USGS Streamgage 06361000
Moreau River at Promise, SD
Moreau River at Promise, SD is USGS streamgage 06361000, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10130306. It drains a watershed of about 5,240 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1929. Typical flow runs near 72.2 cfs in July and 168.8 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 5,240 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,609 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10130306
- Coordinates
- 45.34312, -100.61339
- USGS site number
- 06361000
- Records begin
- 1929-03-24 (97 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 26 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 | 0 | 4 | |
| February | 0 | 0 | 197.5 | |
| March | 7.3 | 103.6 | 2,505.6 | |
| April | 19.4 | 168.8 | 4,544.7 | |
| May | 1.3 | 54.2 | 894.9 | |
| June | 10 | 181.9 | 3,164.9 | |
| July | 1 | 72.2 | 677.1 | |
| August | 0 | 13 | 172.5 | |
| September | 0 | 3.7 | 124.7 | |
| October | 0 | 2.4 | 89 | |
| November | 0 | 5.8 | 37.3 | |
| December | 0 | 2.1 | 14.8 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).