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USGS 06481480 SKUNK CREEK NEAR CHESTER,SD

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 43°50'53.6",   Longitude 96°50'11.4"   NAD27
Minnehaha County, South Dakota, Hydrologic Unit 10170203
Drainage area: 262 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 250 square miles,
Datum of gage: 1,559.79 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1984-08-16  2025-10-22  9937 
    Gage height, feet  2018-05-01  2025-10-22  2533 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1984-08-16  2024-10-15 9565 
    Gage height, feet  2018-05-01  2024-10-14 2179 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1984-08  2024-10  
    Gage height, feet  2018-05  2024-10  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1984  2025  
    Gage height, feet  2018  2025  
 Peak streamflow 1984-08-16  2024-06-23  27 
 Field measurements 1984-08-16  2025-08-06  278 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1984-10-17  2015-08-12  178 
 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
Email questions about this site to South Dakota Water Science Center Water-Data Inquiries
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
National Weather Service Floodstage 7.0 ft.