USGS Streamgage 06485910
Big Sioux River near Jefferson, SD
Big Sioux River near Jefferson, SD is USGS streamgage 06485910, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10170203. It drains a watershed of about 8,400 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 2015. Typical flow runs near 2,575.5 cfs in July and 3,052.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 8,400 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,079 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10170203
- Coordinates
- 42.62637, -96.51559
- USGS site number
- 06485910
- Records begin
- 2015-03-01 (11 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 11 years of data), averaged within each month. These describe the historical normal range — they are not a forecast and not today's reading.
| Month | Low p10 | Typical p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 220.2 | 769.8 | 2,893.5 | |
| February | 285.2 | 771.5 | 3,258.6 | |
| March | 529.4 | 1,768 | 17,388.1 | |
| April | 895 | 3,052.7 | 16,023.3 | |
| May | 967.5 | 4,250.3 | 14,103.2 | |
| June | 935.3 | 3,485.3 | 22,710.3 | |
| July | 624.7 | 2,575.5 | 11,471.9 | |
| August | 455.8 | 1,379.7 | 5,230.3 | |
| September | 248.7 | 1,137.9 | 13,298 | |
| October | 269.2 | 902.2 | 9,317.4 | |
| November | 267.6 | 1,151.5 | 5,246.7 | |
| December | 289.2 | 1,088.8 | 3,309.4 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).