USGS Streamgage 06476000
James River at Huron, SD
James River at Huron, SD is USGS streamgage 06476000, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10160006. It drains a watershed of about 15,846 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1881. Typical flow runs near 272.4 cfs in July and 585.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 15,846 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,231 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10160006
- Coordinates
- 44.36359, -98.19926
- USGS site number
- 06476000
- Records begin
- 1881-04-01 (145 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 83 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 | 34.5 | 203.5 | |
| February | 0 | 29.8 | 255.7 | |
| March | 7.9 | 163.1 | 2,060 | |
| April | 34.9 | 585.7 | 5,346 | |
| May | 31.4 | 639.5 | 4,661.6 | |
| June | 23.1 | 522.2 | 3,025.7 | |
| July | 4.9 | 272.4 | 2,129.7 | |
| August | 0 | 160.1 | 2,044.2 | |
| September | 0 | 72.3 | 1,604 | |
| October | 0 | 51.3 | 1,073.3 | |
| November | 0 | 60.6 | 686.5 | |
| December | 0 | 59.4 | 331.9 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).