LOCATION.--Lat 38°52'11", long 106°58'08", in NW14NE14 sec.2, T.14 S., R.86 W., Gunnison County, Hydrologic Unit 14020001, on right bank 400 ft downstream from Washington Gulch, 1 mi east of Crested Butte, and 6.3 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--68.9 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--April 1940 to September 1951, October 1993 to current year. Monthly discharges only for some periods, 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=09111500
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry, and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 8,820 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. Prior to Oct. 1, 1993, gage at site 0.3 mi downstream at different datum.
REMARKS.--Records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,300 acres upstream and downstream from station.
DISCHARGE, CUBIC FEET PER SECOND
WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003
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54
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24
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e23
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e14
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e14
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e14
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e27
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242
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1,110
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149
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36
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17
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47
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24
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e25
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e16
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e15
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e14
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e30
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229
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980
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140
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30
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15
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46
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21
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e26
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e14
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e14
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e13
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e34
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221
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846
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128
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35
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14
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44
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21
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e22
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e15
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e15
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e14
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32
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223
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749
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119
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32
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15
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43
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22
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e21
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e16
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e13
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e15
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31
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195
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650
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109
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28
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16
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41
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20
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e20
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e16
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e14
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e14
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31
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169
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564
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101
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25
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18
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42
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21
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e19
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e14
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e12
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e13
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29
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156
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495
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91
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23
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20
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40
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e22
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e19
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e15
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e12
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e14
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30
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147
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457
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86
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22
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26
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39
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e22
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e18
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e14
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e13
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e16
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31
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135
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465
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79
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21
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35
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37
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e27
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e16
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e15
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e14
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e16
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37
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129
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462
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72
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22
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68
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34
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e24
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e16
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e16
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e12
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e15
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50
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121
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479
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67
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25
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50
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32
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e23
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e16
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e16
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e14
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e16
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65
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142
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470
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62
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22
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45
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29
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e23
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e18
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e15
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e14
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e18
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81
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184
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458
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57
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23
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53
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28
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e22
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e20
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e14
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e16
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e18
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116
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229
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422
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55
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26
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46
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27
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e21
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e17
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e15
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e18
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e20
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126
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339
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427
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55
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21
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40
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26
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e21
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e17
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e15
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e16
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e21
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102
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443
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432
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54
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23
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35
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24
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e19
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e17
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e13
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e15
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e20
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99
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613
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371
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50
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28
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33
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24
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e20
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e18
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e15
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e15
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e21
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91
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685
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361
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50
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23
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31
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23
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e20
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e17
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e13
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e15
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23
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82
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659
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345
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49
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22
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29
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22
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e19
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e16
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e15
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e14
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24
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88
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661
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316
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49
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19
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26
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22
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e19
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e15
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e15
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e14
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24
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103
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718
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264
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48
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18
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24
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21
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e21
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e17
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e15
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e14
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23
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121
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788
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262
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42
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18
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22
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24
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e21
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e15
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e15
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e15
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25
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109
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880
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248
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40
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21
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21
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25
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e23
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e12
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e16
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e14
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26
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95
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958
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220
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39
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19
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20
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23
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e22
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e15
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e14
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e15
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26
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107
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1,000
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178
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37
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20
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19
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21
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e21
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e15
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e15
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e14
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25
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148
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933
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171
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36
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22
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18
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24
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e20
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e15
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e15
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e15
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27
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200
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1,070
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170
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38
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18
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18
|
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22
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e19
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e15
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e14
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e14
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28
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252
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1,140
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171
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35
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18
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18
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23
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e20
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e14
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e13
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---
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31
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273
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1,200
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164
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38
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18
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17
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21
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e23
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e16
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e15
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---
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30
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265
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1,260
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156
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32
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17
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17
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22
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---
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e16
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e14
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---
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e27
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---
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1,120
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---
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30
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18
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---
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950
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645
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546
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457
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400
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631
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2,885
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16,989
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12,863
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2,037
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713
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826
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30.6
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21.5
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17.6
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14.7
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14.3
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20.4
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96.2
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548
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429
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65.7
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23.0
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27.5
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54
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27
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26
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16
|
18
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31
|
273
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1,260
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1,110
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149
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36
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68
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|
21
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19
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12
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13
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12
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13
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27
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121
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156
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30
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17
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14
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1,880
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1,280
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1,080
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906
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793
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1,250
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5,720
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33,700
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25,510
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4,040
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1,410
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1,640
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STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1940 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
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30.9
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23.3
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16.5
|
13.7
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12.5
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20.0
|
124
|
525
|
566
|
193
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51.0
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26.9
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68.4
|
38.4
|
25.1
|
23.5
|
21.6
|
44.3
|
303
|
778
|
971
|
804
|
237
|
62.7
|
|
(1998)
|
(1998)
|
(1994)
|
(1996)
|
(2002)
|
(1999)
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(1943)
|
(1941)
|
(1995)
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(1995)
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(1995)
|
(1995)
|
|
10.2
|
8.63
|
8.03
|
8.35
|
6.20
|
8.52
|
36.4
|
248
|
134
|
17.9
|
7.74
|
13.8
|
|
(1943)
|
(1943)
|
(1943)
|
(1947)
|
(1945)
|
(1950)
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(1944)
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(2002)
|
(2002)
|
(2002)
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(2002)
|
(1942)
|