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USGS Surface-Water Daily Statistics for the Nation

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USGS 06478513 JAMES RIVER NEAR YANKTON, SD


Yankton County, South Dakota
Hydrologic Unit Code 10160011
Latitude  42°59'45", Longitude  97°22'10" NAD27
Drainage area 20,962  square miles
Contributing drainage area 18,906  square miles
Gage datum 1,154.08 feet above NAVD88
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00060, Discharge, cubic feet per second,
Day of
month		 Mean of daily mean values for each day for water year of record in, ft3/s   (Calculation Period 1981-10-01 -> 2024-09-30)

Calculation period restricted by USGS staff due to special conditions at/near site
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1 447 299 515 4,300 3,890 3,250 2,930 1,760 1,180 1,090 694 616
2 437 294 521 4,170 3,920 3,100 2,830 1,790 1,170 1,070 691 590
3 422 291 533 4,030 3,930 2,950 2,750 1,880 1,140 1,060 685 573
4 413 289 575 3,920 3,880 2,810 2,730 1,990 1,120 1,030 677 557
5 415 288 622 3,840 3,800 2,690 2,710 2,050 1,100 1,000 669 546
6 417 288 705 3,770 3,680 2,570 2,690 2,020 1,090 968 664 538
7 414 283 797 3,720 3,580 2,500 2,760 1,950 1,070 945 658 544
8 410 278 866 3,690 3,470 2,400 2,840 1,910 1,050 914 649 551
9 400 274 950 3,620 3,400 2,350 2,750 1,870 1,020 890 644 556
10 388 269 1,010 3,530 3,430 2,330 2,610 1,830 1,000 909 638 550
11 374 263 1,020 3,450 3,480 2,280 2,500 1,820 1,000 963 631 542
12 344 261 1,110 3,430 3,540 2,320 2,430 1,810 1,120 949 626 546
13 336 267 1,190 3,420 3,580 2,580 2,410 1,780 1,710 921 622 548
14 334 281 1,520 3,420 3,570 2,860 2,440 1,740 2,360 878 622 544
15 337 296 1,910 3,490 3,520 2,980 2,460 1,680 2,270 829 627 533
16 344 310 2,210 3,580 3,420 2,960 2,430 1,630 2,130 794 640 520
17 350 339 2,410 3,650 3,300 2,920 2,410 1,570 1,900 774 644 522
18 352 381 2,720 3,760 3,180 2,870 2,390 1,520 1,710 761 644 516
19 352 435 2,920 3,890 3,110 2,810 2,350 1,490 1,600 748 643 513
20 346 459 3,120 4,020 3,050 2,780 2,310 1,470 1,630 735 647 510
21 337 479 3,140 4,070 2,980 2,870 2,240 1,460 1,600 730 650 503
22 331 502 3,200 4,090 2,930 3,130 2,160 1,440 1,540 726 658 499
23 325 515 3,270 4,120 2,900 3,480 2,060 1,430 1,490 723 655 493
24 320 521 3,390 4,140 2,870 3,490 2,020 1,400 1,430 723 646 488
25 318 517 3,610 4,120 2,910 3,360 1,970 1,360 1,380 720 640 484
26 316 506 3,960 4,060 2,940 3,240 1,920 1,330 1,320 718 639 477
27 313 490 4,310 4,000 2,930 3,150 1,870 1,300 1,240 718 649 468
28 314 473 4,570 3,940 3,010 3,100 1,830 1,270 1,190 713 653 462
29 313 965 4,560 3,890 3,170 3,060 1,780 1,260 1,140 708 648 461
30 308   4,490 3,880 3,380 3,010 1,760 1,230 1,120 704 637 459
31 305   4,410   3,380   1,750 1,200   699   457