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MOREAU RIVER NEAR WHITEHORSE,SD (USGS-06360500) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This stream site, maintained by the USGS South Dakota Water Science Center (identifier USGS-SD), has the name "MOREAU RIVER NEAR WHITEHORSE,SD" and has the identifier USGS-06360500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10130306. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 4889 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 4872 sq mi.

This site is located in Dewey County County, South Dakota at 45.25581710000000 degrees latitude and -100.8429214000000 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 1662.82 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-06360500" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

Leaflet USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National Transportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State HIU; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Data refreshed February, 2025.

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*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1977 - 1981
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1979 - 1980
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1979 - 1980
Biological, Counts 1977 - 1981
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1979 - 1980
Information 1969 - 1995
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1972 - 1995
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1972 - 1995
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1972 - 1995
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1972 - 1995
Microbiological 1977 - 1995
Nutrient 1972 - 1995
Organics, Other 1977 - 1995
Organics, PCBs 1994 - 1995
Organics, Pesticide 1969 - 1995
Physical 1969 - 2015
Radiochemical 1981 - 1981
Sediment 1972 - 1994
*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-06360500
MonitoringLocationName MOREAU RIVER NEAR WHITEHORSE,SD
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 10130306
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 4889
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 4872
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 45.25581710000000
LongitudeMeasure -100.8429214000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode minutes
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1662.82
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Level or other surveyed method.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 46
CountyCode 041
ProviderName NWIS