USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
06446700 BEAR IN THE LODGE CREEK NEAR WANBLEE, SD
LOCATION - Lat 43°32'12.00", long 101°47'53.4" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.12, T.41 N., R.38 W., Jackson County, SD, Hydrologic Unit 10140202, at downstream end of culvert on State Highway 44, 0.9 mi south of Garner School, 8.2 mi southwest of Wanblee, and 25.3 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 423 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR SD-10-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 1992 to May 1993 and May 1994 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 2,500.15 ft. above North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988. Prior to conversion to NAVD 88, datum of gage was 2,500 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. In 1951 and 1954-57, operated as nonrecording gage at same site and datum of 2,500 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 3,280 ft³/s, Mar. 24, 2019, gage height 9.48 ft; Minimum daily discharge, 0.00 ft³/s, Aug. 14, 2006, no flow at times in some years.