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South Fork Yellow Bank River in South Dakota

River50.5 mi
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Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge17 miBig Stone Wetland Management District17 mi5 mi

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

About this river

South Fork Yellow Bank River is a 50.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at USGS gauge site 05292704. The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1992 to 2003

South Fork Yellow Bank River typically runs highest in April, at a median 100 cfs, and lowest in September, at 4.6 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,000 cfs, in 2001.

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Typical flow by month at USGS gauge 05292704, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January6.72.6 to 8.9
February9.75.2 to 40
March4013 to 135
April10029 to 280
May5221 to 102
June2911 to 90
July175.9 to 91
August7.01.5 to 23
September4.61.1 to 17
October7.83.1 to 18
November114.8 to 28
December8.14.9 to 25

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 12 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for USGS gauge 05292704 (site 05292704). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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