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USGS 06438000 BELLE FOURCHE RIVER NEAR ELM SPRINGS, SD

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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The precipitation data for this station are temporary and will only be displayed for 120 days. Time series values will NOT be available for retrieval following the 120-day display period. Rainfall instrumentation may not be calibrated, and other quality assurance measures may not be performed that would make the data acceptable for archival, retrieval, or future use in general scientific or interpretive studies.
  This station is operated in cooperation with the:

USGS Federal Priority Streamgage (formerly NSIP)

The Gage Datum has been lowered by 4 ft effective Oct. 1, 2012.

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This station managed by the Rapid City Office of the Dakota Science Center.

Available Parameters Available Period
  
1991-01-24  2026-07-17
2017-08-31  2026-07-17
2025-09-30  2026-07-17







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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 88.0 07-17-2026   19:00 MDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Jul 17 based on 72 water years of record more
Min
(1961)		 Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Jul 17		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(1962)
52.0 88.0 177 273 314 337 1740

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 4.27 07-17-2026   19:00 MDT
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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 2173.07 07-17-2026   19:00 MDT
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