USGS Streamgage 06403300
French Creek above Fairburn, SD
French Creek above Fairburn, SD is USGS streamgage 06403300, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10120109. It drains a watershed of about 105 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1982. Typical flow runs near 7 cfs in July and 9.9 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 105 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 3,824 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10120109
- Coordinates
- 43.71721, -103.36797
- USGS site number
- 06403300
- Records begin
- 1982-04-01 (44 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 43 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 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 8.8 | |
| February | 0.6 | 3 | 9.4 | |
| March | 1.7 | 6.3 | 18.4 | |
| April | 2.5 | 9.9 | 30.2 | |
| May | 2.8 | 14.3 | 72.9 | |
| June | 1.8 | 12.4 | 76.8 | |
| July | 1 | 7 | 37.1 | |
| August | 0.5 | 4.3 | 27.5 | |
| September | 0.7 | 2.5 | 13.7 | |
| October | 1.1 | 4 | 18.6 | |
| November | 1.1 | 3.5 | 12.9 | |
| December | 0.8 | 2.6 | 9 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).