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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Daily Values 2007-04-04 2008-10-28
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 2007-03-31 2024-11-23
n/a Peak Measurements 2007-08-03 2023-05-12
n/a Site Visits 2007-04-03 2024-08-14
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2007-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 06408650 is associated with a Stream in Pennington County, South Dakota. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 2007 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
06408650 n/a
Site name
CHEYENNE RIVER NEAR SCENIC, SD n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 435353 n/a
DMS longitude 1023837 n/a
Decimal latitude 43.8980449 n/a
Decimal longitude -102.6440611 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from MAP. M
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - 3 sec (SPS GPS). R
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
Pennington County 103
Country US n/a
Land net location description SENWSES2 T2S R12E n/a
Name of location map CRESTON n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 2432.37 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Interpolated from topographic map. M
Altitude accuracy .10 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
11208 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 11204 square miles n/a
Time Zone abbreviation MST n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
Y n/a
Data reliability
n/a
Data-other GW files 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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