| 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 | 2024-12-27 |
| 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 |
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 |
