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USGS 06479512 BIG SIOUX RIVER AT BROADWAY AT WATERTOWN, SD

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 44°53'22",   Longitude 97°07'07"   NAD27
Codington County, South Dakota, Hydrologic Unit 10170201
Drainage area: 870 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 390 square miles,
Datum of gage: 1,702.38 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2018-04-23  2025-11-05  
 Daily Data
    Gage height, feet  2025-03-13  2025-11-04  234 
 Peak streamflow 2000-06-25  2024-06-04  25 
 Field measurements 1997-04-01  2025-08-27  48 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1997-04-01  2014-03-17  45 
 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
National Weather Service Floodstage 11.0 ft.