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USGS 06479520 BIG SIOUX RIVER BELOW WATERTOWN, SD

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 44°50'52",   Longitude 97°02'57"   NAD27
Codington County, South Dakota, Hydrologic Unit 10170201
Drainage area: 1,000 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 520 square miles,
Datum of gage: 1,695.50 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1994-10-01  2024-10-06  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1994-10-01  2024-10-05  5474 
    Gage height, feet  2023-10-11  2024-10-05  355 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1994-10-01  2008-10-06 5120 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1994-10  2008-10  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1995  2009  
 Peak streamflow 1995-03-12  2023-04-12  29 
 Field measurements 1994-03-17  2024-05-08  164 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples 1994-03-17  2014-03-20  158 
 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 11.0 ft.