USGS Streamgage 06436190
Whitewood Creek near Whitewood, SD
Whitewood Creek near Whitewood, SD is USGS streamgage 06436190, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10120202. It drains a watershed of about 77 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1981. Typical flow runs near 19.9 cfs in July and 39.4 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 77 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 3,174 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10120202
- Coordinates
- 44.54176, -103.57199
- USGS site number
- 06436190
- 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 | 3.4 | 10.9 | 18.7 | |
| February | 4.2 | 12.7 | 22.2 | |
| March | 7.5 | 20.3 | 44.1 | |
| April | 13.8 | 39.4 | 135.7 | |
| May | 18.2 | 59.5 | 213.2 | |
| June | 9.8 | 34.2 | 123.7 | |
| July | 4.3 | 19.9 | 41.8 | |
| August | 3.6 | 11.2 | 30.7 | |
| September | 2.9 | 10.1 | 21.3 | |
| October | 5.5 | 13.5 | 31.8 | |
| November | 5.6 | 13.7 | 29.2 | |
| December | 3.7 | 10.4 | 19.9 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).