USGS Streamgage 06425500
Elk Creek near Elm Springs, SD
Elk Creek near Elm Springs, SD is USGS streamgage 06425500, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10120111. It drains a watershed of about 548 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1920. Typical flow runs near 0.8 cfs in July and 8.6 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 548 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 2,310 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10120111
- Coordinates
- 44.24832, -102.50322
- USGS site number
- 06425500
- Records begin
- 1920-05-01 (106 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 76 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 | 0 | 13.9 | |
| February | 0 | 0.8 | 22.9 | |
| March | 0 | 5.6 | 82.8 | |
| April | 0 | 8.6 | 135.4 | |
| May | 0 | 9.5 | 225.3 | |
| June | 0 | 6.7 | 193.4 | |
| July | 0 | 0.8 | 46.1 | |
| August | 0 | 0 | 14.9 | |
| September | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | |
| October | 0 | 0 | 13.8 | |
| November | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | |
| December | 0 | 0 | 12.3 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).