The Outdoor Campus
The Outdoor Campus is a paddling school in Sioux Falls.
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Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
Typical flow by month
1944 to 2026
The water at The Outdoor Campus typically runs highest in April, at a median 395 cfs, and lowest in February, at 20 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 13,800 cfs, in 1957.
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| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 24 | 15 to 44 |
| February | 20 | 10 to 75 |
| March | 145 | 38 to 656 |
| April | 395 | 165 to 743 |
| May | 360 | 157 to 688 |
| June | 371 | 131 to 623 |
| July | 257 | 71 to 453 |
| August | 151 | 49 to 347 |
| September | 92 | 42 to 242 |
| October | 86 | 35 to 208 |
| November | 78 | 36 to 150 |
| December | 39 | 28 to 81 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 38 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls, SD (site 06482000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Current conditions
Today · Fri
63Maybe/ 100
High 39°F
FogHigh 39°F, low 35°FRain 0%Wind 7 kt, gusts 11
Streamflow
228 cfs
Above normal (81st)
Water level
2.09 ft
Air quality
19 Good
SF-USD monitor, 11 km
National Weather ServiceBelow flood stage
Flood stage 8 ft. NWS reads 2.07 ft here.
Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). Flood stages and forecasts: NOAA National Weather Service. Air quality: South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources via EPA AirNow. Preliminary data, not verified.
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