USGS Streamgage 06422500
Boxelder Creek near Nemo, SD
Boxelder Creek near Nemo, SD is USGS streamgage 06422500, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10120111. It drains a watershed of about 94 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1907. Typical flow runs near 14.9 cfs in July and 15.9 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 94 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 4,327 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10120111
- Coordinates
- 44.14433, -103.45454
- USGS site number
- 06422500
- Records begin
- 1907-06-12 (119 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 60 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 | 1.7 | 5 | 13.6 | |
| February | 2 | 5.6 | 13.9 | |
| March | 3.8 | 9.5 | 23 | |
| April | 6.8 | 15.9 | 79.5 | |
| May | 7.3 | 27 | 134.6 | |
| June | 5.5 | 24.4 | 160.2 | |
| July | 3.1 | 14.9 | 59.1 | |
| August | 2.3 | 9.6 | 41.8 | |
| September | 2 | 8 | 22.6 | |
| October | 2.5 | 7.8 | 24 | |
| November | 2.5 | 6.9 | 21.4 | |
| December | 2.1 | 5.4 | 15.1 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).