USGS Streamgage 06479640
Hidewood Creek near Estelline, SD
Hidewood Creek near Estelline, SD is USGS streamgage 06479640, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10170202. It drains a watershed of about 161 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1969. Typical flow runs near 6.4 cfs in July and 44.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 161 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,672 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10170202
- Coordinates
- 44.63052, -96.8909
- USGS site number
- 06479640
- Records begin
- 1969-04-07 (57 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 17 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 | 0.2 | 3.9 | |
| February | 0 | 0.6 | 25.9 | |
| March | 0 | 23 | 302.6 | |
| April | 3.5 | 44.3 | 414.4 | |
| May | 0.8 | 20 | 109.2 | |
| June | 0.7 | 10.9 | 165.2 | |
| July | 0 | 6.4 | 43.2 | |
| August | 0 | 1.5 | 24 | |
| September | 0 | 0.3 | 28.1 | |
| October | 0.1 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| November | 0 | 2.4 | 22.6 | |
| December | 0 | 1.2 | 8.8 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).