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3 data types available - data from 1991-10-01 to 2026-07-29

3 data types available - data from 1910-04-01 to 2026-07-27

2 data types available - data from 1950-01-06 to 2026-07-09

82 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1960-06-01 to 1988-07-05

538 Sampling activities

3 data types available - data from 1910-04-01 to 2026-07-27

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WHETSTONE RIVER NEAR BIG STONE CITY SD

view from left bank looking downstream

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	05291000	n/a
Location name	WHETSTONE RIVER NEAR BIG STONE CITY, SD	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	45.2833888317882	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-96.5103876653301	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	Minnesota	27
State	South Dakota	46
County	Grant County	051
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	995.12 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	Differentially corrected Global Positioning System.	D
Altitude accuracy	0.1 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Upper Minnesota	07020001
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	398 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area		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