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Available Parameters
00060 Discharge(Mean)  
00065 Gage height(Mean)  
80154 Suspnd sedmnt conc(Mean)  
80155 Suspnd sedmnt disch(Sum)  
80155 Suspnd sedmnt disch(Sum) [(2)]  

Water year 2025: 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2025
06452000 WHITE RIVER NEAR OACOMA, SD
LOCATION - Lat 43°44'54", long 99°33'22" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.03, T.103 N., R.73 W., Lyman County, SD, Hydrologic Unit 10140204, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 47, 1.5 mi downstream from Wagner Draw, 1.8 mi upstream from high-water line of Lake Francis Case, and 8.8 mi southwest of Oacoma.
DRAINAGE AREA - 9,915 mi² of which 60 mi² probably is noncontributing.
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1309: 1929-30(M). WDR SD-10-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 1928 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 1,378.40 ft above NAVD88.  Prior to conversion to NAVD88, datum was published as 1,377.29 ft above NGVD29. See WSP 1709, 1729, or 1917 for history of changes prior to Feb. 27, 1960.
REMARKS - Record quality ratings may not be included in the water-year summary for approved records newer than 09/30/2018. Record quality is still being rated internally. For questions about record quality ratings, please send email to gs-w-d_NWISWeb_Data_Inquiries@usgs.gov. Satellite data-collection platform at station. 
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 51,900 ft³/s, Mar. 30, 1952, gage height, 15.40 ft, site and datum then in use. Minimum daily discharge, 0.00 ft³/s, Aug. 14, 1971, no flow for some days in 1971, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1989, and 2006.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1945 to September 1953, October 1968 to September 1969, October 1971 to October 2021.