USGS Streamgage 06478000
James River near Mitchell, SD
James River near Mitchell, SD is USGS streamgage 06478000, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10160011. It drains a watershed of about 19,088 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1953. Typical flow runs near 863.8 cfs in July and 880 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 19,088 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,208 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10160011
- Coordinates
- 43.65887, -97.91924
- USGS site number
- 06478000
- Records begin
- 1953-07-01 (73 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 73 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 | 3.5 | 34.9 | 1,904.5 | |
| February | 5.2 | 41.3 | 1,473.6 | |
| March | 39.3 | 629.8 | 6,856.8 | |
| April | 124.1 | 880 | 9,497.3 | |
| May | 100.4 | 1,100.7 | 7,467.4 | |
| June | 91.1 | 914 | 5,063.3 | |
| July | 63.4 | 863.8 | 5,607.1 | |
| August | 22.3 | 758.9 | 4,322.6 | |
| September | 3.7 | 251.5 | 2,499 | |
| October | 3.9 | 454 | 2,335.8 | |
| November | 8.6 | 97.6 | 2,714 | |
| December | 8.6 | 55.6 | 2,511 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).