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Big Sioux River near Jefferson

Big Sioux River near Jefferson

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	06485910	n/a
Location name	BIG SIOUX RIVER NEAR JEFFERSON, SD	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	42.626389	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-96.515278	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 3 sec (SPS GPS).	R
District	South Dakota	46
State	South Dakota	46
County	Union County	127
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	1069.91 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.16 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	8400 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area	7516 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