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USGS 06481480 SKUNK CREEK NEAR CHESTER,SD


Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Hydrologic Unit Code 10170203
Latitude  43°50'53.6", Longitude  96°50'11.4" NAD27
Drainage area 262  square miles
Contributing drainage area 250  square miles
Gage datum 1,559.79 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 1984-10-01 -> 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 11 9.3 16 146 119 86 77 39 16 80 29 15
2 11 9 16 146 115 85 74 38 16 77 28 15
3 11 9 18 147 111 81 73 36 17 74 27 14
4 11 9.1 20 145 105 77 72 35 16 71 26 14
5 11 9.1 24 142 106 74 71 35 15 68 25 14
6 11 8.9 25 138 122 72 73 35 14 66 25 14
7 11 9 27 139 126 70 76 35 14 64 23 14
8 11 8.9 29 136 134 67 74 34 15 58 23 14
9 11 8.9 30 130 137 64 70 34 15 55 23 14
10 11 9.7 31 128 135 61 94 32 17 54 23 14
11 10 10 33 128 136 61 96 29 31 53 22 13
12 9.9 9.6 40 128 136 63 94 28 71 52 21 13
13 9.8 9.6 52 125 131 63 94 27 71 50 21 13
14 9.8 9.2 66 132 125 66 98 25 72 48 21 13
15 9.8 8.9 76 129 119 68 95 24 69 48 20 12
16 9.9 8.7 102 128 112 67 90 23 71 49 20 12
17 9.7 9.1 142 127 105 65 85 22 73 48 20 12
18 9.4 9.7 172 124 101 65 80 22 73 46 19 11
19 9.3 10 163 124 95 63 76 22 77 45 19 11
20 9.3 12 155 123 94 61 73 22 77 44 18 11
21 9.4 13 156 124 95 66 69 22 93 42 18 11
22 9.6 14 163 125 96 85 65 21 97 41 18 10
23 9.5 14 164 132 95 115 60 22 102 41 18 10
24 9.4 14 169 132 93 119 57 22 107 39 18 10
25 9.4 14 167 131 92 114 54 20 111 37 18 9.9
26 9.6 13 162 129 89 107 52 19 107 36 18 9.8
27 9.6 13 156 128 91 102 50 19 102 35 17 10
28 9.7 13 152 127 94 97 47 20 97 33 17 10
29 9.7 24 151 123 91 88 44 18 92 32 17 10
30 9.7   150 123 89 80 42 17 87 31 16 11
31 9.9   145   90   40 17   31   11