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USGS 06482000 BIG SIOUX RIVER AT SIOUX FALLS SD

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 43°30'04",   Longitude 96°44'53"   NAD27
Minnehaha County, South Dakota, Hydrologic Unit 10170203
Drainage area: 4,642 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 3,759 square miles,
Datum of gage: 1,393.58 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2004-10-01  2026-01-18  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1943-09-01  2026-01-17  14017 
    Gage height, feet  2018-05-01  2026-01-17  2663 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1943-09-01  2024-10-30 13574 
    Gage height, feet  2018-05-01  2024-10-30 2220 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1943-09  2024-10  
    Gage height, feet  2018-05  2024-10  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1943  2025  
    Gage height, feet  2018  2025  
 Peak streamflow 1944-02-26  2024-06-22  37 
 Field measurements 1943-08-04  2026-01-12  554 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1960-06-01  2015-09-08  104 
 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 8.0 ft.