Rivermatics

USGS Streamgage 06436198

Whitewood Creek above Vale, SD

Whitewood Creek above Vale, SD is USGS streamgage 06436198, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10120202. It drains a watershed of about 102 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1982. Typical flow runs near 16.9 cfs in July and 40.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.

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Gauge details

Drainage area
102 sq mi
Gauge elevation
2,852 ft
Subbasin (HUC-8)
10120202
Coordinates
44.61749, -103.48075
USGS site number
06436198
Records begin
1982-11-05 (44 years)

Typical flow by month

Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 43 years of data), averaged within each month. These describe the historical normal range — they are not a forecast and not today's reading.

Historical monthly discharge percentiles in cubic feet per second
Month Low p10 Typical p50 High p90 Range
January 3.1 9.9 17.1
February 4 12.7 23.5
March 6.5 21.9 56.3
April 13.3 40.7 150
May 15.2 57.3 233.2
June 6.7 32.4 145.4
July 0.8 16.9 44.3
August 0.3 7.7 30
September 0.6 7.4 18
October 3.4 12.9 28.3
November 4.5 13.9 27.9
December 3.1 10.5 19.6

All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).

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