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USGS 06478513 JAMES RIVER NEAR YANKTON, SD

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 42°59'45",   Longitude 97°22'10"   NAD27
Yankton County, South Dakota, Hydrologic Unit 10160011
Drainage area: 20,962 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 18,906 square miles,
Datum of gage: 1,154.08 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1981-07-10  2025-10-26  11066 
    Gage height, feet  2018-05-01  2025-10-26  1968 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2019-04-30  2025-10-26  1020 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1981-07-10  2024-10-01 10676 
    Gage height, feet  2018-05-01  2024-10-01 1697 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2019-04-30  2024-10-27 852 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1981-07  2024-10  
    Gage height, feet  2018-05  2024-10  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2019-04  2024-10  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1981  2025  
    Gage height, feet  2018  2025  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2019  2025  
 Peak streamflow 1982-06-02  2024-06-25  38 
 Field measurements 1981-07-10  2025-08-07  362 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1981-10-07  2020-10-21  269 
 Water-Year Summary 2010  2024  15 
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OPERATION:
Record for this site is maintained by the USGS South Dakota Water Science Center
Email questions about this site to South Dakota Water Science Center Water-Data Inquiries
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
National Weather Service Floodstage 12.0 ft.