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USGS 06480000 BIG SIOUX RIVER NEAR BROOKINGS,SD

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 44°10'49",   Longitude 96°44'57"   NAD27
Moody County, South Dakota, Hydrologic Unit 10170203
Drainage area: 3,338 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 2,469 square miles,
Datum of gage: 1,552.80 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1990-10-01  2025-11-05  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2001-10-11  2003-09-29  2098 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1953-08-01  2025-11-04  26394 
    Gage height, feet  2018-04-30  2025-11-04  2621 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2001-10-11  2003-09-29  2085 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2001-10-11  2003-09-29  1734 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  2001-10-11  2003-09-29  1377 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, broad band light source (400-680 nm), detection angle 90 +-30 degrees to incident light, nephelometric turbidity units (NTU)  2001-10-11  2003-09-29  1786 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2024-04-11  2025-10-24  310 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2001-10-12  2003-09-29 697 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1953-08-01  2024-10-14 26008 
    Gage height, feet  2018-04-30  2024-10-14 2256 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2001-10-12  2003-09-29 693 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2001-10-12  2003-09-29 569 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, broad band light source (400-680 nm), detection angle 90 +-30 degrees to incident light, nephelometric turbidity units (NTU)  2001-10-12  2003-09-28 587 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2024-04-11  2024-10-02 158 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2001-10  2003-09  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1953-08  2024-10  
    Gage height, feet  2018-04  2024-10  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2001-10  2003-09  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2001-10  2003-09  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, broad band light source (400-680 nm), detection angle 90 +-30 degrees to incident light, nephelometric turbidity units (NTU)  2001-10  2003-09  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2024-04  2024-10  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2002  2003  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1953  2025  
    Gage height, feet  2018  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2002  2003  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2002  2003  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, broad band light source (400-680 nm), detection angle 90 +-30 degrees to incident light, nephelometric turbidity units (NTU)  2002  2003  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2024  2025  
 Peak streamflow 1954-03-22  2024-06-27  71 
 Field measurements 1953-07-10  2025-08-21  992 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1960-06-02  2015-08-11  597 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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OPERATION:
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
National Weather Service Floodstage 9.0 ft.