USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
06407500 SPRING CREEK NEAR KEYSTONE, SD
LOCATION - Lat 43°58'43.4", long 103°20'44.1" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.12, T.1 S., R.6 E., Pennington County, SD, Hydrologic Unit 10120109, on right bank 0.5 mi upstream from Deadman Creek tributary at bottom of Stratosphere Bowl.
DRAINAGE AREA - 163 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - Discharge for the period March 16-19 & 25, April 4-8, May 10 and July 31-Aug 1, 2022 were revised on Sept 10, 2024, based on changes to ice estimates and data gaps.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1945 to July 1947, October 1986 to current year. Prior to October 1990, published as 06407900, Spring Creek near Rockerville.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 3,886.45 ft above NAVD of 1988. Prior to October 1986, nonrecording gage 0.2 mi downstream at different datum.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of June 10, 1972, reached a stage of about 14 ft, present datum.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Minimum daily discharge, 0.00 ft³/s, July 27, 1988, no flow for many days in 1988-89, 2004, 2006-08, 2013.