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JAMES RIVER NEAR YANKTON, SD (USGS-06478513) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: NWIS (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This stream site, maintained by the USGS South Dakota Water Science Center (identifier USGS-SD), has the name "JAMES RIVER NEAR YANKTON, SD" and has the identifier USGS-06478513. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10160011. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 20962 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 18906 sq mi.

This site is located in Yankton County County, South Dakota at 42.99582970000000 degrees latitude and -97.3697806000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 minutes. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 1154.08 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Level or other surveyed method." is .01 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NAVD88.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-06478513" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Upstream and downstream locations

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When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

For a more detailed breakdown of data, go to the Monitoring Report at the EPA How's My Waterway Application
Characteristic Group Date Range*
Information 2015 - 2020
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2015 - 2015
Nutrient 2015 - 2020
Physical 1981 - 2020
Sediment 1983 - 2015
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

For the definitions of the metadata elements, please go to the Water Quality Portal user guide

Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-SD
OrganizationFormalName USGS South Dakota Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-06478513
MonitoringLocationName JAMES RIVER NEAR YANKTON, SD
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 10160011
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 20962
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 18906
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 42.99582970000000
LongitudeMeasure -97.3697806000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode minutes
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1154.08
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Level or other surveyed method.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 46
CountyCode 135
ProviderName NWIS