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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
06452320 PLATTE CREEK NEAR PLATTE, SD
LOCATION - Lat 43°19'38", long 98°58'13" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 NW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.11, T.98 N., R.69 W., Charles Mix County, SD, Hydrologic Unit 10140101, on right bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 1804, 0.5 mi above high-water line of Fort Randall Reservoir, and 8.0 mi southwest of Platte.
DRAINAGE AREA - 747 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR SD-16-1: 2012 daily discharge. WDR SD-10-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1988 to current year, seasonal records only beginning October 2005.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 1,371 ft above NAVD88. Datum was converted to NAVD88 datum using the National Geodetic Surveys VDATUM transformation tool. Prior to conversion to NAVD88 on Oct. 1, 2019 datum was published as 1,371 ft above NGVD29, from topographic map.
REMARKS - Accuracy of records for water years prior to 2014 are noted in the individual Annual Data Reports for those water years. For water years 2014 onward, records good except those for estimated discharges, which are poor. Satellite data-collection platform at station. Some storage in Lake Platte, capacity, 100 acre-ft, 13.6 mi upstream.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Minimum daily discharge, 0.00 ft³/s, July 9, 1989, no flow at times in most years.
