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USGS 06403300 FRENCH CREEK ABOVE FAIRBURN SD

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 43°43'02",   Longitude 103°22'03"   NAD27
Custer County, South Dakota, Hydrologic Unit 10120109
Drainage area: 105 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 105 square miles,
Datum of gage: 3,814.28 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1989-06-01  2025-11-06  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1982-04-01  2025-11-05  15925 
    Gage height, feet  2018-05-01  2025-11-05  2609 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1982-04-01  2024-09-30 15524 
    Gage height, feet  2018-05-01  2024-09-30 2208 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1982-04  2024-09  
    Gage height, feet  2018-05  2024-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1982  2024  
    Gage height, feet  2018  2024  
 Peak streamflow 1982-06-24  2023-10-13  43 
 Field measurements 1982-03-31  2025-08-12  373 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1982-03-31  2015-09-30  306 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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