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2 data types available - data from 1928-08-19 to 2026-08-14

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286 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1956-11-13 to 2015-08-04

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2 data types available - data from 1928-08-19 to 2026-08-14

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	06438000	n/a
Location name	BELLE FOURCHE RIVER NEAR ELM SPRINGS, SD	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	44.370003	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-102.566081	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	Meade County	093
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	2168.8 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.06 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Lower Belle Fourche	10120202
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	7004 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area	6997 square miles	n/a
Time zone abbreviation	MST	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