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USGS 06437200 BEAR BUTTE CREEK NEAR GALENA,SD

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 44°23'47",   Longitude 103°34'56"   NAD27
Lawrence County, South Dakota, Hydrologic Unit 10120202
Drainage area: 51.9 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 51.9 square miles,
Datum of gage: 3,772.45 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2018-06-22  2025-11-04  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1965-08-24  1969-09-29  1498 
    Gage height, feet  2024-04-17  2025-11-03  404 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1965-08-24  1969-09-29 1498 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1965-08  1969-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1965  1969  
 Peak streamflow 1965-05-15  2024-04-16  33 
 Field measurements 1997-11-06  2025-08-06  51 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1997-11-06  2015-05-13  73 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2013  8 
 Revisions  Loading...
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 6.5 ft.