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USGS 06430770 SPEARFISH CREEK NR LEAD, SD

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 44°17'57.24",   Longitude 103°52'03.66"   NAD27
Lawrence County, South Dakota, Hydrologic Unit 10120203
Drainage area: 64.8 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 64.8 square miles,
Datum of gage: 5,295.68 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1990-10-01  2025-10-24  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1988-10-01  2025-10-23  12074 
    Gage height, feet  2018-02-14  2025-10-23  2765 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1988-10-01  2024-10-31 11718 
    Gage height, feet  2018-02-14  2024-10-31 2409 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1988-10  2024-10  
    Gage height, feet  2018-02  2024-10  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1989  2025  
    Gage height, feet  2018  2025  
 Peak streamflow 1989-05-12  2024-04-16  36 
 Field measurements 1988-08-02  2025-07-29  286 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1988-08-02  2015-07-22  233 
 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 11.0 ft.