USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
06408700 RHOADS FORK NEAR ROCHFORD, SD
LOCATION - Lat 44°08'02", long 103°51'40" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 SE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.15, T.2 N., R.2 E., Pennington County, SD, Hydrologic Unit 10120110, Black Hills National Forest, on left bank 1.1 mi upstream from South Fork Rapid Creek and 8.7 mi west of Rochford.
DRAINAGE AREA - 7.84 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR SD-10-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - November 1981 to October 2017 (discontinued), April 2019 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 5991.20 ft. above NAVD88, Level II GNSS rapid-static survey 08/29/2022. Elevation of gage is 5,965 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. Prior to Oct. 1, 1992, at site 35 ft downstream at datum 1.82 ft lower.