USGS Streamgage 06436180
Whitewood Creek above Whitewood, SD
Whitewood Creek above Whitewood, SD is USGS streamgage 06436180, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10120202. It drains a watershed of about 57 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1982. Typical flow runs near 18.5 cfs in July and 39.4 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 57 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 3,680 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10120202
- Coordinates
- 44.44221, -103.62936
- USGS site number
- 06436180
- Records begin
- 1982-10-26 (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 | 2.9 | 10.2 | 16.6 | |
| February | 3.3 | 11.7 | 20.2 | |
| March | 6.3 | 18.7 | 42.7 | |
| April | 14.6 | 39.4 | 129.3 | |
| May | 17.4 | 54.8 | 198.9 | |
| June | 13 | 32.5 | 113.6 | |
| July | 8.2 | 18.5 | 39.7 | |
| August | 7.1 | 13.2 | 29.8 | |
| September | 5.7 | 11.7 | 19.7 | |
| October | 5.8 | 13.5 | 25.7 | |
| November | 5.4 | 13.1 | 28.6 | |
| December | 3 | 9.3 | 18.7 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).