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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 1981-10-06 1992-08-20
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1973-05-02 1988-08-23
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1973-05-02 1988-08-23
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1973-05-02 1988-08-23
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1973-05-02 1988-08-23
Nutrient Water-quality 1973-05-02 1988-08-23
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1988-08-23 1988-08-23
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1937-11-26 2024-11-23
Sediment Water-quality 1977-07-07 1977-07-07
n/a Peak Measurements 1927-01-01 2023-06-27
n/a Site Visits 1955-08-10 2024-07-31
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 06402500 is associated with a Stream in Fall River County, South Dakota. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1927 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
06402500 n/a
Site name
BEAVER CREEK NEAR BUFFALO GAP,SD n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 432800 n/a
DMS longitude 1031820 n/a
Decimal latitude 43.4666495 n/a
Decimal longitude -103.3060308 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from MAP. M
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - 1 min. M
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1927 NAD27
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
South Dakota 46
State
South Dakota 46
County
Fall River County 047
Country US n/a
Land net location description NESES05 T07S R07E 7 n/a
Name of location map BUFFALO GAP, SD n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 3151.87 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Reported method of determination. R
Altitude accuracy 111 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
10120109
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site NNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
127 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 127 square miles n/a
Time Zone abbreviation MST n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
Y n/a
Data reliability
Data have been checked by the reporting agency. C
Data-other GW files NNNNNNNN n/a
National aquifer n/a
Local aquifer n/a
Local aquifer type
n/a
Well depth n/a
Hole depth
n/a
Source of depth data n/a
Project number n/a

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