The latitude and longitude of the project site at Fort Thompson, South Dakota was located using Google Map. Knowing the exact location of the project site allow StreamStat, South Dakota to identify the watersheds area at the site. Three watersheds were identified within the boundary of the site along highway 47.

The identified watersheds were then imported to NRCS’s Web Soil Survey Website where the different soil groups within the watersheds were identified. The soil in the area was classified as soil group D. The project site showed evidence of cultivated agricultural lands and other agricultural land. Using the information on land use and soil group, according to USDA guideline for Urban Hydrology for Small Watershed , a curve number of 87 was assigned to the project site.