LOCATION.--Lat 39°11'00", long 108°16'02", in SW14SW14 sec.18, T.10 S., R.97 W., Mesa County, Hydrologic Unit 14010005, on left bank 300 ft from State Highway 65, 1.15 mi upstream from mouth, and 4.0 mi northeast of Cameo.
DRAINAGE AREA.--592 mi2.
WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1935 to September 1983. October 1985 to current year. Prior to May 1936, monthly discharges only, published in WSP 1313. For a complete listing of historical data available for this site, see http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/inventory/?site_no=09105000
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 979: 1942. WSP 2124: Drainage area. WDR CO-83-2: 1973 (M), 1975 (M).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry. Elevation of gage is 4,840 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. Prior to Aug. 27, 1936, nonrecording gage.
REMARKS.--Records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs, diversions for irrigation of about 25,000 acres, return flow from irrigated areas, and for power development.
Discharge, cubic feet per second
WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003
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47
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76
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47
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e47
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45
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e46
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73
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173
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324
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32
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30
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29
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42
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53
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46
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e41
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e46
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48
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94
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149
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425
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31
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28
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27
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102
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49
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45
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e44
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e45
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46
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92
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149
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209
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29
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29
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27
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77
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46
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42
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e46
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43
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52
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75
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247
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159
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28
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28
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26
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53
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46
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44
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e43
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43
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52
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70
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238
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125
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28
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27
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35
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46
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44
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41
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e40
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e40
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47
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66
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211
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100
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28
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27
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39
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43
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45
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41
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e42
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e37
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49
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65
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189
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88
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28
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27
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44
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42
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49
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41
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e40
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e39
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53
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62
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168
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79
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26
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29
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55
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40
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135
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39
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e44
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e45
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54
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65
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207
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68
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26
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30
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82
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38
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72
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42
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e49
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e42
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56
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81
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195
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59
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27
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29
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237
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37
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58
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44
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e48
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e45
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60
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113
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174
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60
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26
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29
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129
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37
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50
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43
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e46
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41
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71
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154
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157
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62
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25
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32
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91
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37
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49
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41
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42
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44
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87
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148
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185
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62
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25
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36
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81
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37
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52
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40
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44
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e55
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100
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183
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211
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54
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24
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34
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78
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37
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51
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42
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44
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e50
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100
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192
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318
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48
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24
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72
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76
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38
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46
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42
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e39
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e47
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96
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167
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385
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46
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20
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46
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73
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38
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46
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47
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e44
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e48
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84
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144
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501
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45
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19
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40
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68
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39
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49
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e45
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e37
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e47
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79
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144
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474
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48
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20
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39
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71
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40
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45
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e41
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e44
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e46
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66
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131
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480
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50
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19
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35
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73
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41
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46
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e39
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e45
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45
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57
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106
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465
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62
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19
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28
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73
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42
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48
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e49
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46
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49
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64
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97
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494
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73
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20
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28
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71
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43
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47
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e42
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45
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46
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61
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107
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536
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64
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21
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25
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70
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46
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48
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e35
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45
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44
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65
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138
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690
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55
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22
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24
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65
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50
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49
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e44
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45
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41
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103
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111
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474
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53
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21
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27
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63
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48
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51
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e46
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46
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49
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85
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91
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431
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51
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21
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26
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61
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46
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45
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e41
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45
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46
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73
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146
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348
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48
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23
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25
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61
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46
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41
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e42
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45
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e45
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77
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229
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452
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45
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23
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25
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59
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48
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45
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e41
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46
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e47
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68
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253
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550
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42
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22
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28
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58
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52
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46
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e44
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44
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57
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237
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485
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38
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23
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29
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58
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48
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46
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e44
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43
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56
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196
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432
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33
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23
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30
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59
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50
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e41
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44
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62
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310
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23
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31
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1,430
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1,573
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1,321
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1,363
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1,260
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2,074
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3,830
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10,478
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2,675
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746
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973
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2,039
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46.1
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52.4
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42.6
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44.0
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45.0
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66.9
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128
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338
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89.2
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24.1
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31.4
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68.0
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102
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135
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49
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49
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55
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103
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253
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690
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425
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32
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72
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237
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37
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41
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35
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37
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37
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46
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62
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149
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33
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19
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24
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26
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2,840
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3,120
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2,620
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2,700
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2,500
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4,110
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7,600
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20,780
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5,310
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1,480
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1,930
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4,040
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STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1936 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
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114
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103
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86.5
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77.3
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82.4
|
107
|
241
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662
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502
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120
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79.7
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93.8
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|
333
|
207
|
148
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117
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148
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220
|
759
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1,825
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2,975
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796
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328
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255
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(1942)
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(1987)
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(1942)
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(1998)
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(1958)
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(1998)
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(1942)
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(1942)
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(1983)
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(1995)
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(1983)
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(1997)
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25.2
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37.3
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42.1
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41.4
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42.8
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58.3
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71.9
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33.8
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15.6
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10.2
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13.4
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17.4
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(1978)
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(1978)
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(1991)
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(1961)
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(1978)
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(1964)
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(1990)
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(1977)
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(2002)
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(2002)
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(1977)
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(1977)
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a Also occurred Jul 24, 2002.
b Maximum gage height, 8.73 ft, Jun 16, 1995.
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