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USGS 06485910 BIG SIOUX RIVER NEAR JEFFERSON, SD

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 42°37'35",   Longitude 96°30'55"   NAD27
Union County, South Dakota, Hydrologic Unit 101702032507
Drainage area: 8,400.0 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 7,516.0 square miles,
Datum of gage: 1,069.91 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2015-03-14  2026-01-24  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2015-03-01  2026-01-17  3952 
    Gage height, feet  2017-09-30  2018-04-29  207 
    Gage height, feet  2018-05-01  2026-01-17  2090 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2015-03-01  2024-10-09 3511 
    Gage height, feet  2017-09-30  2018-04-29 207 
    Gage height, feet  2018-05-01  2024-10-09 1649 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2015-03  2024-10  
    Gage height, feet  2017-09  2018-04  
    Gage height, feet  2018-05  2024-10  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2015  2025  
    Gage height, feet  2017  2018  
    Gage height, feet  2018  2025  
 Peak streamflow 2015-07-10  2024-06-24  10 
 Field measurements 2015-02-24  2026-01-12  86 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 2015-02-24  2015-09-10  8 
 Water-Year Summary 2015  2024  10 
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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