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USGS 06478500 JAMES RIVER NEAR SCOTLAND,SD

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 43°11'09",   Longitude 97°38'07"   NAD27
Hutchinson County, South Dakota, Hydrologic Unit 10160011
Drainage area: 20,672 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 18,616 square miles,
Datum of gage: 1,168.77 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1985-06-14  2007-11-14  3489 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1928-09-01  2025-10-20  35457 
    Gage height, feet  1994-09-30  2025-10-20  3237 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1985-06-14  2007-11-14  3201 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  1985-06-14  2007-11-14  1268 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  1985-06-14  2007-11-15  979 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2006-03-11  2007-11-15  1375 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1985-06-14  2007-11-14 1161 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1928-09-01  2024-10-01 35095 
    Gage height, feet  1994-09-30  2024-10-01 2879 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1985-06-14  2007-11-14 1066 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  1985-06-14  2007-11-14 421 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2006-03-11  2007-11-14 455 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1985-06  2007-11  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1928-09  2024-10  
    Gage height, feet  1994-09  2024-10  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1985-06  2007-11  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  1985-06  2007-11  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2006-03  2007-11  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1985  2008  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1928  2025  
    Gage height, feet  1994  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1985  2008  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  1985  2008  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2006  2008  
 Peak streamflow 1929-03-31  2024-06-23  96 
 Field measurements 1928-09-01  2025-08-07  1339 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1956-10-25  2015-09-01  835 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
National Weather Service Floodstage 13.0 ft.