USGS Streamgage 06355500
North Fork Grand River near White Butte, SD
North Fork Grand River near White Butte, SD is USGS streamgage 06355500, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10130301. It drains a watershed of about 1,200 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1945. Typical flow runs near 10.4 cfs in July and 33.5 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 1,200 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 2,298 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10130301
- Coordinates
- 45.80222, -102.36238
- USGS site number
- 06355500
- Records begin
- 1945-12-01 (81 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 60 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 | 2.2 | 15.1 | |
| February | 0 | 4 | 50 | |
| March | 2.3 | 24.5 | 423.8 | |
| April | 4 | 33.5 | 340 | |
| May | 1.6 | 27.2 | 196.4 | |
| June | 0.4 | 17.5 | 144 | |
| July | 0 | 10.4 | 59.6 | |
| August | 0 | 1.3 | 34.4 | |
| September | 0 | 0.5 | 20 | |
| October | 0 | 3.1 | 22.8 | |
| November | 0 | 5.2 | 15.7 | |
| December | 0.2 | 3.5 | 12.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).