USGS Streamgage 06359500
Moreau River near Faith, SD
Moreau River near Faith, SD is USGS streamgage 06359500, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10130306. It drains a watershed of about 2,592 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1943. Typical flow runs near 30.1 cfs in July and 51 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 2,592 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 2,241 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10130306
- Coordinates
- 45.19776, -102.15655
- USGS site number
- 06359500
- Records begin
- 1943-03-01 (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 | 0 | 4 | 21 | |
| February | 0 | 10.1 | 159.6 | |
| March | 6.3 | 54 | 1,112 | |
| April | 12.2 | 51 | 672.4 | |
| May | 7.6 | 43.7 | 760.1 | |
| June | 7.3 | 53 | 724.9 | |
| July | 1.1 | 30.1 | 208.3 | |
| August | 0 | 10.3 | 106.6 | |
| September | 0 | 5.5 | 35.6 | |
| October | 1.1 | 7.9 | 71.9 | |
| November | 3.2 | 10.9 | 33.9 | |
| December | 1.3 | 7.2 | 21.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).