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USGS 06431500 SPEARFISH CREEK AT SPEARFISH,SD

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 44°28'57",   Longitude 103°51'40"   NAD27
Lawrence County, South Dakota, Hydrologic Unit 10120203
Drainage area: 165 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 165 square miles,
Datum of gage: 3,656.67 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1990-10-01  2026-01-24  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1908-02-04  2026-01-22  28997 
    Gage height, feet  2017-10-01  2026-01-22  2982 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1908-02-04  2024-11-05 28555 
    Gage height, feet  2017-10-01  2024-11-05 2544 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1908-02  2024-11  
    Gage height, feet  2017-10  2024-11  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1908  2025  
    Gage height, feet  2018  2025  
 Peak streamflow 1947-06-22  2024-08-19  78 
 Field measurements 1947-04-29  2026-01-12  418 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1975-10-02  2015-07-27  409 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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OPERATION:
Record for this site is maintained by the USGS South Dakota Water Science Center
Email questions about this site to South Dakota Water Science Center Water-Data Inquiries
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
National Weather Service Floodstage 10.0 ft.