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USGS 06425100 ELK CREEK NR RAPID CITY,SD

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 44°14'25",   Longitude 103°09'03"   NAD27
Meade County, South Dakota, Hydrologic Unit 10120111
Drainage area: 211 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 211 square miles,
Datum of gage: 2,943.73 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1990-10-01  2025-10-28  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1978-11-01  2025-10-27  17154 
    Gage height, feet  2017-08-07  2025-10-27  2869 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1978-11-01  2024-10-15 16786 
    Gage height, feet  2017-08-07  2024-10-15 2501 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1978-11  2024-10  
    Gage height, feet  2017-08  2024-10  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1979  2025  
    Gage height, feet  2017  2025  
 Peak streamflow 1979-08-08  2024-04-16  46 
 Field measurements 1978-11-08  2025-07-17  421 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1978-11-08  2015-08-31  263 
 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 10.0 ft.