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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN
05536995 CHICAGO SANITARY AND SHIP CANAL AT ROMEOVILLE, IL
LOCATION.--
Lat 41°38'27", long 88°03'35", in SE1/4SW1/4 sec.35, T.37 N., R.10 E.,
Will County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on left bank 40 ft upstream
from bridge on Romeoville Road in Romeoville, 5.2 mi upstream from
Lockport Lock and Dam, and at mile 6.2.
DRAINAGE AREA.--
739 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
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DISCHARGE:
October 1984 to current year.
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STAGE: Water years 1994-2000.
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SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
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CHEMICAL: Water years 1987-92 and 1999-2000.
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WATER TEMPERATURE: Water years 1974-77.
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REVISED RECORDS.--
WDR IL-86-2: 1985. WDR IL-89-2: 1986. WDR IL-92-2: 1986-89.
GAGE.--
Acoustical flowmeter and phone telemeter. Datum of gage is 551.89 ft above sea
level (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers bench mark).
REMARKS.--
Estimated daily discharges determined from a regression relation
between present site and the previous site 5.2 mi downstream. This
gaging station provides flow data essential to determine Illinois'
diversion of Lake Michigan water. A U.S. Supreme Court Decree limits
Illinois' diversion to an average of 3,200 ft3/s. Illinois' diversion
includes water diverted from the lake for domestic water supply, for
navigation and water-quality improvement in the Chicago Sanitary and
Ship Canal system, and the stormwater runoff from a 673 mi2 diverted
watershed area. Flows recorded at this station also include
nondiversion flows.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 19,466 ft3/s, Feb. 21,
1997, gage-height, 23.95 ft; maximum gage-height, 26.43 ft, Feb. 4, 1996;
minimum discharge, no flow or periods of reverse flow at times in most
years.
REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.--
Sampled as part of the Upper Illinois River Basin (UIRB) National Water
Quality Assessment Program (NAWQA).
| SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
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| | | | | DIS- | | BARO- | | PH | | | |
| | AGENCY | AGENCY | | CHARGE, | NUMBER | METRIC | | WATER | SPE- | | |
| | ANA- | COL- | | INST. | OF | PRES- | | WHOLE | CIFIC | | |
| | LYZING | LECTING | | CUBIC | SAM- | SURE | OXYGEN, | FIELD | CON- | TEMPER- | TEMPER- |
| | SAMPLE | SAMPLE | GAGE | FEET | PLING | (MM | DIS- | (STAND- | DUCT- | ATURE | ATURE |
| DATE | TIME | (CODE | (CODE | HEIGHT | PER | POINTS | OF | SOLVED | ARD | ANCE | AIR | WATER |
| | NUMBER) | NUMBER) | (FEET) | SECOND | (COUNT) | HG) | (MG/L) | UNITS) | (US/CM) | (DEG C) | (DEG C) |
| | (00028) | (00027) | (00065) | (00061) | (00063) | (00025) | (00300) | (00400) | (00095) | (00020) | (00010) |
| OCT 1999
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| 05... | 1530 | 80020 | 81700 | 25.65 | 2460 | 6 | 746 | 4.9 | 7.4 | 595 | 19.0 | 17.6
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| NOV
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| 02... | 1525 | 80020 | 81700 | 25.59 | 1740 | 6 | 741 | 5.2 | 7.7 | 815 | 7.0 | 16.5
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| DEC
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| 07... | 1520 | 80020 | 81700 | 25.66 | 2180 | 3 | 743 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 589 | 6.5 | 10.9
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| JAN 2000
