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USGS 06479770 BIG SIOUX RIVER NEAR BRUCE, SD

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 44°28'03.2",   Longitude 96°53'13.5"   NAD27
Brookings County, South Dakota, Hydrologic Unit 10170202
Drainage area: 2,396 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 1,549 square miles,
Datum of gage: 1,611.96 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2000-10-10  2025-10-24  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2000-10-01  2025-10-21  8421 
    Gage height, feet  2018-04-30  2025-10-21  2407 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2000-10-01  2025-09-10 8380 
    Gage height, feet  2018-04-30  2025-09-10 2373 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2000-10  2025-09  
    Gage height, feet  2018-04  2025-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2001  2025  
    Gage height, feet  2018  2025  
 Peak streamflow 2001-04-09  2024-06-24  24 
 Field measurements 2000-09-21  2025-09-11  219 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 2000-10-04  2015-08-11  133 
 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
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
National Weather Service Floodstage 8.0 ft.