USGS Streamgage 06449500
Little White River near Rosebud, SD
Little White River near Rosebud, SD is USGS streamgage 06449500, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10140203. It drains a watershed of about 1,033 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1943. Typical flow runs near 93.1 cfs in July and 182.9 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 1,033 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 2,301 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10140203
- Coordinates
- 43.32556, -100.88376
- USGS site number
- 06449500
- Records begin
- 1943-06-01 (83 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 83 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 | 53.4 | 88.3 | 153.2 | |
| February | 69.4 | 119.3 | 204.6 | |
| March | 99 | 176.2 | 326.5 | |
| April | 108.7 | 182.9 | 297.6 | |
| May | 100 | 163.3 | 279.7 | |
| June | 76.7 | 136.5 | 289.8 | |
| July | 56.2 | 93.1 | 184.5 | |
| August | 51 | 77 | 134.2 | |
| September | 54.9 | 73.3 | 113.7 | |
| October | 65 | 82.7 | 123.1 | |
| November | 67.9 | 94.5 | 138.1 | |
| December | 55.7 | 93.3 | 146.7 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).