USGS Streamgage 06479512
Big Sioux River at Broadway at Watertown, SD
Big Sioux River at Broadway at Watertown, SD is USGS streamgage 06479512 in South Dakota, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10170201. It sits on the Big Sioux River, alongside 16 other gauges Rivermatics tracks on the same river. It drains a watershed of about 870 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 2000.
Gauge details
- State
- South Dakota
- Drainage area
- 870 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,720 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10170201
- Coordinates
- 44.88944, -97.11861
- USGS site number
- 06479512
- Records begin
- 2000-06-25 (26 years)
Common questions
- How long has Big Sioux River at Broadway at Watertown, SD been measured?
- Discharge records at USGS site 06479512 begin in 2000, about 26 years, covering roughly 78 days of published daily values. The long record is what makes the monthly percentiles on this page meaningful.
- Where is Big Sioux River at Broadway at Watertown, SD?
- The gauge sits at 44.88944, -97.11861, in South Dakota, in hydrologic subbasin 10170201, at an elevation of about 1,720 feet, draining roughly 870 square miles.
- Can I use Big Sioux River at Broadway at Watertown, SD data for flood or safety decisions?
- No. Rivermatics provides estimates, not guarantees, and the readings and forecasts here may be delayed, inaccurate, or wrong. Do not use them for navigation or for any safety, rescue, or emergency decision. Check the National Weather Service and USGS directly, and use your own judgment.
Upstream and downstream on the Big Sioux River
Every gauge Rivermatics tracks on this river, ordered by drainage area — upstream first. See the Big Sioux River in full.
- Big Sioux River near Florence, SD 68 sq mi
- Big Sioux River near Watertown, SD 525 sq mi
- Big Sioux River at Lake Kampeska near Watertown, SD 539 sq mi
- Big Sioux River at Watertown, SD 806 sq mi
- Big Sioux River at Broadway at Watertown, SD this page
- Big Sioux River below Watertown, SD 1,000 sq mi
- Big Sioux River near Castlewood, SD 1,096 sq mi
- Big Sioux River near Bruce, SD 2,396 sq mi
- Big Sioux River near Brookings, SD 3,338 sq mi
- Big Sioux River near Dell Rapids, SD 3,927 sq mi
- Big Sioux River below Diversion at Sioux Falls, SD 3,999 sq mi
- Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls, SD 4,642 sq mi
- Big Sioux River at North Cliff Ave at Sioux Falls, SD 4,662 sq mi
- Big Sioux River near Hawarden, IA 7,566 sq mi
- Big Sioux River at Akron, IA 7,879 sq mi
- Big Sioux River near Jefferson, SD 8,400 sq mi
- Big Sioux River at Sioux City, IA 8,430 sq mi