USGS Streamgage 06478390
Wolf Creek near Clayton, SD
Wolf Creek near Clayton, SD is USGS streamgage 06478390, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10160011. It drains a watershed of about 397 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1975. Typical flow runs near 3.4 cfs in July and 36.9 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 397 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,209 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10160011
- Coordinates
- 43.3713, -97.60402
- USGS site number
- 06478390
- Records begin
- 1975-10-01 (51 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 13 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 | 0 | 2.2 | 9.6 | |
| February | 0.1 | 7.3 | 148.2 | |
| March | 2.7 | 35.7 | 538.6 | |
| April | 2.6 | 36.9 | 574.1 | |
| May | 0.7 | 11.7 | 145.2 | |
| June | 0.1 | 6.8 | 659.5 | |
| July | 0 | 3.4 | 88.7 | |
| August | 0 | 4.1 | 26.7 | |
| September | 0 | 3.8 | 205.5 | |
| October | 0.1 | 2.8 | 47.2 | |
| November | 0.2 | 4.8 | 40 | |
| December | 0.3 | 3.7 | 14.1 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).