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| 04... | 1500 | 80020 | 81700 | 25.54 | 1820 | 6 | 743 | 10.0 | 7.8 | 898 | -2.5 | 9.9
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| FEB
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| 01... | 1520 | 80020 | 81700 | 25.57 | 1780 | 6 | 750 | 11.4 | 7.3 | 1470 | -1.0 | 7.0
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| MAR
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| 07... | 1410 | 80020 | 1028 | 25.58 | 870 | 3 | 743 | 4.9 | 7.4 | 1410 | 25.0 | 14.1
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| APR
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| 04... | 1520 | 80020 | 81700 | 25.78 | 1080 | 6 | 745 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 1160 | 7.0 | 15.3
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| 20... | 1200 | 80020 | 81700 | 20.92 | 13400 | 6 | 734 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 974 | 17.0 | 14.7
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| MAY
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| 02... | 1515 | 80020 | 81700 | 25.64 | 2060 | 6 | 750 | 5.1 | 7.2 | 1160 | 23.0 | 18.2
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| JUN
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| 08... | 1600 | 80020 | 81700 | 25.49 | 2140 | 6 | 743 | 3.7 | 7.2 | 818 | 33.0 | 20.1
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| 27... | 1425 | 80020 | 81700 | 24.20 | 6460 | 6 | 745 | 4.0 | 7.1 | 628 | 24.5 | 23.3
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| AUG
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| 01... | 1800 | 80020 | 81700 | 25.36 | 3340 | 6 | 743 | 4.1 | 7.1 | 662 | 31.5 | 25.1
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| SEP
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| 06... | 1235 | 80020 | 1028 | 25.18 | 5030 | 6 | 755 | 5.2 | 7.5 | 622 | 23.0 | 25.2
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| | | | | ALKA- | BICAR- | | | | | NITRO- | NITRO- |
| | MAGNE- | POTAS- | | LINITY | BONATE | CHLO- | FLUO- | SILICA, | | GEN, | GEN,AM- |
| CALCIUM | SIUM, | SIUM, | SODIUM, | WAT DIS | WATER | RIDE, | RIDE, | DIS- | SULFATE | AMMONIA | MONIA + |
| DIS- | DIS- | DIS- | DIS- | TOT IT | DIS IT | DIS- | DIS- | SOLVED | DIS- | DIS- | ORGANIC |
| SOLVED | SOLVED | SOLVED | SOLVED | FIELD | FIELD | SOLVED | SOLVED | (MG/L | SOLVED | SOLVED | DIS. |
| DATE | (MG/L | (MG/L | (MG/L | (MG/L | MG/L AS | MG/L AS | (MG/L | (MG/L | AS | (MG/L | (MG/L | (MG/L |
| AS CA) | AS MG) | AS K) | AS NA) | CACO3 | HCO3 | AS CL) | AS F) | SIO2) | AS SO4) | AS N) | AS N) |
| (00915) | (00925) | (00935) | (00930) | (39086) | (00453) | (00940) | (00950) | (00955) | (00945) | (00608) | (00623) |
| OCT 1999
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| 05... | 41.0 | 14.0 | 6.1 | 54.8 | 103 | 126 | 75.2 | .6 | 4.2 | 64.8 | <.020 | 1.2
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| NOV
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| 02... | 51.6 | 18.0 | 9.4 | 82.0 | 131 | 160 | 104 | 1.1 | 5.1 | 94.9 | 1.57 | 2.4
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| DEC
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| 07... | 36.3 | 12.6 | 5.6 | 61.3 | 87 | 106 | 70.3 | .6 | 3.7 | 76.1 | .640 | 1.4
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| JAN 2000
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| 04... | 52.2 | 18.8 | 9.6 | 103 | 130 | 159 | 138 | 1.1 | 4.7 | 99.1 | .389 | 1.3
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| FEB
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| 01... | 59.1 | 20.1 | 9.6 | 232 | 130 | 158 | 325 | 1.1 | 5.2 | 110 | .476 | 1.4
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| MAR
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| 07... | 69.1 | 26.1 | 7.9 | 172 | 165 | 201 | 289 | .9 | 5.8 | 105 | 1.25 | 2.1
