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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,
Day of
month		 Mean of daily mean values for each day for water year of record in, ft3/s   (Calculation Period 1953-10-01 -> 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 72 98 257 401 555 864 469 295 263 173 96 88
2 70 111 251 379 557 771 460 286 260 198 100 86
3 69 122 266 373 519 760 409 287 271 197 101 82
4 70 126 308 381 495 710 402 283 267 203 102 80
5 71 120 310 403 520 759 432 288 263 190 102 77
6 75 115 335 439 571 1,130 430 292 266 174 99 74
7 71 115 310 423 732 1,130 419 277 273 159 97 75
8 70 134 347 485 955 1,220 383 276 268 153 95 75
9 70 213 342 580 1,410 1,100 357 282 258 161 94 75
10 71 183 382 545 1,350 946 322 306 249 273 95 75
11 72 176 528 538 1,220 962 311 316 242 307 97 73
12 73 189 561 713 1,120 895 310 297 239 470 93 73
13 74 193 639 808 1,220 897 312 284 241 272 94 87
14 78 254 712 787 1,150 851 376 277 236 210 97 92
15 80 249 704 783 1,030 1,210 321 281 238 305 103 82
16 78 260 679 828 944 1,490 316 279 233 226 113 79
17 78 288 669 744 910 1,240 316 268 230 299 109 76
18 77 265 662 727 761 921 321 269 226 312 105 74
19 77 267 740 751 708 1,180 412 273 219 174 105 72
20 75 267 805 653 884 1,120 400 285 218 134 101 70
21 74 283 761 669 1,360 1,020 421 283 217 117 96 69
22 75 269 801 655 1,610 851 418 281 215 114 95 67
23 76 226 766 622 1,580 701 380 305 209 115 96 67
24 75 211 654 618 1,640 711 354 321 202 107 98 70
25 76 203 575 607 1,920 742 358 297 203 102 97 73
26 79 209 527 541 1,530 730 378 281 304 98 96 75
27 80 268 509 587 1,470 615 397 271 233 96 91 75
28 81 239 501 569 1,520 592 375 272 196 94 86 76
29 85 312 469 623 1,540 486 349 271 179 92 86 73
30 89   441 585 1,240 437 325 266 173 95 87 73
31 92   498   1,090   305 266   96   72