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DESCRIPTION:

Latitude 44°21'49",   Longitude 98°11'56"   NAD27

Beadle County, South Dakota, Hydrologic Unit 10160006

Drainage area: 15,846 square miles

Contributing drainage area: 13,795 square miles,

Datum of gage: 1,224.13 feet above   NAVD88.

AVAILABLE DATA:

Data Type	Begin Date	End Date	Count
Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)	1991-06-18	2026-01-20
Daily Data
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1943-09-01	2026-01-19	30081
Gage height, feet	2018-04-16	2026-01-19	2794
Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen	2021-04-18	2026-01-19	1086
Daily Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1943-09-01	2024-10-23	29639
Gage height, feet	2018-04-16	2024-10-23	2352
Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen	2021-04-18	2024-10-28	795
Monthly Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1943-09	2024-10
Gage height, feet	2018-04	2024-10
Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen	2021-04	2024-10
Annual Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1943	2025
Gage height, feet	2018	2025
Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen	2021	2025
Peak streamflow	1881-04	2024-06-29	87
Field measurements	1928-08-30	2026-01-14	1011
Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP)	1950-10-03	2015-07-23	1236
Water-Year Summary	2006	2024	19
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National Weather Service Floodstage 11.0 ft.