USGS Streamgage 06481480
Skunk Creek near Chester, SD
Skunk Creek near Chester, SD is USGS streamgage 06481480, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10170203. It drains a watershed of about 262 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1984. Typical flow runs near 21.7 cfs in July and 44.8 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 262 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,561 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10170203
- Coordinates
- 43.8482, -96.83683
- USGS site number
- 06481480
- Records begin
- 1984-08-16 (42 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 42 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 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 36.6 | |
| February | 0 | 2 | 37.9 | |
| March | 0.4 | 22.4 | 332.8 | |
| April | 2.2 | 44.8 | 425.5 | |
| May | 3.9 | 36.4 | 374.6 | |
| June | 1.3 | 40.2 | 228.2 | |
| July | 0.7 | 21.7 | 229 | |
| August | 0.5 | 4.2 | 109.9 | |
| September | 0.3 | 1.8 | 234 | |
| October | 0.4 | 3 | 220.9 | |
| November | 0.4 | 2.9 | 82.4 | |
| December | 0.3 | 3.1 | 42.4 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).