USGS Streamgage 06447000
White River near Kadoka, SD
White River near Kadoka, SD is USGS streamgage 06447000, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10140202. It drains a watershed of about 4,960 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1942. Typical flow runs near 106.5 cfs in July and 176.5 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 4,960 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 2,131 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10140202
- Coordinates
- 43.75249, -101.52487
- USGS site number
- 06447000
- Records begin
- 1942-06-04 (84 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 84 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 | 0.4 | 24 | 115.2 | |
| February | 11.4 | 74.8 | 424.4 | |
| March | 57.6 | 228 | 1,330.5 | |
| April | 46.6 | 176.5 | 1,136.5 | |
| May | 53.1 | 201.9 | 1,718.2 | |
| June | 39.2 | 212.3 | 1,826.6 | |
| July | 8.6 | 106.5 | 683.6 | |
| August | 1.5 | 53.9 | 503.6 | |
| September | 0.1 | 21.7 | 244.3 | |
| October | 1.6 | 28.6 | 288.6 | |
| November | 7.7 | 37.7 | 164.5 | |
| December | 3.7 | 28.5 | 92.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).