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USGS 06477000 JAMES RIVER NEAR FORESTBURG,SD

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 43°58'26",   Longitude 98°04'14"   NAD27
Sanborn County, South Dakota, Hydrologic Unit 10160011
Drainage area: 17,613 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 15,562 square miles,
Datum of gage: 1,209.25 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1990-10-01  2025-09-04  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1950-03-01  2025-09-03  27578 
    Gage height, feet  2018-05-01  2025-09-03  2623 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1950-03-01  2024-10-01 27244 
    Gage height, feet  2018-05-01  2024-10-01 2304 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1950-03  2024-10  
    Gage height, feet  2018-05  2024-10  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1950  2025  
    Gage height, feet  2018  2025  
 Peak streamflow 1920-03  2024-06-25  77 
 Field measurements 1950-04-05  2025-08-06  1000 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1975-10-16  2015-08-31  444 
 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 12.0 ft.