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USGS 06479452 BIG SIOUX RIVER AT LAKE KAMPESKA NR WATERTOWN, SD

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 44°56'56",   Longitude 97°09'38"   NAD27
Codington County, South Dakota, Hydrologic Unit 10170201
Drainage area: 539 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 244 square miles,
Datum of gage: 1,700.82 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2017-09-23  2025-11-05  
 Daily Data
    Gage height, feet  2025-04-04  2025-11-04  81 
 Peak streamflow 2010-03-15  2024-06-04  13 
 Field measurements 2010-02-25  2015-06-03  2 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 2001-10-10  2002-04-10  2 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2013  8 
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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
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