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SKUNK CREEK AT SIOUX FALLS,SD (USGS-06481500) 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 "SKUNK CREEK AT SIOUX FALLS,SD" and has the identifier USGS-06481500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10170203. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 620 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 606 sq mi.

This site is located in Minnehaha County County, South Dakota at 43.53358676000000 degrees latitude and -96.7908849000000 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 1400.88 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System" is .07 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-06481500" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

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 1960 - 1970
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1960 - 1974
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1960 - 1974
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1960 - 1971
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1960 - 1974
Nutrient 1960 - 1974
Organics, Pesticide 1969 - 1970
Physical 1960 - 2015
Sediment 1970 - 1977
*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-06481500
MonitoringLocationName SKUNK CREEK AT SIOUX FALLS,SD
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 10170203
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 620
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 606
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 43.53358676000000
LongitudeMeasure -96.7908849000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode minutes
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1400.88
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .07
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 46
CountyCode 099
ProviderName NWIS