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4 data types available - data from 1990-10-01 to 2026-08-02

8 data types available - data from 1948-05-01 to 2026-07-31

2 data types available - data from 1948-05-20 to 2026-07-21

146 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1960-06-01 to 2020-10-21

834 Sampling activities

8 data types available - data from 1948-05-01 to 2026-07-31

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	06481000	n/a
Location name	BIG SIOUX RIVER NEAR DELL RAPIDS, SD	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	43.790472	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-96.745333	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	Minnehaha County	099
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	1456.94 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.12 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Lower Big Sioux	10170203
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	3927 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area	3057 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