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3 data types available - data from 1990-10-01 to 2026-09-01

2 data types available - data from 1950-03-01 to 2026-08-30

3 data types available - data from 1950-04-05 to 2026-08-24

17 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1975-10-16 to 2015-08-31

444 Sampling activities

2 data types available - with data from 1920-03-01 to 2025-08-26

2 data types available - data from 1950-03-01 to 2026-08-30

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James River near Forestburg

James River near Forestburg, SD

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	06477000	n/a
Location name	JAMES RIVER NEAR FORESTBURG, SD	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	43.973889	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-98.07055600000001	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	Sanborn County	111
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	1209.13 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.1 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Lower James	10160011
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	17613 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area	15562 square miles	n/a
Time zone abbreviation	CST	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