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USGS 06438500 CHEYENNE RIVER NEAR PLAINVIEW,SD

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 44°31'46",   Longitude 101°55'47"   NAD27
Ziebach County, South Dakota, Hydrologic Unit 10120112
Drainage area: 21,351 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 21,340 square miles,
Datum of gage: 1,848.70 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1996-10-01  2025-11-06  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1950-10-01  2025-11-05  20754 
    Gage height, feet  2018-05-01  2025-11-05  1951 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1950-10-01  2024-10-02 20455 
    Gage height, feet  2018-05-01  2024-10-02 1757 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1950-10  2024-10  
    Gage height, feet  2018-05  2024-10  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1951  2025  
    Gage height, feet  2018  2025  
 Peak streamflow 1920-05  2023-10-14  63 
 Field measurements 1994-03-07  2025-09-22  310 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1968-10-19  2015-06-10  518 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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OPERATION:
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
National Weather Service Floodstage 17.0 ft.