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USGS Daily Statistics for the Nation

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USGS 06425500 ELK CREEK NEAR ELM SPRINGS,SD


Meade County, South Dakota
Hydrologic Unit Code 10120111
Latitude  44°14'54", Longitude 102°30'10" NAD27
Drainage area 548  square miles
Contributing drainage area 548  square miles
Gage datum 2,305.99 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 1949-10-01 -> 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 3.2 11 25 39 57 70 31 7.5 2.7 2.4 6.5 4.5
2 3.3 13 27 35 65 63 28 11 5.1 2.4 6.4 4.3
3 4 10 41 27 73 60 24 8.3 5.6 3.1 5.5 4.4
4 9.9 8.4 38 27 73 53 23 7.9 4.4 3.4 5.2 4.4
5 8.6 7.8 35 29 62 69 28 7.7 3.7 3.8 5.2 4.1
6 7.2 6.5 31 34 57 112 40 9 3.1 3.7 5 4
7 5.9 6.1 33 37 52 81 46 8.8 2.6 3.4 4.9 3.9
8 5.3 15 31 33 79 79 37 7.2 2.8 4.2 5.1 3.9
9 4.7 19 30 40 124 49 27 6.2 2.4 6.5 5.1 3.8
10 4.3 15 29 47 116 86 22 5.6 2.3 25 5 3.9
11 4.3 13 37 47 84 87 18 5.7 2.3 33 4.8 3.8
12 4.2 11 55 57 66 89 15 6.5 2.3 44 4.9 3.7
13 4.3 13 86 60 83 82 16 8.9 2.2 28 5.3 3.6
14 4.5 18 65 87 81 78 24 5.3 2 18 6.5 3.8
15 4.9 23 59 73 105 92 17 4.6 2.2 40 7.3 3.8
16 4.9 21 47 78 112 138 16 4.3 2.2 23 8.1 3.7
17 4.7 30 50 70 69 119 20 4.1 2.2 51 7.3 3.6
18 4.6 23 65 73 55 89 15 4.3 2.1 34 6.4 3.5
19 4.3 19 53 94 46 124 16 4.1 2.2 26 6 3.4
20 4.2 17 55 79 70 134 14 4.2 2.9 12 5.4 3.3
21 5.4 16 58 72 138 79 13 4.6 2.2 7.8 5.1 3.2
22 8.2 13 51 78 161 58 14 6.3 2.2 6.9 4.8 3.2
23 7.6 12 44 54 134 53 13 6.3 2.4 6.5 4.8 3.2
24 6.3 11 35 70 133 65 11 6.7 3.1 6 4.8 3.2
25 5.5 9.7 31 90 184 70 15 4.3 2.6 5.4 4.8 3.3
26 5 9.5 29 94 173 59 11 3.8 2.3 5.1 4.6 3.4
27 4.6 29 28 94 129 54 8.8 3.5 2.2 4.9 4.3 3.5
28 4.6 30 27 67 202 42 8.3 3.4 2.2 4.8 4.5 3.4
29 4.8 15 72 51 224 35 13 3.1 2.3 4.8 4.6 3.4
30 5.3   62 57 133 34 8.8 3 2.4 5.3 4.5 3.4
31 6.5   40   88   7.8 2.8   6.4   3.3