USGS Streamgage 06445980
White Clay Creek near Oglala, SD
White Clay Creek near Oglala, SD is USGS streamgage 06445980, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10140201. It drains a watershed of about 375 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1965. Typical flow runs near 6.9 cfs in July and 14.8 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 375 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 3,023 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10140201
- Coordinates
- 43.14651, -102.68331
- USGS site number
- 06445980
- Records begin
- 1965-10-01 (61 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 34 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 | 1.5 | 5.1 | 14.4 | |
| February | 2.5 | 8.3 | 24.4 | |
| March | 7.3 | 15.1 | 41.1 | |
| April | 8.8 | 14.8 | 23.4 | |
| May | 8.4 | 13.9 | 25.4 | |
| June | 5.4 | 11.1 | 44.1 | |
| July | 1.4 | 6.9 | 23.5 | |
| August | 0.7 | 5.1 | 14.9 | |
| September | 0.4 | 3.1 | 9.6 | |
| October | 1.4 | 5.5 | 13.5 | |
| November | 2 | 6.8 | 14.3 | |
| December | 2.3 | 6.9 | 16.4 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).