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Around Cheyenne River
Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Cheyenne River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Cheyenne River near Plainview, SD (site 06438500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 9. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1951 to 2026
Cheyenne River typically runs highest in June, at a median 635 cfs, and lowest in January, at 110 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 55,900 cfs, in 2019.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 110 | 70 to 207 |
| February | 192 | 113 to 387 |
| March | 396 | 198 to 936 |
| April | 446 | 213 to 1,140 |
| May | 500 | 230 to 1,620 |
| June | 635 | 285 to 2,160 |
| July | 410 | 238 to 851 |
| August | 373 | 246 to 590 |
| September | 328 | 234 to 433 |
| October | 205 | 149 to 316 |
| November | 178 | 145 to 246 |
| December | 140 | 96 to 200 |
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 57 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cheyenne River near Plainview, SD (site 06438500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Cheyenne River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Minneconjou Land Use Area - NorthPublic
- Foster Bay Land Use AreaPublic
- Minneconjou Land Use Area - SouthPublic
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