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USGS 06441500 BAD RIVER NEAR FORT PIERRE, SD

  Stream Site

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  2025-11-02  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1928-09-01  2025-10-31  35480 
    Gage height, feet  2017-03-24  2025-10-31  2856 
    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  2025-09-30  580 
 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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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 21.0 ft.