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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 1974-10-08 1990-07-12
Information Water-quality 1956-10-25 2007-05-23
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1956-10-25 1995-08-31
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Daily Values, Water-quality 1956-10-25 2007-11-15
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1956-10-25 1995-08-31
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1956-10-25 1995-08-31
Microbiological Water-quality 1969-08-20 1995-08-31
Nutrient Water-quality 1956-10-25 1995-05-23
Organics, PCBs Water-quality 1976-08-26 1990-07-12
Organics, other Water-quality 1969-07-30 1990-09-17
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1969-10-15 1990-07-12
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1928-09-01 2024-11-23
Population/Community Water-quality 1974-10-08 1981-09-30
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1981-01-27 1981-06-16
Sediment Water-quality 1974-10-08 2007-05-23
n/a Peak Measurements 1929-03-31 2023-05-02
n/a Site Visits 1928-09-01 2024-08-07
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 06478500 is associated with a Stream in Hutchinson County, South Dakota. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1928 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
06478500 n/a
Site name
JAMES RIVER NEAR SCOTLAND,SD n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 431109 n/a
DMS longitude 0973807 n/a
Decimal latitude 43.1858255 n/a
Decimal longitude -97.635622 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
Hutchinson County 067
Country US n/a
Land net location description SWSWS30 T97N R57W 5 n/a
Name of location map SCOTLAND n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 1168.77 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Level or other surveyed method. L
Altitude accuracy .01 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
10160011
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
20672 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 18616 square miles n/a
Time Zone abbreviation CST 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 YNNNNNNN 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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