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| APR
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| 04... | 64.5 | 23.3 | 10.1 | 129 | 146 | 178 | 195 | 1.1 | 5.2 | 116 | 1.95 | 3.0
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| 20... | 51.6 | 19.5 | 6.9 | 111 | 125 | 152 | 174 | .8 | 4.4 | 78.3 | .576 | 1.3
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| MAY
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| 02... | 71.4 | 27.0 | 7.9 | 124 | 169 | 206 | 192 | .7 | 6.2 | 111 | .370 | 1.2
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| JUN
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| 08... | 49.1 | 18.9 | 5.5 | 74.9 | 138 | 168 | 115 | .5 | 4.7 | 73.0 | .298 | 1.0
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| 27... | 42.3 | 15.5 | 4.8 | 55.7 | 108 | 131 | 80.2 | .5 | 6.2 | 51.7 | .130 | 1.2
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| AUG
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| 01... | 43.4 | 15.5 | 5.6 | 66.8 | 118 | 144 | 86.5 | .6 | 3.7 | 74.4 | .380 | 1.1
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| SEP
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| 06... | 48.7 | 16.3 | 5.6 | 56.3 | -- | -- | 68.6 | .7 | 3.0 | 66.6 | .151 | .73
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| NITRO- | | NITRO- | NITRO- | NITRO- | | | NITRO- | PHOS- | | PHOS- | |
| GEN,AM- | NITRO- | GEN, | GEN, | GEN, | NITRO- | | GEN, | PHATE, | PHOS- | PHORUS | |
| MONIA + | GEN | NITRATE | NO2+NO3 | ORGANIC | GEN, | NITRO- | NITRITE | ORTHO, | PHORUS | ORTHO, | PHOS- |
| ORGANIC | DIS- | DIS- | DIS- | DIS- | ORGANIC | GEN, | DIS- | DIS- | DIS- | DIS- | PHORUS |
| TOTAL | SOLVED | SOLVED | SOLVED | SOLVED | TOTAL | TOTAL | SOLVED | SOLVED | SOLVED | SOLVED | TOTAL |
| DATE | (MG/L | (MG/L | (MG/L | (MG/L | (MG/L | (MG/L | (MG/L | (MG/L | (MG/L | (MG/L | (MG/L | (MG/L |
| AS N) | AS N) | AS N) | AS N) | AS N) | AS N) | AS N) | AS N) | AS PO4) | AS P) | AS P) | AS P) |
| (00625) | (00602) | (00618) | (00631) | (00607) | (00605) | (00600) | (00613) | (00660) | (00666) | (00671) | (00665) |
| OCT 1999
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| 05... | .98 | 5.6 | 4.24 | 4.36 | -- | -- | 5.3 | .119 | 2.23 | .883 | .726 | .981
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| NOV
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| 02... | 2.5 | 10 | 7.54 | 7.82 | .80 | .88 | 10 | .281 | 5.90 | 2.28 | 1.92 | 2.22
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| DEC
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| 07... | 1.6 | 6.3 | 4.71 | 4.86 | .76 | .94 | 6.4 | .142 | 4.62 | 1.55 | 1.51 | 1.68
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| JAN 2000
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| 04... | 1.4 | 8.4 | 6.89 | 7.11 | .90 | 1.0 | 8.5 | .219 | 3.77 | 1.36 | 1.23 | 1.49
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| FEB
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| 01... | 1.5 | 8.5 | 6.78 | 7.14 | .90 | 1.0 | 8.6 | .355 | 4.65 | 1.81 | 1.52 | 1.95
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| MAR
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| 07... | 2.4 | 8.1 | 5.71 | 5.95 | .89 | 1.2 | 8.4 | .236 | 2.57 | .996 | .837 | 1.09
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| APR
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| 04... | 3.1 | 9.9 | 6.66 | 6.99 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 10 | .327 | 5.38 | 1.97 | 1.75 | 2.16
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| 20... | 2.7 | 6.3 | 4.83 | 5.01 | .72 | 2.1 | 7.7 | .185 | 2.26 | .857 | .736 | 2.12
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| MAY
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| 02... | 1.3 | 8.1 | 6.80 | 6.91 | .79 | .92 | 8.2 | .111 | 2.68 | .954 | .875 | .134
