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4 data types available - data from 1988-07-26 to 2026-08-06

2 data types available - data from 1946-08-01 to 2026-08-04

2 data types available - data from 1983-09-06 to 2026-08-04

288 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1975-10-10 to 2026-06-24

539 Sampling activities

2 data types available - with data from 1947-06-23 to 2025-07-06

2 data types available - data from 1946-08-01 to 2026-08-04

Available location images

Rapid Creek above Canyon Lake near Rapid City

Rapid Creek above Canyon Lake near Rapid City, SD

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	06412500	n/a
Location name	RAPID CREEK ABOVE CANYON LAKE NEAR RAPID CITY, SD	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	44.052778	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-103.311389	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 min.	M
District	South Dakota	46
State	South Dakota	46
County	Pennington County	103
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	3401.21 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.09 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Rapid	10120110
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	374 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area	374 square miles	n/a
Time zone abbreviation	MST	n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time	Y	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