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Around Bear Butte Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Bear Butte Creek is a 49.8 mile stream near Spearfish Canyon Adventures in South Dakota. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Bear Butte Creek near Deadwood, SD (site 06437020). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1989 to 2026
Bear Butte Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 15 cfs, and lowest in February, at 1.6 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 543 cfs, in 1995.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1.8 | 1.1 to 2.2 |
| February | 1.6 | 1.1 to 2.7 |
| March | 3.2 | 2.0 to 7.8 |
| April | 10 | 5.3 to 28 |
| May | 15 | 7.7 to 29 |
| June | 9.3 | 3.7 to 21 |
| July | 4.5 | 1.8 to 7.4 |
| August | 2.7 | 1.5 to 4.8 |
| September | 2.2 | 1.1 to 3.4 |
| October | 2.6 | 1.2 to 3.8 |
| November | 2.3 | 1.2 to 3.3 |
| December | 2.0 | 1.1 to 2.8 |
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 37 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Bear Butte Creek near Deadwood, SD (site 06437020). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Bear Butte Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Bear Butte Land Use AreaPublic
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