USGS Streamgage 06446500
White River near Interior, SD
White River near Interior, SD is USGS streamgage 06446500, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10140202. It drains a watershed of about 4,101 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1905. Typical flow runs near 74.1 cfs in July and 155.9 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 4,101 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 2,305 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10140202
- Coordinates
- 43.69388, -101.93265
- USGS site number
- 06446500
- Records begin
- 1905-06-18 (121 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 24 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 | 2.2 | 44.5 | 120.5 | |
| February | 12.2 | 74 | 419.4 | |
| March | 59.8 | 148.3 | 935.3 | |
| April | 48.1 | 155.9 | 1,191.9 | |
| May | 49.2 | 170.1 | 1,891.6 | |
| June | 35.2 | 133.3 | 1,444.4 | |
| July | 5.4 | 74.1 | 558.9 | |
| August | 1 | 44.6 | 544.6 | |
| September | 0.1 | 17.2 | 215.9 | |
| October | 0.9 | 26.9 | 505.2 | |
| November | 4 | 36.6 | 135.8 | |
| December | 1.3 | 31.9 | 91.4 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).