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USGS 06479438 BIG SIOUX RIVER NEAR WATERTOWN,SD

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 45°00'22",   Longitude 97°09'53"   NAD27
Codington County, South Dakota, Hydrologic Unit 10170201
Drainage area: 525 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 230 square miles,
Datum of gage: 1,726.66 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1990-10-01  2025-09-01  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1972-10-01  2025-08-31  19328 
    Gage height, feet  2017-10-01  2025-08-31  2750 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1972-10-01  2024-10-14 19007 
    Gage height, feet  2017-10-01  2024-10-14 2526 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1972-10  2024-10  
    Gage height, feet  2017-10  2024-10  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1973  2025  
    Gage height, feet  2018  2025  
 Peak streamflow 1973-03-15  2024-06-04  52 
 Field measurements 1972-10-04  2025-08-26  550 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1973-01-31  2015-09-21  427 
 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 10.0 ft.