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Inlet Canal in South Dakota

River8.2 mi
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Around Inlet Canal

Belle Fourche Reservoir - Rocky Poin…2.8 mi2 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Inlet Canal is an 8.2 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Inlet Canal above Belle Fourche Reservoir, SD (site 06434505). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1995 to 2026

Inlet Canal typically runs highest in April, at a median 192 cfs, and lowest in July, at 106 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,530 cfs, in 2008.

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Typical flow by month at Inlet Canal above Belle Fourche Reservoir, SD, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January1522.3 to 182
February1402.0 to 178
March1825.7 to 225
April1924.9 to 227
May16959 to 275
June14861 to 257
July10644 to 179
August10874 to 154
September13898 to 186
October173132 to 239
November177150 to 227
December1531.9 to 177

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 31 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Inlet Canal above Belle Fourche Reservoir, SD (site 06434505). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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