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USGS 06440200 SOUTH FORK BAD RIVER NEAR COTTONWOOD,SD

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 43°58'08.5",   Longitude 101°46'00.5"   NAD27
Jackson County, South Dakota, Hydrologic Unit 10140102
Drainage area: 257 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 257 square miles,
Datum of gage: 2,244.59 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1990-10-01  2026-01-18  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1988-10-01  2026-01-17  13623 
    Gage height, feet  2018-05-01  2026-01-17  2500 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1988-10-01  2024-10-03 13152 
    Gage height, feet  2018-05-01  2024-09-05 2171 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1988-10  2024-10  
    Gage height, feet  2018-05  2024-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1989  2025  
    Gage height, feet  2018  2024  
 Peak streamflow 1989-03-11  2024-04-09  36 
 Field measurements 1988-08-11  2025-11-21  363 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1989-03-13  2015-09-11  224 
 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 12.0 ft.