The largest recorded Orca

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Here is an excellent page about the size and weight of captive orcas, sadly some data (like that of Tilikum) is not actualized:
http://www.orcahome.de/orcastat.htm

These are captive specimens, but at least, are somewhat useful for comparison.

Here is the page of Tilikum: http://cetacousin.bplaced.net/captive/or...likum.html

Sadly, for reasons that I don't know, the link doesn't work for me now. However, here are the screen shoots that I take previously:

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*This image is copyright of its original author

The latest measurements show a size of 27 ft (8.2 m) long and a weight of 12,000 lb (5,455 kg), and this seems to be an exceptional specimen.

Finally, here is a grow curve of orcas, based in captive specimens, this will help you a lot:

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Somehow, based on this data, I think that a large orca will probably measure about 8 m long and about 5 tons in the wild. A specimen of 9-10 m will be exceptional and will top about 6-7 tons, but that is just a simple appreciation.
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