USGS Streamgage 06471000
James River at Columbia, SD
James River at Columbia, SD is USGS streamgage 06471000, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10160003. It drains a watershed of about 5,691 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1945. Typical flow runs near 327 cfs in July and 286.4 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 5,691 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,289 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10160003
- Coordinates
- 45.60358, -98.31038
- USGS site number
- 06471000
- Records begin
- 1945-10-01 (81 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 52 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 | 24.5 | 94.5 | |
| February | 0.2 | 17.4 | 106 | |
| March | -57.9 | 56.8 | 406.7 | |
| April | 1 | 286.4 | 2,315.5 | |
| May | 3.1 | 480.4 | 2,274.5 | |
| June | 0.4 | 378.7 | 1,831.3 | |
| July | 0 | 327 | 1,505.8 | |
| August | 0 | 248.2 | 1,229.4 | |
| September | 0 | 151.4 | 962 | |
| October | 0 | 163.8 | 628 | |
| November | 0.1 | 128.8 | 498.2 | |
| December | 0 | 54.5 | 315.4 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).