USGS Streamgage 06446000
White River near Oglala, SD
White River near Oglala, SD is USGS streamgage 06446000, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10140201. It drains a watershed of about 2,156 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1943. Typical flow runs near 24 cfs in July and 55.5 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 2,156 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 2,861 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10140201
- Coordinates
- 43.25484, -102.82735
- USGS site number
- 06446000
- Records begin
- 1943-06-01 (83 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 83 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 | 2.7 | 13.2 | 43.9 | |
| February | 6.1 | 26.7 | 113.3 | |
| March | 19.1 | 58.8 | 250.7 | |
| April | 20.8 | 55.5 | 186.7 | |
| May | 20.1 | 56.4 | 342.7 | |
| June | 13.4 | 51 | 331.1 | |
| July | 2.6 | 24 | 117.9 | |
| August | 0.1 | 12.3 | 56.8 | |
| September | 0 | 8.8 | 39.4 | |
| October | 0.2 | 10.9 | 40.4 | |
| November | 3.2 | 15.4 | 40.4 | |
| December | 3.6 | 13.1 | 37.3 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).