USGS Streamgage 06480650
Flandreau Creek above Flandreau, SD
Flandreau Creek above Flandreau, SD is USGS streamgage 06480650, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10170203. It drains a watershed of about 101 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1981. Typical flow runs near 15.2 cfs in July and 44.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 101 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,567 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10170203
- Coordinates
- 44.0627, -96.48563
- USGS site number
- 06480650
- Records begin
- 1981-09-25 (45 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 45 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 | 0.1 | 4 | 22.9 | |
| February | 0 | 5 | 62 | |
| March | 1.7 | 42.1 | 331.5 | |
| April | 10 | 44.3 | 295.1 | |
| May | 9.4 | 38.6 | 165.3 | |
| June | 4.2 | 23.6 | 225.2 | |
| July | 1.8 | 15.2 | 167.2 | |
| August | 0.5 | 6.1 | 57.5 | |
| September | 0.3 | 5.8 | 143.5 | |
| October | 0.9 | 9.7 | 101.9 | |
| November | 1.7 | 14 | 55.9 | |
| December | 0.5 | 7.5 | 40.9 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).