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USGS Daily Statistics for South Dakota

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USGS 06481000 BIG SIOUX RIVER NEAR DELL RAPIDS,SD


Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Hydrologic Unit Code 10170203
Latitude  43°47'25.7", Longitude  96°44'43.2" NAD27
Drainage area 3,927  square miles
Contributing drainage area 3,057  square miles
Gage datum 1,456.94 feet above NAVD88
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00060, Discharge, cubic feet per second,
Day of
month		 Mean of daily mean values for each day for water year of record in, ft3/s   (Calculation Period 1948-10-01 -> 2025-09-30)

Calculation period restricted by USGS staff due to special conditions at/near site
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1 112 85 283 1,880 1,100 803 829 427 247 311 255 190
2 109 85 308 1,800 1,100 792 801 420 240 300 254 190
3 107 85 338 1,700 1,080 776 790 409 238 291 252 187
4 105 84 345 1,770 1,050 763 812 405 236 289 251 183
5 104 84 361 1,850 1,020 745 808 385 238 294 250 177
6 103 84 372 1,840 1,030 726 769 366 246 295 250 171
7 101 84 393 1,870 1,080 745 719 366 255 298 246 162
8 99 84 413 1,900 1,080 741 657 354 264 301 241 157
9 97 89 438 2,090 1,040 703 624 338 254 307 237 154
10 95 104 429 2,040 1,040 692 646 334 240 311 232 147
11 94 106 439 1,820 1,050 703 644 336 260 319 218 145
12 92 103 497 1,650 1,060 722 628 329 363 309 213 146
13 91 103 541 1,550 1,070 736 612 329 463 298 215 148
14 89 102 645 1,490 1,050 751 625 319 435 288 222 148
15 87 100 745 1,460 1,020 762 623 313 427 282 222 147
16 87 100 809 1,440 966 781 595 308 377 278 224 145
17 85 104 824 1,390 915 906 583 303 347 272 223 143
18 83 118 890 1,360 883 963 548 307 340 269 220 141
19 82 127 951 1,350 863 911 511 318 350 272 220 135
20 82 139 997 1,330 844 942 524 331 366 278 223 131
21 83 153 1,030 1,310 829 1,080 535 345 398 277 229 127
22 84 164 1,070 1,300 815 1,180 522 341 430 277 225 124
23 84 174 1,160 1,330 804 1,210 509 328 457 280 218 120
24 83 184 1,240 1,320 796 1,150 502 310 508 279 215 118
25 82 202 1,220 1,280 802 1,080 492 294 538 277 211 117
26 82 213 1,230 1,240 784 1,010 482 285 479 272 205 116
27 82 227 1,250 1,210 779 979 458 279 453 264 202 114
28 83 240 1,310 1,170 800 952 438 272 421 259 198 112
29 84 352 1,490 1,130 800 886 433 268 371 256 193 111
30 85   1,740 1,110 800 875 437 261 334 253 189 109
31 85   1,810   803   435 253   255   112