LOCATION.--Lat 38°55'04", long 104°49'05", in NW14SE14 sec.18, T.13 S., R.66 W., El Paso County, Hydrologic Unit 11020003, on right bank 0.1 mi west of Interstate 25 at Pikeview, 0.9 mi downstream from Cottonwood Creek, and 1.3 mi downstream from Woodmen Road.
DRAINAGE AREA.--204 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1938 to September 1949, January 1976 to current year. Daily record for suspended sediment available, May 1996 to September 1997 (seasonal peaks only). For a complete listing of historical data available for this site, see http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/inventory/?site_no=07104000
REVISED RECORDS.--WDR CO-90-1: 1989 (M).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 6,203.26 ft above NGVD of 1929. Oct. 1938 to Sept. 1949, nonrecording gage at present site at datum 2.10 ft higher. Jan. 1976 to June 6, 1994, at present site at datum 2.00 ft higher. Since Aug. 14, 2002, supplementary water-stage recorder on left bank 15 ft downstream at same datum.
REMARKS.--Records fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs, transmountain diversions, diversions for irrigation and municipal use, ground-water withdrawals, return flows from irrigated areas, and flows from sewage-treatment plants. Several measurements of specific conductance and water temperature were obtained and are published in the "Supplemental Water-Quality Data for Gaging Stations" section of this report.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of May 30, 1935, reached a stage of about 14 ft, former datum, discharge unknown.
Discharge, cubic feet per second
WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003
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13
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15
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14
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e10
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11
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e16
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17
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45
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71
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14
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8.7
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e30
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20
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21
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15
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e10
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12
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18
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18
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47
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23
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12
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8.3
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e25
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11
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16
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15
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e11
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12
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14
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17
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44
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21
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12
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13
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50
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11
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15
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14
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e11
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e11
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12
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16
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44
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55
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12
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28
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22
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11
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13
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13
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e11
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e10
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12
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23
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41
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66
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11
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12
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20
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11
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12
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e12
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11
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e10
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11
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31
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35
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24
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11
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7.1
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30
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11
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12
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e11
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e12
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e9.0
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12
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19
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32
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30
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11
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6.0
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36
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11
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13
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e11
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13
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e9.0
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15
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20
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27
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24
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11
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6.4
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26
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11
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12
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e11
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e13
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e9.0
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11
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20
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25
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23
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9.3
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37
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e20
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11
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13
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e11
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e11
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e10
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11
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22
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42
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20
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8.8
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12
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e17
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11
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13
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e11
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e11
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e11
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11
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19
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29
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17
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9.3
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13
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e16
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11
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13
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e11
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e12
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e13
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11
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17
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27
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18
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10
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12
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e15
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11
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13
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e12
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e12
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14
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10
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17
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26
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23
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9.0
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8.7
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e17
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11
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12
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e12
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12
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15
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10
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19
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23
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20
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8.9
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7.0
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e18
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11
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12
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e13
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13
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15
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11
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23
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26
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19
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8.7
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7.3
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e17
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12
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13
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14
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e11
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14
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11
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32
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34
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19
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13
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6.7
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e15
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12
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13
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15
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e10
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13
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13
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31
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25
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161
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12
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5.8
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e14
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e12
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13
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14
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e10
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13
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31
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30
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25
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52
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8.5
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11
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13
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e12
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13
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e13
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e12
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22
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20
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29
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27
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108
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25
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11
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16
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e12
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13
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e12
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14
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14
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54
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29
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26
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66
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16
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6.5
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16
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e12
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12
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e11
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12
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13
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41
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30
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23
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36
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9.5
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6.1
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14
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13
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13
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e11
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14
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11
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25
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70
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19
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24
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8.9
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6.4
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14
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14
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13
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e11
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14
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11
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24
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90
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32
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20
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9.1
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5.9
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13
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13
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13
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e11
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14
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e9.0
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49
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108
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24
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17
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8.7
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11
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12
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14
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e13
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e11
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13
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e10
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47
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67
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23
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19
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10
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13
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12
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24
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e12
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e11
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12
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e12
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27
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52
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22
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79
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10
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9.0
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16
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44
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e12
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e11
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11
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e12
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22
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26
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19
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28
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36
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34
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13
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19
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e12
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e12
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11
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13
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16
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33
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16
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21
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61
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13
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12
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17
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e13
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e12
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10
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15
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62
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18
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27
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17
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85
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14
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15
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14
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e11
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10
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15
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51
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17
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20
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11
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141
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14
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15
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---
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e11
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11
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---
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15
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33
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9.1
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237
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436
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397
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377
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362
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338.0
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610
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1,038
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896
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1,151
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422.8
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788.9
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567
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14.1
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13.2
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12.2
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11.7
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12.1
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19.7
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34.6
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28.9
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38.4
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13.6
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25.4
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18.9
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44
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21
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15
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14
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22
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54
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108
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47
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161
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61
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237
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50
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11
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12
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11
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10
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9.0
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10
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16
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16
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17
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8.5
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5.8
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12
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865
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787
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748
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718
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670
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1,210
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2,060
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1,780
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2,280
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839
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1,560
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1,120
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STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1939 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
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19.5
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18.6
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15.6
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14.5
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15.5
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22.1
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50.2
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93.0
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48.1
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28.1
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31.2
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17.0
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82.8
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55.3
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32.2
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31.9
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35.2
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52.4
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259
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399
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190
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97.6
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149
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46.7
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(1985)
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(1985)
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(2000)
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(2000)
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(2000)
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(1998)
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(1942)
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(1999)
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(1999)
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(1999)
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(1999)
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(1985)
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1.90
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4.27
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3.95
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4.40
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4.06
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6.67
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10.2
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12.7
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5.20
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2.01
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1.11
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1.74
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(1940)
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(1979)
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(1979)
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(1979)
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(1940)
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(1944)
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(1978)
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(1946)
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(1976)
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(1939)
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(1940)
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(1939)
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