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Around Elk Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Elk Creek is a 62.1 mile river near The Outdoor Campus - Rapid City in South Dakota. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Elk Creek near Rapid City, SD (site 06425100). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1980 to 2025
Elk Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 7.7 cfs, and lowest in September, at 0.7 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,360 cfs, in 1995.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 2.7 | 0.0 to 10 |
| February | 4.4 | 0.0 to 10 |
| March | 6.4 | 0.3 to 14 |
| April | 5.8 | 0.5 to 14 |
| May | 7.7 | 1.6 to 43 |
| June | 5.3 | 0.8 to 47 |
| July | 2.3 | 0.0 to 22 |
| August | 0.9 | 0.0 to 15 |
| September | 0.7 | 0.0 to 9.2 |
| October | 2.3 | 0.0 to 11 |
| November | 3.1 | 0.0 to 12 |
| December | 3.2 | 0.0 to 10 |
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 46 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Elk Creek near Rapid City, SD (site 06425100). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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