LOCATION.--Lat 38°24'42", long 106°25'20", in SW14SW14 sec.21, T.48 N., R.5 E., Saguache County, Hydrologic Unit 14020003, on right bank 300 ft from U.S. Highway 50, 0.5 mi downstream from Marshall Creek, and 0.8 mi south of Sargents.
DRAINAGE AREA.-- 149 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1916 to September 1922, October 1937 to September 1972, October 1992 to current year. Monthly discharge 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=09115500
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1313: 1922(M). WRD Colo. 1967: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 8,416 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.
May 12 to Oct. 5, 1917, nonrecording gage. Oct. 6, 1917 to Sept. 30, 1922, water-stage recorder, at railroad bridge 1,000 ft upstream at different datum. Apr. 18, 1938 to Sept. 9, 1953, water-stage recorder at present site at datum 1.0 ft higher.
REMARKS.--Records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,900 acres upstream from station. Larkspur ditch diverts water upstream from station to Arkansas River basin. 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.
Discharge, cubic feet per second
WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003
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15
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16
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e29
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e14
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e14
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e14
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e30
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74
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297
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45
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38
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26
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15
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15
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e27
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e17
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e15
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e13
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e29
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69
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258
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43
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36
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24
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16
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14
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e25
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e15
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e16
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e12
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e31
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67
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235
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39
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35
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25
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15
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e13
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e22
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e18
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e15
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e12
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e33
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72
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210
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38
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33
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27
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14
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e10
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e23
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e18
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e11
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e14
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e34
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68
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201
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37
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30
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25
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13
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e11
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e24
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e16
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e10
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e13
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e32
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57
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177
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38
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30
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27
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13
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e12
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e21
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e14
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e11
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e12
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e33
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51
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158
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39
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30
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40
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13
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e15
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e21
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e15
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e11
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e14
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e30
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55
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142
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37
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27
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43
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13
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e21
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e19
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e15
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e13
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e15
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e32
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51
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135
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31
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23
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39
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12
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e17
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e18
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e17
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e13
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e20
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e32
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53
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129
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25
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26
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63
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12
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e14
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e17
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e20
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e13
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e21
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e35
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51
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122
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24
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26
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53
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12
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e13
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e18
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e18
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e13
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e24
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e38
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56
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112
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24
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33
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46
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12
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e14
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e19
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e17
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e15
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e27
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e44
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66
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107
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27
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26
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44
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12
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e11
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e21
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e16
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e19
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e31
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e45
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63
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99
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27
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25
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39
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12
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e10
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e21
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e16
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e18
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e34
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e28
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87
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89
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28
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24
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35
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12
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e10
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e21
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e14
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e16
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e36
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e23
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95
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88
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30
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25
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34
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13
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e11
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e20
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e16
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e15
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e36
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e22
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120
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89
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34
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25
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32
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13
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e14
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e21
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e17
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e15
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e33
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e13
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138
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88
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33
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27
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30
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12
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e15
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e20
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e14
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e14
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e30
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e14
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156
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102
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30
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27
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30
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13
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e19
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e17
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e14
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e12
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e31
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e19
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172
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101
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36
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24
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29
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e13
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e20
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e19
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e15
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e14
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e30
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e25
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171
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85
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38
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23
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28
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e13
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e23
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e18
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e17
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e15
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e31
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e42
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183
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74
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40
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24
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27
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e15
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e24
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e15
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e18
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e14
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e31
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e34
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209
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67
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42
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28
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27
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e16
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e25
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e15
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e17
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e15
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e33
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e50
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220
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57
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46
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42
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26
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e16
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e23
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e16
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e16
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e16
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e36
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e64
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244
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55
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38
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31
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25
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15
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e18
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e15
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e15
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e16
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e37
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e73
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235
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54
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37
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33
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24
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16
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e16
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e15
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e15
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e15
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e37
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e75
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248
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50
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61
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29
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24
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16
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e19
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e14
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e14
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e15
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e35
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e73
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283
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48
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57
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32
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24
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15
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e24
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e15
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e14
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e30
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73
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298
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47
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47
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37
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23
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16
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e26
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e18
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e14
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e29
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75
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294
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45
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45
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28
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23
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16
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e16
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e15
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e28
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---
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289
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39
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27
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429
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493
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600
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491
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399
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799
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1,181
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4,295
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3,521
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1,155
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904
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962
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13.8
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16.4
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19.4
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15.8
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14.2
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25.8
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39.4
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139
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117
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37.3
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29.2
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32.1
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16
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26
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29
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20
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19
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37
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75
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298
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297
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61
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42
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63
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12
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10
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14
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14
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10
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12
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13
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51
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45
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24
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23
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23
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851
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978
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1,190
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974
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791
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1,580
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2,340
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8,520
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6,980
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2,290
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1,790
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1,910
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STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1917 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
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31.2
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27.8
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23.2
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21.4
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22.0
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28.3
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66.3
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196
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194
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63.5
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38.9
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29.2
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48.9
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38.1
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39.0
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43.2
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49.6
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50.3
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139
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382
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588
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255
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128
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59.5
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(1971)
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(1997)
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(1996)
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(1996)
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(1996)
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(1972)
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(1962)
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(1958)
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(1957)
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(1957)
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(1957)
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(1957)
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13.8
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16.4
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12.3
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10.7
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10.9
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15.0
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27.9
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24.7
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14.7
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11.8
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9.10
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11.9
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(2003)
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(2003)
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(2002)
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(1967)
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(1967)
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(1970)
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(2002)
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(2002)
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(2002)
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(2002)
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(2002)
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(2002)
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a Maximum gage height for period of record, 4.05 ft, Jun 16, 1917, and Jun 9, 1921, site and datum then in use.
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