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Streamflow Measurements for the Nation

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USGS 06438800 ELM CREEK NEAR RED OWL, SD
Meade County, South Dakota
Hydrologic Unit Code 10120113
Latitude  44°45'04", Longitude 102°26'55" NAD27
Drainage area 20.9  square miles
Contributing drainage area 20.9  square miles
Gage datum 2,455 feet above NGVD29
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Meas.
Number		   Date       Time Time
Datum		 Measurement
Used?		   Who Measuring
Agency		 Stream
flow
(ft3/s)		 Gage
Height
(ft)		 GH
Change
(ft)		 Meas.
Duration
(hr)		 Meas.
Rated		   Control Flow
Adjust.
Code 		 Channel
Number		 Channel
Name		 Meas.
type 		 Stream
flow
method 		 Velocity
method 		 Channel
flow
(ft3/s)		 Channel
width
(ft)		 Channel
area
(ft2)		 Channel
vel.
(ft/s)		 Channel
stability 		 Channel
material 		 Channel
evenness 		 Long.
vel.
desc. 		 Horz.
vel.
desc. 		 Vert.
vel.
desc. 		 Channel
loc.
code 		 Channel
loc.
dist.(ft)
602023-04-27 12:46:18MDTYesKMDUSGS0.722.080.000.12PoorDebrisHeavyNONE11WADEQSCMMVADV0.722.202.470.29FIRMLDGEEVENUNSPUNEVUNSPDNST100.00
592022-06-14 13:32MDTYesKMDUSGS0.352.080.000.02Poor NONE11OTHRother 0.35 FIRMSANDEVENUNSPUNEVUNSPUPST50.00
582021-05-14 11:15:30MDTYesSJDUSGS1.001.86 UnknownVegetationHeavyNONE1Mainunknother 1.00 unknunknunknunknunknUNKNunkn
572020-10-05 13:25:30MDTYesSJDUSGS0.00 ExcellentNoFlowNONE1MainOTHRother 0.00 UNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSP
562020-08-12 12:01:30MDTYesSJD GMFUSGS0.00 ExcellentNoFlowNONE1MainOTHRother 0.00 UNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSP
552019-08-22 14:13:30MDTYesSJDUSGS0.00 ExcellentNoFlowNONE1MainOTHRother 0.00 UNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSP
542019-04-16 10:48:30MDTYesSJDUSGS7.212.400.000.60PoorVegetationHeavyNONE1MainWADEQSCMMVADV7.2127.017.20.42SOFTsiltEVENSTDYEVENSTNDDNST10.00
532018-07-10 09:56MDTYesSJDUSGS0.00 ExcellentNoFlowNONE1MainOTHRother 0.00 UNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPDNST20.00
522018-06-07 12:17:30MDTYesSJDUSGS0.00 ExcellentNoFlowNONE1MainOTHRother 0.00 UNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUPST20.00
512018-04-16 15:00:30MDTYesSJDUSGS0.002.040.00 ExcellentDebrisModerateNONE1MainOTHRother 0.00 UNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPDNST30.00
502017-10-04 11:48MDTYesSJDUSGS0.00 Excellent NONE1MainOTHRother 0.00 UNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSP
492017-08-23 12:38:30MDTYesSJDUSGS0.00 ExcellentNoFlowNONE1mainOTHRother 0.00 UNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSP
482017-06-27 11:00:30MDTYesJAP SJDUSGS0.00 ExcellentDebrisModerateNONE11OTHRother 0.00 UNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPDNST25.00
472017-04-21 10:12:52MDTYesJMBUSGS0.842.000.000.40PoorVegetationHeavyNONE11WADEQSCMMVADV0.846.002.960.28SOFTsiltUNEVunknUNEVUNKNDNST50.00
462017-02-15 13:50:30MSTYesJAPUSGS0.00 GoodVegetationModerateNONE11OTHRother 0.00 FIRMsiltEVENunknUNSPUNSPATGA
452016-10-04 13:10MDTYesJAPUSGS0.00 ExcellentDebrisModerateNONE11OTHRother 0.00 SOFTsiltEVENunknUNSPUNKNATGA
442016-08-24 14:20MDTYesJAPUSGS0.00 ExcellentDebrisModerateNONE11OTHRother 0.00 SOFTsiltEVENunknUNSPUNSPDNST20.00
432015-05-07 15:07:36MDTYesJAPUSGS1.452.050.00 FairDebrisModerateNONE11WADEQSCMMVPYG1.453.001.840.79SOFTsiltEVENunknEVENUNKNDNST50.00
422013-04-05 11:33:30MDTYesLLCUSGS0.141.700.000.20GoodDebrisModerateNONE11WADEQSCMMVADV0.142.600.770.18SOFTsiltEVENunknEVENUNFMDNST150.00
412013-02-14 13:24:30MSTYesLLCUSGS0.00 ExcellentClearNONE11OTHRother 0.00 UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPATGA
402012-10-04 13:51MDTYesLLCUSGS0.00 ExcellentClearNONE11OTHRother 0.00 UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPATGA
392011-10-07 11:10MDTYesNEDUSGS0.001.48 ExcellentDebrisLightNONE1Channel 1WADEother 0.00 UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
38I2011-05-21 12:00MDTYesNED/TTHUSGS3158.65 FairDebrisLightNONE1Channel 1OTHRQIDIR 315 FIRMsiltUNSPunknUNSPUNSPATGA
372011-05-11 11:15MDTYesNEDUSGS7.492.210.000.50FairDebrisLightNONE1Channel 1WADEQSCMMVPYG7.4913.07.371.02SOFTsiltUNEVunknUNEVUNSPUPST100.00
362011-03-16 14:40MDTYesBCEUSGS20.23.160.001.00PoorIceAnchorNONE1Channel 1WADEQSCMMVPYG20.29.8018.8 FIRMUNSPUNEVunknUNEVUNKNDNST75.00
352010-10-08 14:50MDTYesNEDUSGS0.001.500.00 ExcellentDebrisModerateNONE1Channel 1UNSPQSCMMVPAA0.00 UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
342010-08-17 13:00MDTYesNEDUSGS0.001.32 UnspecifiedDebrisHeavyNONE1Channel 1UNSPother 0.00 UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
332010-03-25 15:49MDTYesNED/KMDUSGS12.42.50-0.030.50UnspecifiedDebrisModerateNONE1Channel 1WADEQSCMMVPAA12.422.021.30.58FIRMsiltEVENunknEVENUNSPDNST50.00
322009-08-05 17:00MDTYesJAPUSGS0.001.25 GoodNoFlowNONE1mainOTHRother 0.00 FIRMGRVLEVENunknUNSPUNSPATGA
312008-10-09 10:50MDTYesNEDUSGS0.00 ExcellentDebrisModerateNONE1Imported Channel 1UNSPother 0.00 UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
