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USGS 06480000 BIG SIOUX RIVER NEAR BROOKINGS,SD

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 44°10'49",   Longitude 96°44'57"   NAD27
Moody County, South Dakota, Hydrologic Unit 10170203
Drainage area: 3,338 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 2,469 square miles,
Datum of gage: 1,552.78 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1990-10-01  2022-06-27  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2001-10-11  2003-09-29  2098 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1953-08-01  2022-06-26  25167 
    Gage height, feet  2018-04-30  2022-06-26  1494 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, nephelometric turbidity units  2001-10-11  2003-09-29  1786 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2001-10-11  2003-09-29  2085 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2001-10-11  2003-09-29  1734 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  2001-10-11  2003-09-29  1377 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2001-10-12  2003-09-29 697 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1953-08-01  2021-10-04 24902 
    Gage height, feet  2018-04-30  2021-10-04 1229 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, nephelometric turbidity units  2001-10-12  2003-09-28 587 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2001-10-12  2003-09-29 693 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2001-10-12  2003-09-29 569 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2001-10  2003-09  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1953-08  2021-10  
    Gage height, feet  2018-04  2021-10  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, nephelometric turbidity units  2001-10  2003-09  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2001-10  2003-09  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2001-10  2003-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2002  2003  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1953  2022  
    Gage height, feet  2018  2022  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, nephelometric turbidity units  2002  2003  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2002  2003  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2002  2003  
 Peak streamflow 1954-03-22  2021-04-11  68 
 Field measurements 1953-07-10  2022-05-12  962 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples 1960-06-02  2015-08-11  597 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2021  16 
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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 9.0 ft.