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USGS 06473000 JAMES RIVER AT ASHTON,SD

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 44°59'54",   Longitude 98°28'50"   NAD27
Spink County, South Dakota, Hydrologic Unit 10160006
Drainage area: 9,712 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 8,333 square miles,
Datum of gage: 1,245.4 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1985-06-04  1988-07-01  2250 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1945-10-01  2025-10-22  29238 
    Gage height, feet  2018-05-01  2025-10-22  2551 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1985-06-04  1988-07-08  1549 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1985-06-04  1988-07-01 750 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1945-10-01  2025-02-25 29003 
    Gage height, feet  2018-05-01  2025-02-25 2316 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1985-06-04  1988-07-08 522 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1985-06  1988-07  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1945-10  2025-02  
    Gage height, feet  2018-05  2025-02  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1985-06  1988-07  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1985  1988  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1946  2025  
    Gage height, feet  2018  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1985  1988  
 Peak streamflow 1946-03-28  2024-08-25  79 
 Field measurements 1945-09-28  2025-08-25  1121 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1973-07-17  2015-09-23  647 
 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 13.0 ft.