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        <idCredit>Computer programs adapted from Rutledge (1998, USGS W-RIR 98-4148; updated 2012);  USGS Hydrologic Toolbox - Barlow, P.M., et al., 2022, TM 4-D3, 23 p. Precipitation Data: 30-year normals 1991-2020 PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed 05 June 2025. Prepared by P.A. Hammond; J. Smith 10/31/2000; Revised by J.P. Stokes; L. Reed;  06/05/2025.</idCredit>
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