USGS Streamgage 06470878
James River at Nd-Sd State Line
James River at Nd-Sd State Line is USGS streamgage 06470878, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10160003. It drains a watershed of about 5,480 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1974. Typical flow runs near 406.4 cfs in July and 423 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 5,480 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,288 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10160003
- Coordinates
- 45.93636, -98.17427
- USGS site number
- 06470878
- Records begin
- 1974-09-23 (52 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 | 3.2 | 41.5 | 91.1 | |
| February | 4.9 | 36.2 | 126.1 | |
| March | 25.6 | 157.6 | 942.4 | |
| April | 43.4 | 423 | 3,058.3 | |
| May | 19.3 | 506.8 | 2,344.2 | |
| June | 22 | 440.9 | 1,799 | |
| July | 3.7 | 406.4 | 1,403.5 | |
| August | 0.2 | 274.5 | 1,028 | |
| September | 1.5 | 181.2 | 876.6 | |
| October | 2.1 | 138.5 | 573 | |
| November | 9.7 | 103.7 | 396.1 | |
| December | 8.6 | 58.9 | 179.2 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).