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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 1974-10-16 1981-09-02
Information Water-quality 1956-11-13 2002-04-17
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1956-11-13 1994-08-31
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1956-11-13 2002-11-22
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1956-11-13 1994-08-31
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1956-11-13 1994-08-31
Microbiological Water-quality 1969-08-27 1994-08-31
Nutrient Water-quality 1956-11-13 1994-08-31
Organics, other Water-quality 1969-07-17 1988-09-07
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1969-07-17 1972-04-11
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1928-08-19 2024-11-23
Population/Community Water-quality 1974-10-16 1981-09-02
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1981-01-07 1981-07-01
Sediment Water-quality 1958-10-10 2002-11-22
n/a Peak Measurements 1927-05-01 2023-06-24
n/a Site Visits 1929-04-05 2024-08-05
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 06438000 is associated with a Stream in Meade 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
06438000 n/a
Site name
BELLE FOURCHE RIVER NEAR ELM SPRINGS,SD n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 442212.01 n/a
DMS longitude 1023357.89 n/a
Decimal latitude 44.369989 n/a
Decimal longitude -102.5665256 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
Meade County 093
Country US n/a
Land net location description NENES29 T05N R13E 7 n/a
Name of location map ELM SPRINGS n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 2168.80 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
10120202
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
7004 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 6997 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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