USGS Streamgage 06436170
Whitewood Creek at Deadwood, SD
Whitewood Creek at Deadwood, SD is USGS streamgage 06436170, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10120202. It drains a watershed of about 41 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1981. Typical flow runs near 16.8 cfs in July and 30.8 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 41 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 4,501 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10120202
- Coordinates
- 44.37995, -103.72418
- USGS site number
- 06436170
- Records begin
- 1981-09-22 (45 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 45 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 | 5.5 | 10.6 | 14.9 | |
| February | 6.8 | 11.3 | 15.8 | |
| March | 9.1 | 15.6 | 37.2 | |
| April | 15.6 | 30.8 | 106.3 | |
| May | 18.3 | 47.1 | 320.6 | |
| June | 14.1 | 23.8 | 110.6 | |
| July | 11.1 | 16.8 | 37.3 | |
| August | 9.8 | 13.5 | 23.3 | |
| September | 9.4 | 12.1 | 18.1 | |
| October | 8.5 | 12.1 | 36 | |
| November | 8.7 | 11.7 | 22.1 | |
| December | 7.1 | 10.7 | 15.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).