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USGS Daily Statistics for the Nation

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USGS 06438000 BELLE FOURCHE RIVER NEAR ELM SPRINGS,SD


Meade County, South Dakota
Hydrologic Unit Code 10120202
Latitude  44°22'12.01", Longitude 102°33'57.89" NAD27
Drainage area 7,004  square miles
Contributing drainage area 6,997  square miles
Gage datum 2,168.80 feet above NAVD88
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00060, Discharge, cubic feet per second,
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Mean of daily mean values for each day for water year of record in, ft3/s   (Calculation Period 1953-10-01 -> 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 71 97 260 406 558 872 474 296 264 174 96 87
2 69 110 253 383 557 778 464 287 261 200 100 85
3 68 121 269 377 522 768 413 288 273 199 101 80
4 69 125 312 385 498 717 406 284 269 203 102 78
5 70 119 314 406 523 768 435 290 265 190 102 75
6 74 114 339 439 571 1,140 433 294 268 174 99 71
7 70 114 314 423 741 1,150 422 278 275 159 97 72
8 69 133 351 472 955 1,240 386 277 270 153 95 73
9 70 214 346 567 1,420 1,120 360 283 260 161 94 73
10 70 184 387 538 1,360 957 324 308 251 273 95 73
11 71 176 535 535 1,230 973 313 318 244 307 97 71
12 72 190 568 715 1,120 905 312 298 241 470 93 71
13 73 193 647 812 1,230 907 315 284 243 272 94 85
14 77 256 721 792 1,150 861 379 276 237 210 95 91
15 79 251 713 789 1,040 1,230 323 281 240 305 101 81
16 78 262 688 796 948 1,510 318 279 234 226 111 77
17 77 290 678 724 905 1,260 318 268 232 299 106 74
18 76 267 670 713 757 932 323 270 227 312 102 72
19 76 269 750 744 705 1,190 416 275 220 174 103 71
20 74 269 816 650 884 1,140 404 284 219 134 98 68
21 73 286 771 669 1,370 1,030 425 283 218 117 94 66
22 74 271 812 657 1,630 861 422 281 217 114 92 65
23 75 228 777 624 1,590 709 383 306 210 115 94 66
24 74 212 663 621 1,640 719 357 323 204 107 96 68
25 75 204 582 607 1,940 750 361 299 204 102 96 71
26 78 210 535 543 1,550 738 381 282 307 98 94 73
27 79 271 515 590 1,470 622 401 272 235 96 90 73
28 80 242 507 572 1,540 597 378 273 198 94 85 74
29 84 326 475 627 1,560 490 351 272 180 92 84 71
30 88   447 585 1,260 441 327 267 175 95 86 71
31 90   504   1,100   307 267   96   70