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Water year 2024: 2023-10-01 to 2024-09-30

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

06359500 MOREAU RIVER NEAR FAITH, SD

LOCATION - Lat 45°11'52", long 102°09'22" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.10, T.14 N., R.16 E., Perkins County, SD, Hydrologic Unit 10130306, on upstream side of State Highway 73 bridge, 3.1 mi downstream from Rabbit Creek, and 13.5 mi northwest of Faith.

DRAINAGE AREA - 2,592 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY -

WSP 1176: 1944. WSP 1279: 1946(M). WDR SD-10-1: Drainage area. The maximum gage height for the 2018WY was revised on July 7, 2020.

Discharge for the period from April 8, 2023, to April 11, 2023, was revised on June 13, 2025, based on changes to the estimated discharge.

Gage Height for Feb 23, 28 and March 6, 2023, was revised on June 13, 2025, based on reliability of equipment

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - March 1943 to current year.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,240.16 ft above NAVD of 1988. Prior to Oct. 5, 1949, nonrecording gage 0.3 mi upstream. Oct. 5, 1949, to Jul. 16, 1959, nonrecording gage and crest-stage gage at old Highway bridge 50 ft downstream; both at datum 1.0 ft higher. Jul. 17, 1959, to Sept. 9, 2016, water-stage-recorder and crest-stage gage at old Highway bridge 50 ft downstream of present site at same datum.

REMARKS -

Accuracy of records for water years prior to 2014 are noted in the individual Annual Data Reports for those water years. For water years 2014 onward, Record quality ratings may not be included in the water-year summary for approved records newer than 09/30/2018. Record quality is still being rated internally. For questions about record quality ratings, please send email to gs-w-sd_NWISWeb_Data_Inquiries@usgs.gov. Satellite data-collection platform at station.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 26,000 ft³/s, from rating curve extended above 12,000 ft³/s, on basis of slope-area discharge measurement of peak flow, Apr. 9, 1944, gage height, 20.90 ft; minimum daily discharge, 0.00 ft³/s, Dec. 15, 1943, no flow at times in most years.