USGS Streamgage 06472000
James River near Stratford, SD
James River near Stratford, SD is USGS streamgage 06472000, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10160003. It drains a watershed of about 8,780 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1950. Typical flow runs near 238.4 cfs in July and 273.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 8,780 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,283 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10160003
- Coordinates
- 45.24164, -98.39148
- USGS site number
- 06472000
- 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 | 22.7 | 141.5 | |
| February | 0 | 10.8 | 170.3 | |
| March | 0 | 53.1 | 483.4 | |
| April | 18.8 | 273.7 | 3,348.7 | |
| May | 40.9 | 437.5 | 3,200.3 | |
| June | 28.7 | 366.4 | 2,360 | |
| July | 15 | 238.4 | 1,891.9 | |
| August | 0.2 | 146.1 | 1,643.9 | |
| September | 0 | 51.5 | 1,354.7 | |
| October | 0 | 62.1 | 1,073.7 | |
| November | 0 | 74.7 | 573.9 | |
| December | 0 | 48.2 | 285.1 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).