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USGS 06400875 HORSEHEAD CREEK AT OELRICHS,SD

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 43°11'17",   Longitude 103°13'34"   NAD27
Fall River County, South Dakota, Hydrologic Unit 10120106
Drainage area: 188 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 188 square miles,
Datum of gage: 3,316.30 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1983-06-01  2025-10-22  15485 
    Gage height, feet  2017-10-29  2025-10-22  1861 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1983-06-01  2024-10-02 15100 
    Gage height, feet  2017-10-29  2024-07-10 1709 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1983-06  2024-10  
    Gage height, feet  2017-10  2024-07  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1983  2025  
    Gage height, feet  2018  2024  
 Peak streamflow 1984-04-30  2024-04-09  41 
 Field measurements 1983-04-11  2025-08-14  381 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1983-04-11  2015-08-31  198 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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OPERATION:
Record for this site is maintained by the USGS South Dakota Water Science Center
Email questions about this site to South Dakota Water Science Center Water-Data Inquiries
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
National Weather Service Floodstage 17.0 ft.