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Wild Rice Creek in South Dakota

Stream21.7 mi
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Around Wild Rice Creek

2 mi

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

About this river

Wild Rice Creek is a 21.7 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Wild Rice River near Rutland, ND (site 05051600). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1960 to 2026

Wild Rice Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 28 cfs, and lowest in January, at 0.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,540 cfs, in 1997.

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Typical flow by month at Wild Rice River near Rutland, ND, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January0.00.0 to 0.0
February0.00.0 to 0.0
March0.80.0 to 24
April287.0 to 95
May202.9 to 94
June130.7 to 56
July9.40.0 to 47
August1.60.0 to 27
September0.30.0 to 11
October0.00.0 to 0.3
November0.00.0 to 0.0
December0.00.0 to 0.0

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 66 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Wild Rice River near Rutland, ND (site 05051600). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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