USGS Streamgage 06475000
James River near Redfield, SD
James River near Redfield, SD is USGS streamgage 06475000, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10160006. It drains a watershed of about 13,886 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1950. Typical flow runs near 227.9 cfs in July and 446.5 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 13,886 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,245 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10160006
- Coordinates
- 44.91053, -98.47204
- USGS site number
- 06475000
- Records begin
- 1950-03-01 (76 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 76 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 | 21.7 | 161.4 | |
| February | 0 | 12.3 | 191.2 | |
| March | 2.6 | 86 | 946.1 | |
| April | 27.7 | 446.5 | 4,363 | |
| May | 29.3 | 564 | 3,637.4 | |
| June | 11.6 | 430.7 | 2,432 | |
| July | 1.8 | 227.9 | 2,054.2 | |
| August | 0.1 | 154.2 | 1,811.9 | |
| September | 0 | 60.4 | 1,529.7 | |
| October | 0 | 55 | 942.1 | |
| November | 0 | 74.4 | 614.6 | |
| December | 0 | 49 | 283.7 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).