USGS Streamgage 06360500
Moreau River near Whitehorse, SD
Moreau River near Whitehorse, SD is USGS streamgage 06360500, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10130306. It drains a watershed of about 4,889 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1953. Typical flow runs near 56.3 cfs in July and 100.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 4,889 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,684 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10130306
- Coordinates
- 45.25582, -100.84292
- USGS site number
- 06360500
- Records begin
- 1953-06-01 (73 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 72 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 | 0.3 | 25.6 | |
| February | 0 | 7.3 | 318.7 | |
| March | 8.3 | 111.1 | 2,989.1 | |
| April | 16.5 | 100.3 | 1,698.3 | |
| May | 4.4 | 108.5 | 1,930.1 | |
| June | 5.1 | 105.8 | 1,232.7 | |
| July | 0.6 | 56.3 | 478.7 | |
| August | 0 | 15.2 | 191.6 | |
| September | 0 | 2.8 | 68.5 | |
| October | 0 | 2.1 | 134.7 | |
| November | 0 | 6.1 | 53.4 | |
| December | 0 | 3 | 31.7 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).