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DESCRIPTION:

Latitude 44°19'36",   Longitude 100°23'02"   NAD27

Stanley County, South Dakota, Hydrologic Unit 10140102

Drainage area: 3,147 square miles

Contributing drainage area: 3,147 square miles,

Datum of gage: 1,429.08 feet above   NAVD88.

AVAILABLE DATA:

Data Type	Begin Date	End Date	Count
Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)	1990-11-03	2026-01-22
Daily Data
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1928-09-01	2026-01-21	35569
Gage height, feet	2017-03-24	2026-01-21	2945
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1971-10-01	2024-09-30	18618
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1971-10-01	2024-09-30	18643
Daily Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1928-09-01	2024-10-09	35103
Gage height, feet	2017-03-24	2024-10-09	2479
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1971-10-01	2024-09-29	18617
Monthly Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1928-09	2024-10
Gage height, feet	2017-03	2024-10
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1971-10	2024-09
Annual Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1928	2025
Gage height, feet	2017	2025
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1972	2024
Peak streamflow	1905-07	2024-04-16	99
Field measurements	1928-08-21	2026-01-12	582
Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP)	1946-06-03	2023-10-02	2548
Water-Year Summary	2006	2024	19
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

National Weather Service Floodstage 21.0 ft.