USGS Streamgage 06447230
Black Pipe Creek near Belvidere, SD
Black Pipe Creek near Belvidere, SD is USGS streamgage 06447230, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10140202. It drains a watershed of about 273 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1992. Typical flow runs near 5.2 cfs in July and 20 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 273 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 2,052 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10140202
- Coordinates
- 43.75527, -101.22792
- USGS site number
- 06447230
- Records begin
- 1992-04-08 (34 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 33 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 | 0 | 2.7 | 18.8 | |
| February | 0.1 | 8.8 | 100.5 | |
| March | 3.4 | 16.4 | 152.2 | |
| April | 4.7 | 20 | 170.6 | |
| May | 5.4 | 17.7 | 206.1 | |
| June | 1.9 | 12.5 | 170.9 | |
| July | 0 | 5.2 | 61.3 | |
| August | 0 | 1.8 | 34.5 | |
| September | 0 | 1.3 | 24.8 | |
| October | 0 | 3 | 48.9 | |
| November | 0 | 4.1 | 15.4 | |
| December | 0 | 3.3 | 13.9 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).