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USGS Daily Statistics for the Nation

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USGS 06478000 JAMES RIVER NEAR MITCHELL,SD


Hanson County, South Dakota
Hydrologic Unit Code 10160011
Latitude  43°39'32", Longitude  97°55'08" NAD27
Drainage area 19,088  square miles
Contributing drainage area 17,037  square miles
Gage datum 1,194.42 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 1952-10-01 -> 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
1 439 273 336 2,920 2,780 2,020 2,090 1,660 1,010 807 631 576
2 435 267 335 2,670 2,760 1,930 2,090 1,690 998 792 630 532
3 429 261 367 2,530 2,780 1,850 2,020 1,680 978 772 625 519
4 422 257 400 2,580 2,700 1,860 1,960 1,660 948 749 624 504
5 424 253 433 2,580 2,680 1,800 1,900 1,670 916 736 617 503
6 420 265 474 2,570 2,730 1,780 1,910 1,670 887 720 621 489
7 409 247 521 2,490 2,780 1,760 1,830 1,680 866 732 617 483
8 399 223 578 2,460 2,850 1,740 1,850 1,660 847 721 610 473
9 394 222 650 2,410 3,060 1,770 1,860 1,700 832 705 603 468
10 397 240 735 2,610 3,100 1,750 1,880 1,650 821 690 590 456
11 388 240 830 2,500 2,980 1,830 1,890 1,620 842 672 572 454
12 374 241 1,000 2,470 2,840 1,860 1,880 1,580 1,210 655 562 448
13 373 245 1,090 2,430 2,720 1,940 1,860 1,530 1,600 655 561 454
14 372 247 1,290 2,400 2,610 1,950 1,840 1,480 1,480 656 563 454
15 382 242 1,530 2,460 2,460 1,980 1,810 1,440 1,360 666 565 457
16 359 269 1,820 2,490 2,390 2,000 1,770 1,400 1,260 666 566 457
17 345 273 2,190 2,460 2,330 1,980 1,740 1,320 1,180 662 572 468
18 327 294 2,390 2,500 2,270 1,940 1,710 1,270 1,090 658 572 473
19 321 332 2,550 2,520 2,160 1,890 1,680 1,250 1,030 652 570 468
20 317 342 2,570 2,550 2,130 1,840 1,660 1,240 983 660 562 462
21 315 346 2,690 2,580 2,120 1,940 1,630 1,230 946 675 552 458
22 317 351 2,870 2,700 2,160 2,300 1,620 1,210 920 676 555 457
23 308 350 3,130 2,730 2,120 2,410 1,600 1,200 898 665 567 453
24 313 347 3,410 2,780 2,120 2,320 1,590 1,170 876 661 575 446
25 317 337 3,560 2,830 2,100 2,240 1,580 1,130 859 659 579 445
26 317 341 3,490 2,900 2,080 2,200 1,550 1,120 844 661 584 442
27 313 331 3,350 2,870 2,050 2,160 1,540 1,090 819 661 586 438
28 306 318 3,090 2,870 2,040 2,110 1,530 1,070 802 655 596 435
29 296 610 3,090 2,830 2,050 2,080 1,540 1,040 787 649 602 435
30 287   3,000 2,800 2,060 2,130 1,580 1,020 801 648 599 439
31 280   2,980   2,050   1,620 1,020   639   443