302008-05-05 15:30MDTYesJAPUSGS1.471.680.000.20FairDebrisModerateNONE1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno1.473.402.140.68UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
292008-04-04 13:20MDTYesNEDUSGS0.00 ExcellentDebrisLightNONE1Imported Channel 1UNSPother 0.00 UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
282007-10-10 14:20MDTYesLLCUSGS0.00 ExcellentClearNONE1Imported Channel 1UNSPother 0.00 UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
272007-08-15 09:45MDTYesNEDUSGS0.00 ExcellentDebrisLightNONE1Imported Channel 1UNSPother 0.00 UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
262007-07-09 12:25MDTYesNED/LLCUSGS0.00 ExcellentDebrisLightNONE1Imported Channel 1UNSPother 0.00 UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
252007-05-31 12:35MDTYesNEDUSGS0.00 ExcellentDebrisModerateNONE1Imported Channel 1UNSPother 0.00 UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
242007-04-04 10:45MDTYesNEDUSGS0.00 ExcellentDebrisLightNONE1Imported Channel 1UNSPother 0.00 UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
232006-10-04 10:15MDTYesNEDUSGS0.00 ExcellentDebrisModerateNONE1Imported Channel 1UNSPother 0.00 UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
222006-08-22 11:00MDTYesNEDUSGS0.00 ExcellentDebrisModerateNONE1Imported Channel 1UNSPother 0.00 UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
212006-07-06 10:20MDTYesNEDUSGS0.00 ExcellentDebrisModerateNONE1Imported Channel 1UNSPother 0.00 UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
202006-04-05 11:30MDTYesNEDUSGS0.751.580.000.40PoorDebrisModerateNONE1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno0.753.801.210.62UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
192006-02-15 09:50MSTYesNEDUSGS0.00 ExcellentDebrisLightNONE1Imported Channel 1UNSPother 0.00 UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
182005-11-29 12:10MSTYesNEDUSGS0.00 ExcellentDebrisModerateNONE1Imported Channel 1UNSPother 0.00 UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
172005-08-15 11:40MDTYesNEDUSGS0.00 ExcellentDebrisModerateNONE1Imported Channel 1UNSPother 0.00 UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
162005-07-18 11:00MDTYesNEDUSGS0.001.56 ExcellentDebrisModerateNONE1Imported Channel 1UNSPother 0.00 UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
152005-05-24 12:00MDTYesJLWUSGS0.341.560.000.20GoodDebrisHeavyNONE1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno0.341.800.500.69UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
142004-11-03 09:45MSTYesjlwUSGS0.161.420.000.30GoodDebrisHeavyNONE1Imported Channel 1OTHRQFLUM 0.16 UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
132004-10-05 12:30MDTYesJLWUSGS0.00 ExcellentDebrisHeavyNONE1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno0.00 0.00UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
122004-08-17 10:00MDTYesJLWUSGS0.001.24 ExcellentDebrisHeavyNONE1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno0.00 0.00UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
112004-07-15 11:30MDTYesJLW/RHUSGS0.001.13 ExcellentDebrisHeavyNONE1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno0.00 0.00UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
102004-05-19 11:00MDTYesJLW/RHUSGS0.111.360.001.00GoodDebrisHeavyNONE1Imported Channel 1OTHRQFLUM 0.11 UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
92004-03-24 12:40MSTYesJLWUSGS0.261.500.000.20GoodDebrisHeavyNONE1Imported Channel 1OTHRQFLUM 0.26 UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
82004-02-19 13:30MSTYesNEDUSGS13.12.49-0.060.70FairDebrisModerateNONE1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno13.114.011.51.14UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
72003-10-03 08:45MDTYesNEDUSGS0.00 ExcellentDebrisModerateNONE1Imported Channel 1UNSPother 0.00 UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
62003-08-12 13:30MDTYesDLRUSGS0.00 Excellent NONE1Imported Channel 1UNSPother 0.00 UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
52003-06-25 07:20MDTYesNEDUSGS0.001.14 ExcellentDebrisLightNONE1Imported Channel 1UNSPother 0.00 UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
42003-03-20 16:20MSTYesNEDUSGS2.941.700.000.40PoorDebrisLightNONE1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno2.948.504.110.73UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
32002-04-15 18:40MDTYesNEDUSGS0.741.560.000.20PoorDebrisLightNONE1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno0.742.400.750.98UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
22000-07-07 -- ----YesNED/JLWUSGS92.05.16 PoorDebrisLightNONE1Imported Channel 1OTHRQIDIR 92.0 UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
11999-04-07 13:15MDTYesNEDUSGS2.391.760.000.40FairClearNONE1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno2.394.503.550.67UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP