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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 1994-10-06 1994-10-06
Information Water-quality 1981-11-02 1994-10-06
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1994-08-24 1994-10-06
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1994-08-24 1994-10-06
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1994-10-06 1994-10-06
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1994-08-24 1994-10-06
Nutrient Water-quality 1994-08-24 1994-10-06
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1981-09-23 2016-11-30
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1994-10-06 1994-10-06
Sediment Water-quality 1994-10-06 1994-10-06
n/a Peak Measurements 1982-07-25 2016-07-03
n/a Site Visits 1982-07-13 2016-12-02
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2017-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 06418900 is associated with a Stream in Pennington County, South Dakota. Water data back to 1981 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
06418900 n/a
Site name
RAPID CR BL SEWAGE TREATMENT PL NR RAPID CITY, SD n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 440125.2 n/a
DMS longitude 1030543.4 n/a
Decimal latitude 44.0236549 n/a
Decimal longitude -103.095844 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
Pennington County 103
Country US n/a
Land net location description NWNENES25 T01N R08E 7 n/a
Name of location map BOX ELDER, SD n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 3000.65 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
10120110
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
456 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 456 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