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Latitude 44°44'56",   Longitude 104°03'04"   NAD27

Butte County, South Dakota, Hydrologic Unit 10120202

Drainage area: 3,233 square miles

Contributing drainage area: 3,226 square miles,

Datum of gage: 3,096.51 feet above   NAVD88.

AVAILABLE DATA:

Data Type	Begin Date	End Date	Count
Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)	1990-10-01	2026-01-22
Daily Data
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1946-12-01	2026-01-21	27080
Gage height, feet	2018-05-01	2026-01-21	2813
Daily Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1946-12-01	2024-11-07	26640
Gage height, feet	2018-05-01	2024-11-07	2373
Monthly Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1946-12	2024-11
Gage height, feet	2018-05	2024-11
Annual Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1947	2025
Gage height, feet	2018	2025
Peak streamflow	1947-06-23	2024-05-10	78
Field measurements	1947-03-22	2026-01-14	564
Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP)	1960-04-13	2015-08-19	739
Water-Year Summary	2006	2024	19
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National Weather Service Floodstage 15.0 ft.