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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 2003-08-18 2004-06-15
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 2003-08-18 2004-06-15
Nutrient Water-quality 2003-08-18 2004-06-15
Organics, other Water-quality 2003-08-18 2004-06-15
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 2003-08-18 2004-06-15
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1997-04-01 2024-11-21
n/a Peak Measurements 2000-06-25 2023-04-13
n/a Site Visits 1997-04-01 2024-04-30
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2013-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 06479512 is associated with a Stream in Codington County, South Dakota. Current conditions of Gage height and Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988 are available. Water data back to 1997 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
06479512 n/a
Site name
BIG SIOUX RIVER AT BROADWAY AT WATERTOWN, SD n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 445322 n/a
DMS longitude 0970707 n/a
Decimal latitude 44.88940887 n/a
Decimal longitude -97.118962 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
Codington County 029
Country US n/a
Land net location description S06 T116N R52W 5 n/a
Name of location map WATERTOWN EAST, SD n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 1702.38 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Altitude accuracy .11 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
10170201
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
870 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 390 square miles n/a
Time Zone abbreviation CST n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
Y n/a
Data reliability
n/a
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 8648-AXP00 n/a

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