About this river
Cottonwood Springs Creek is a 2.0 mile stream near South Dakota Outdoor Shop in South Dakota. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Fall River at Hot Springs, SD (site 06402000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1970 to 2026
Cottonwood Springs Creek typically runs highest in December, at a median 26 cfs, and lowest in July, at 24 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 75 cfs, in 1978.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25 | 22 to 29 | |
| February | 25 | 22 to 29 | |
| March | 26 | 22 to 29 | |
| April | 25 | 22 to 29 | |
| May | 26 | 22 to 29 | |
| June | 26 | 22 to 29 | |
| July | 24 | 21 to 28 | |
| August | 24 | 21 to 28 | |
| September | 25 | 21 to 28 | |
| October | 25 | 22 to 28 | |
| November | 26 | 22 to 29 | |
| December | 26 | 22 to 29 |
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 56 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Fall River at Hot Springs, SD (site 06402000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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