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USGS 06481400 BIG SIOUX RIVER BELOW DIVERSION AT SIOUX FALLS, SD

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 43°34'23",   Longitude 96°45'50"   NAD27
Minnehaha County, South Dakota, Hydrologic Unit 10170203
Drainage area: 3,999 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 3,129 square miles,
Datum of gage: 1,404.48 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2018-07-30  2025-11-05  
 Daily Data
    Gage height, feet  2024-10-03  2025-11-04  396 
 Peak streamflow 2003-05-14  2024-06-22  22 
 Field measurements 2002-05-01  2019-03-26  17 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 2002-05-01  2013-05-09  15 
 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 15.0 ft.