A), average basin slope(S) and the base flow recession constant(K); Watershed area was measured from topographic maps and average basin slope is approximated in this study using Strahler's slope determining method. And base flow recession constant computed using Vogel and Kroll's method. Unfortunately, this method is usually unavailable at ungaged sites. In this study, recession constant at ungaged sites is estimated using graphical regression method used by Giese and Mason. The model for estimating low-flow statistics were applied to all 61 catchments in the Sumjin, Mankyung basin.

빈도별 홍수량의 지역분석을 위하여 유역의 지형특성을 독립변수로 이용하는 회귀모형을 검정하였다. 그런데 이들 독립변수들간의 상관관계가 존재할 경우 능형회귀모형이 이용되기도 하는 이 방법은 다중공선성 문제를 극복하는데 적합한 방법으로 알려져 있다. 능형회귀모형을 최적화하기 위해서는 조정변수가 포함되는 비용함수를 최소화하여야 한다. 본 연구에서는 이 최적화를 위하여 유전알고리즘을 이용하였다. 유전알고리즘은 자연 생물의 유전 및 진화과정을 모방한 추계학적 탐색