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USGS Daily Statistics for the Nation

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USGS 06478513 JAMES RIVER NEAR YANKTON, SD


Yankton County, South Dakota
Hydrologic Unit Code 10160011
Latitude  42°59'45", Longitude  97°22'10" NAD27
Drainage area 20,962  square miles
Contributing drainage area 18,906  square miles
Gage datum 1,154.08 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 1981-10-01 -> 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
1 440 300 527 4,180 3,860 3,190 3,200 1,760 1,190 1,090 690 610
2 434 294 531 4,050 3,880 3,040 3,060 1,790 1,180 1,070 686 584
3 423 292 542 3,910 3,870 2,890 2,950 1,870 1,150 1,060 680 567
4 415 290 584 3,810 3,810 2,750 2,900 1,980 1,130 1,030 672 552
5 417 290 634 3,730 3,730 2,630 2,860 2,030 1,110 999 664 541
6 418 290 714 3,670 3,600 2,520 2,820 2,000 1,100 964 660 533
7 414 287 803 3,620 3,500 2,450 2,870 1,930 1,080 942 653 538
8 403 284 869 3,590 3,400 2,350 2,930 1,880 1,060 910 646 545
9 389 282 950 3,520 3,330 2,310 2,830 1,850 1,040 887 640 551
10 384 281 1,010 3,430 3,360 2,290 2,680 1,810 1,020 904 635 546
11 373 278 1,020 3,360 3,400 2,240 2,560 1,800 1,010 955 628 539
12 346 280 1,100 3,340 3,470 2,270 2,490 1,790 1,120 940 623 542
13 338 290 1,180 3,330 3,510 2,530 2,460 1,760 1,700 914 619 543
14 336 302 1,490 3,320 3,490 2,790 2,480 1,720 2,320 872 619 537
15 340 310 1,870 3,400 3,440 2,900 2,490 1,660 2,240 826 624 527
16 348 320 2,160 3,490 3,340 2,890 2,460 1,610 2,100 794 636 515
17 355 350 2,350 3,550 3,220 2,860 2,420 1,560 1,870 776 640 517
18 360 396 2,650 3,650 3,100 2,860 2,400 1,510 1,700 763 641 512
19 361 457 2,850 3,790 3,030 2,850 2,370 1,480 1,590 749 639 510
20 356 487 3,030 3,920 2,980 2,820 2,320 1,460 1,620 735 644 506
21 345 509 3,060 3,960 2,910 2,950 2,250 1,450 1,590 728 646 498
22 338 535 3,120 3,980 2,880 3,540 2,160 1,430 1,530 723 655 493
23 330 548 3,170 4,010 2,880 4,190 2,070 1,420 1,480 720 651 487
24 323 556 3,290 4,030 2,840 4,300 2,030 1,390 1,420 719 642 483
25 319 548 3,510 4,010 2,880 4,190 1,980 1,360 1,370 716 636 481
26 315 533 3,840 3,950 2,900 3,980 1,930 1,340 1,310 714 634 477
27 312 516 4,180 3,890 2,880 3,770 1,880 1,310 1,230 714 644 470
28 312 497 4,430 3,840 2,950 3,620 1,830 1,290 1,180 708 646 463
29 312 964 4,420 3,820 3,110 3,470 1,780 1,270 1,140 703 642 459
30 307   4,360 3,840 3,310 3,340 1,760 1,240 1,110 699 630 454
31 305   4,280   3,310   1,740 1,220   693   453