USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
06472000 JAMES RIVER NEAR STRATFORD, SD
LOCATION - Lat 45°14'30", long 98°23'28" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.03, T.120 N., R.63 W., Spink County, SD, Hydrologic Unit 10160003, on right bank 10 ft downstream from bridge, 6.7 mi southwest of Stratford, and 9.0 mi upstream from Mud Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA - 8,780 mi² of which 1,127 mi² probably is noncontributing.
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR SD-11-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 1950 to September 1972, October 1976 to September 1977, October 1996 to September 1997 (crest-stage partial record), and October 1999 to current year.
GAGE -
Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 1,255.14 feet above the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88) and 1,254.29 ft above the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD29).
Previous Datums are as follows:
From May 17, 1950, to Aug. 5, 1951, nonrecording gage at site 60 feet upstream at datum 1,254.29 feet above the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD29).
Prior to May 17, 1950, nonrecording gage at site 20.9 miles upstream at different datum.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Minimum daily discharge, 0.00 ft³/s, Nov. 28, 1950, no flow for many days in some years.