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USGS Daily Statistics for South Dakota

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USGS 06360500 MOREAU RIVER NEAR WHITEHORSE,SD


Dewey County, South Dakota
Hydrologic Unit Code 10130306
Latitude  45°15'21", Longitude 100°50'33" NAD27
Drainage area 4,889  square miles
Contributing drainage area 4,872  square miles
Gage datum 1,662.82 feet above NAVD88
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00060, Discharge, cubic feet per second,
Day of
month		 Mean of daily mean values for each day for water year of record in, ft3/s   (Calculation Period 1954-10-01 -> 2025-09-30)

Calculation period restricted by USGS staff due to special conditions at/near site
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1 8.2 25 225 760 538 430 291 110 44 48 64 18
2 8.1 37 269 728 476 352 235 91 42 59 47 18
3 7.9 54 297 665 400 359 207 86 33 50 36 17
4 7.8 56 300 626 420 295 281 90 29 42 31 16
5 7.8 54 468 596 390 358 257 84 24 55 27 14
6 7.8 63 485 523 340 509 235 76 19 53 25 14
7 7.8 70 439 467 287 589 234 108 17 65 25 13
8 7.8 66 504 422 348 605 298 106 22 65 25 13
9 7.8 106 672 417 562 650 310 97 27 71 23 13
10 7.9 137 665 470 766 536 273 123 20 75 21 12
11 7.9 146 768 448 927 363 227 127 29 99 19 12
12 7.6 142 973 474 1,010 318 218 94 37 169 18 12
13 7.8 131 1,100 602 911 474 210 76 33 213 19 12
14 8.2 144 1,120 669 716 441 188 61 25 233 19 11
15 8.9 135 1,090 708 672 486 159 61 24 223 20 11
16 11 128 1,110 768 611 611 155 60 20 209 21 10
17 12 127 1,220 807 606 655 168 46 17 194 21 10
18 12 204 1,350 783 560 591 144 50 18 156 20 10
19 11 242 1,370 737 448 664 167 46 19 133 19 9.8
20 11 225 1,450 679 377 702 236 52 32 98 20 9.6
21 10 214 1,640 631 389 774 262 42 56 89 24 9.5
22 11 181 1,810 602 611 729 309 38 50 81 21 9.4
23 12 182 1,910 560 913 643 299 48 53 82 21 9.2
24 12 191 1,990 499 1,140 508 213 157 47 60 21 8.9
25 15 190 1,680 507 937 487 210 147 47 52 20 8.8
26 16 208 1,320 486 758 467 179 75 41 56 19 8.7
27 17 206 1,170 489 816 429 154 51 32 61 20 8.6
28 18 215 1,110 510 828 396 149 58 26 53 20 8.6
29 18 221 1,040 507 796 319 175 51 37 75 19 8.6
30 20   951 513 690 312 153 44 68 90 18 8.6
31 20   804   584   124 45   65   8.4