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USGS 06476000 JAMES RIVER AT HURON,SD

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 44°21'49",   Longitude 98°11'56"   NAD27
Beadle County, South Dakota, Hydrologic Unit 10160006
Drainage area: 15,846 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 13,795 square miles,
Datum of gage: 1,224.13 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1943-09-01  2025-10-23  29996 
    Gage height, feet  2018-04-16  2025-10-23  2709 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2021-04-18  2025-10-23  998 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1943-09-01  2024-10-23 29639 
    Gage height, feet  2018-04-16  2024-10-23 2352 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2021-04-18  2024-10-28 795 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1943-09  2024-10  
    Gage height, feet  2018-04  2024-10  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2021-04  2024-10  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1943  2025  
    Gage height, feet  2018  2025  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2021  2025  
 Peak streamflow 1881-04  2024-06-29  87 
 Field measurements 1928-08-30  2025-08-20  1009 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1950-10-03  2015-07-23  1236 
 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 11.0 ft.