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| JUN
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| 08... | 1.1 | 5.1 | 3.95 | 4.07 | .70 | .84 | 5.2 | .122 | 1.96 | .742 | .638 | .854
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| 27... | 1.4 | 6.3 | 4.90 | 5.16 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 6.5 | .256 | 1.89 | .757 | .615 | .895
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| AUG
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| 01... | 1.1 | 6.0 | 4.85 | 4.98 | .67 | .71 | 6.1 | .131 | 3.13 | 1.17 | 1.02 | 1.28
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| SEP
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| 06... | 1.1 | 5.9 | 5.13 | 5.21 | .58 | .97 | 6.3 | .080 | 4.86 | 1.66 | 1.59 | 1.78
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| SOLIDS, | | | | SED. | | QUALITY | | | | |
| RESIDUE | | MANGA- | | SUSP. | | ASSUR- | | | | |
| AT 180 | IRON, | NESE, | SEDI- | SIEVE | | ANCE | | | | |
| DEG. C | DIS- | DIS- | MENT, | DIAM. | PURPOSE | DATA | REP- | | | SAM- |
| DIS- | SOLVED | SOLVED | SUS- | % FINER | SITE | INDICA- | LICATE | SAMPLE | SAMPLER | PLING |
| DATE | SOLVED | (UG/L | (UG/L | PENDED | THAN | VISIT, | TOR | TYPE | PURPOSE | TYPE | METHOD, |
| (MG/L) | AS FE) | AS MN) | (MG/L) | .062 MM | (CODE) | CODE | (CODE) | CODE | (CODE) | CODES |
| (70300) | (01046) | (01056) | (80154) | (70331) | (50280) | (99111) | (99105) | (71999) | (84164) | (82398) |
| OCT 1999
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| 05... | 348 | 20 | 18 | 57 | 95 | 1001 | 1 | -- | 15.00 | 3060 | 10
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| NOV
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| 02... | 492 | 20 | 23 | 75 | 98 | 1001 | 1 | -- | 15.00 | 3060 | 10
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| DEC
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| 07... | 353 | 40 | 26 | 62 | 94 | 1001 | 1 | -- | 15.00 | 3060 | 10
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| JAN 2000
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| 04... | 561 | 40 | 16 | 77 | 96 | 1001 | 1 | -- | 15.00 | 3060 | 10
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| FEB
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| 01... | 872 | 40 | 27 | 146 | 95 | 1001 | 1 | -- | 15.00 | 3060 | 10
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| MAR
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| 07... | 842 | 30 | 38 | 104 | 98 | 1001 | 1 | -- | 15.00 | 3060 | 10
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| APR
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| 04... | 684 | 30 | 50 | 138 | 97 | 1001 | 1 | -- | 15.00 | 3060 | 10
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| 20... | 568 | 30 | 44 | 257 | 74 | 1003 | 1 | -- | 15.00 | 3052 | 10
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| MAY
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| 02... | 694 | 20 | 37 | 132 | 98 | 1001 | 1 | -- | 15.00 | 3060 | 10
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| JUN
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| 08... | 472 | 10 | 27 | 92 | 95 | 1001 | 1 | -- | 15.00 | 3060 | 10
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| 27... | 377 | 30 | 23 | 47 | 96 | 1001 | 1 | -- | 15.00 | 3060 | 10
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| AUG
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| 01... | 411 | 10 | 18 | 95 | 100 | 1001 | 10 | -- | 15.00 | 3060 | 10
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| SEP
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| 06... | 363 | E10 | 13 | 94 | 95 | 1001 | 30 | 20.00 | 15.00 | 3052 | 10
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