USGS Streamgage 06449100
Little White River near Vetal, SD
Little White River near Vetal, SD is USGS streamgage 06449100, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10140203. It drains a watershed of about 607 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1959. Typical flow runs near 42.6 cfs in July and 95.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 607 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 2,795 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10140203
- Coordinates
- 43.1007, -101.23223
- USGS site number
- 06449100
- Records begin
- 1959-08-01 (67 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 67 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 | 22.1 | 41.3 | 73.6 | |
| February | 29.3 | 56.3 | 115.3 | |
| March | 39.1 | 89.3 | 185.9 | |
| April | 46.1 | 95.7 | 177.2 | |
| May | 43.6 | 87.5 | 175 | |
| June | 28.5 | 72.6 | 185.2 | |
| July | 20.9 | 42.6 | 111.2 | |
| August | 17.8 | 35.2 | 84.3 | |
| September | 18.3 | 30.8 | 60 | |
| October | 22.5 | 35.6 | 59.5 | |
| November | 27.2 | 44.2 | 67.1 | |
| December | 23.2 | 40.9 | 75.6 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).