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USGS 06418800 RAPID CREEK ABOVE WRF NR RAPID CITY, SD

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 44°01'36.5",   Longitude 103°06'04"   NAD83
Pennington County, South Dakota, Hydrologic Unit 10120110
Drainage area: 449.39 square miles
Datum of gage: 3,003.24 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2016-08-17  2025-10-30  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2019-05-16  2019-11-21  562 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2016-08-17  2025-10-29  3361 
    Gage height, feet  2018-04-07  2025-10-29  2667 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2019-05-17  2019-11-21  557 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2019-05-16  2019-11-21  407 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  2019-05-16  2019-11-21  535 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2019-06-10  2019-11-21  387 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2019-05-16  2019-11-21 186 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2016-08-17  2024-10-14 2981 
    Gage height, feet  2018-04-07  2024-10-14 2291 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2019-05-17  2019-11-21 185 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2019-05-16  2019-11-21 135 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2019-06-10  2019-11-20 125 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2019-05  2019-11  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2016-08  2024-10  
    Gage height, feet  2018-04  2024-10  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2019-05  2019-11  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2019-05  2019-11  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2019-06  2019-11  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2019  2020  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2016  2025  
    Gage height, feet  2018  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2019  2020  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2019  2020  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2019  2020  
 Peak streamflow 2017-08-15  2024-04-07  8 
 Field measurements 2016-08-17  2025-08-29  87 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 2017-06-14  2020-04-29  7 
 Water-Year Summary 2016  2024  9 
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