USGS Streamgage 06450500
Little White River below White River, SD
Little White River below White River, SD is USGS streamgage 06450500, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10140203. It drains a watershed of about 1,549 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1930. Typical flow runs near 93.8 cfs in July and 196.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 1,549 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,916 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10140203
- Coordinates
- 43.60139, -100.74986
- USGS site number
- 06450500
- Records begin
- 1930-05-11 (96 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 77 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 | 57.7 | 93.2 | 168.4 | |
| February | 73.6 | 125.2 | 239.6 | |
| March | 102.1 | 194 | 431.1 | |
| April | 110.4 | 196.7 | 429.8 | |
| May | 98 | 181.1 | 409.4 | |
| June | 73.1 | 146.5 | 357.9 | |
| July | 47.6 | 93.8 | 216.3 | |
| August | 41.4 | 73.1 | 150.9 | |
| September | 45.1 | 72.7 | 123.4 | |
| October | 58.4 | 83.6 | 133.2 | |
| November | 61.7 | 94.9 | 145.7 | |
| December | 56.6 | 94.4 | 159.1 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).