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USGS Surface-Water 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 -> 2024-09-30)

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
1 113 84 284 1,910 1,090 799 785 425 244 313 257 191
2 109 84 310 1,820 1,100 788 763 415 237 302 257 191
3 107 84 339 1,720 1,070 772 758 400 235 296 255 188
4 104 84 346 1,790 1,040 760 784 394 234 294 253 185
5 104 84 362 1,880 1,010 742 784 374 236 299 253 179
6 102 84 374 1,860 1,030 721 749 357 245 300 252 172
7 100 83 396 1,890 1,070 739 701 359 254 303 248 163
8 98 83 416 1,920 1,070 734 639 348 263 307 243 158
9 96 89 441 2,120 1,030 695 607 333 253 312 239 155
10 95 104 432 2,070 1,040 684 630 329 239 317 233 148
11 93 106 443 1,840 1,050 698 629 332 259 324 220 146
12 91 103 501 1,660 1,060 719 614 325 364 315 215 147
13 90 102 546 1,560 1,060 733 600 325 466 303 217 149
14 89 102 651 1,500 1,050 750 615 316 437 293 223 149
15 87 100 752 1,470 1,020 762 614 310 429 286 224 148
16 86 99 818 1,460 964 781 587 305 379 282 226 146
17 84 104 833 1,400 913 907 576 300 348 276 224 144
18 82 118 900 1,370 882 963 541 303 341 273 222 142
19 81 127 962 1,360 862 908 504 314 351 276 222 136
20 81 139 1,010 1,340 844 938 518 327 368 282 225 131
21 82 153 1,040 1,320 828 1,050 530 342 400 282 231 128
22 83 165 1,080 1,310 813 1,130 517 339 433 281 227 124
23 83 175 1,170 1,340 800 1,140 504 325 460 284 220 121
24 83 184 1,260 1,330 790 1,090 498 308 512 284 217 118
25 82 203 1,240 1,290 794 1,020 488 291 543 281 213 117
26 82 214 1,240 1,250 775 962 478 283 482 276 207 116
27 82 229 1,260 1,220 770 936 454 277 456 268 204 114
28 83 241 1,330 1,180 792 909 434 270 424 263 199 112
29 84 363 1,510 1,130 793 840 430 265 373 260 194 111
30 84   1,760 1,110 794 828 434 258 336 257 191 109
31 84   1,830   798   432 250   257   112