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2 weat si4e, aa4 the eharaoter o'Z the rook ob.anget..
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Q. A• a matter of ~o,, the stading et the port.ion et the

4 tam that remaina doesn't iAUoate ~h1ng at all as to whether or

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not the rest of the 4am mul Deen J)ropel.7 tolUUtatioael., 4.oea it--
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Just some evidence of it. but it doean•t realq ;prove the a.•• 1n
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a~ wa7, does it?

8 A I don't bellev•- would sa,- that 1a a question that
9 ahoulb.'t 'be anaftret. u a :tu>nebaek op1nion. it shoal.A" anuuet.

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a good deal. I W&l'lt to give the J-ury all the direet, frank
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answers I can.
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Q. Aesaiag thatpopoa1t1oa I statet. to 7ou are true,
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that the wa:t.er was aeep1J18 down then in the Yie1m.tJ: o'f ~• weat
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Yd.Jlg of the dam, th.lro• that 1"4ra.-t.1on 7011 Jut ua:ni.bel., a.n4.
15 which to sq the l.east is rathe'r uaeer'iaiA, aaa•1ag 1t ha& eeepet.

16 4own, and ha4 flowel. untler the 4am or aeepe4 o:r peree1a1d. I dontt

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mean flow.a., if this aeepe4 down umter tho• 1:n that •an.aer, 7ou
18 wouldn't have had en7 1Julleat1on of it m1le•• 7ou ha4 pae b,elow

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the daa ad eheolted the level.a 1n the crest
20 A I~ there waa aiw q1UU1ti1t7 o:f water :f'lowil!B ~er 'the

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4am through an, k1ncl o~ flaaures e aaelt any other plaee • we woul.4
22 have seen it. '?he read wqt rip.t al.cmgBide the couorete line.

23 di teh that arrie4 all the wa•er that was below the a.a.

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Q ht lllr. Va liol."llan, the eo.n41t1o:a ot the gravels •~
25 the oreek bottom, not onl7 in Su Franeiaquito Creek, but Santa

26 Clara River proper, woul.4 have given evidence ••••••uily'f

27 A I believe it would.

28 Q. Do you know whether it did?
29 A. I know it didn •t.

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Q. Wen teats made,. was there an.J'bod.7 teet1,ng the :f'low of'
31 the creek or the river bel.ow the dam?

32 A. It was measvet., 70\1. ecml.4 see the wawr in then.

Q. !hat was an exam1Dat1en right at the damt