Page Loading - Please Wait...

Click to hideNews Bulletins

Water-Year Summary for Site 05290000

Click to hide state-specific text

NOTE: During winter months, stage and discharge may be significantly affected by backwater from ice, resulting in incorrect discharge data. Consequently, discharge data may not be displayed during periods of ice effect. Click here for more information.
Click to hide Water-Year Summary instructions and information
  • Water-Year Summary reports summarize a year of hydrologic data in a printer-friendly format.
  • For water years 2014 onward, choose a water year and parameter and an on-demand Water-Year Summary report will be generated.
  • For water years 2006 through 2013, choose a water year and an Annual Water Data Report will be provided.
  • For water years 2005 and earlier, Annual Water Data Reports may be available in digital format.
  • Not all sites have reports available for every water year.
Available Parameters
00060 Discharge(Mean)  

Water year 2008: 2007-10-01 to 2008-09-30
 
USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
05290000 LITTLE MINNESOTA RIVER NEAR PEEVER, SD
LOCATION - Lat 45°36'57", long 96°52'32" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.14, T.125 N., R.50 W., Roberts County, SD, Hydrologic Unit 07020001, on right bank 2 miles northwest of town of Browns Valley, MN, 1 mile northwest of state line along south shore of Lake Traverse, 5.3 miles northeast of Peever, 5 miles downstream from Jorgenson River, and 6 miles upstream from Big Stone Lake.
DRAINAGE AREA - 436 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1308: 1943(M).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1939 to September 1981, October 1989 to October 2002, July 2008 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage, 1,016.73 ft above sea level (NGVD of 1988). Oct. 1, 1939 to Mar. 20, 1940, non-recording gage at site 5.5 mi downstream at different datum. Mar. 21 to Aug. 27, 1940, non-recording gage at site 1.0 mi downstream at different datum. Aug. 1940 to Oct. 2002, water-stage recorder at site 1.0 mi downstream at different datum.
REMARKS - Breakout flow into Lake Traverse (Red River of the North Basin) may occur 4.5 miles downstream at extreme stages.

Records good except for estimated daily-mean discharge, which are poor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum peak discharge, 8,900 ft³/s, stage 13.53 ft (site and datum then in use), July 25, 1993; maximum stage, 22.86 ft, Mar. 18, 2010; minimum discharge, 0.00 ft³/s, many days, several years.