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USGS 06471510 ELM RIVER NEAR ORDWAY,SD

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 45°33'44.2",   Longitude 98°24'44.8"   NAD27
Brown County, South Dakota, Hydrologic Unit 10160004
Drainage area: 1,520 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 1,224 square miles,
Datum of gage: 1,293.27 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2017-10-01  2025-11-06  
 Daily Data
    Gage height, feet  2021-03-09  2025-11-05  1107 
 Daily Statistics 
    Gage height, feet  2021-03-09  2024-10-21 727 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Gage height, feet  2021-03  2024-10  
 Annual Statistics 
    Gage height, feet  2021  2025  
 Peak streamflow 2000-03-27  2024-05-09  25 
 Field measurements 1997-03-28  2025-08-14  57 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1997-03-28  2015-05-18  33 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  12 
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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 13.0 ft.