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.
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.
| 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).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Belle Fourche River near Sturgis, SD
- Bear Butte Creek near Deadwood, SD
- Bear Butte Creek near Galena, SD
- Bear Butte Creek near Sturgis, SD
- Belle Fourche River near Elm Springs, SD
- Belle Fourche River at Wy-Sd State Line
- Inlet Canal above Belle Fourche Reservoir, SD
- Belle Fourche River near Fruitdale, SD