USGS Streamgage 06354881
Oak Creek near Rattlesnake Butte near Wakpala, SD
Oak Creek near Rattlesnake Butte near Wakpala, SD is USGS streamgage 06354881, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10130102. It drains a watershed of about 321 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 2016. Typical flow runs near 4.5 cfs in July and 18.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 321 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,740 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10130102
- Coordinates
- 45.72843, -100.59628
- USGS site number
- 06354881
- Records begin
- 2016-09-30 (10 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 10 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 | 2.1 | 20.6 | |
| February | 0.1 | 6.9 | 104.1 | |
| March | 0.6 | 19 | 520 | |
| April | 2.1 | 18.7 | 611.7 | |
| May | 2.6 | 15.2 | 198.7 | |
| June | 1.1 | 4.9 | 87.4 | |
| July | 0 | 4.5 | 157.6 | |
| August | 0.2 | 2 | 43 | |
| September | 0 | 1.2 | 92.9 | |
| October | 0.6 | 2.8 | 224.6 | |
| November | 0.8 | 3.2 | 36.2 | |
| December | 0.4 | 1.9 | 22.9 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).