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Around Bad River
Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Bad River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Bad River near Fort Pierre, SD (site 06441500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1929 to 2026
Bad River typically runs highest in March, at a median 54 cfs, and lowest in January, at 0.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 27,200 cfs, in 1942.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.8 |
| February | 1.0 | 0.0 to 19 |
| March | 54 | 4.3 to 271 |
| April | 39 | 3.7 to 222 |
| May | 30 | 2.7 to 155 |
| June | 39 | 3.8 to 196 |
| July | 6.1 | 0.1 to 39 |
| August | 0.5 | 0.0 to 9.6 |
| September | 0.0 | 0.0 to 1.8 |
| October | 0.0 | 0.0 to 1.2 |
| November | 0.0 | 0.0 to 1.4 |
| December | 0.0 | 0.0 to 1.3 |
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 97 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Bad River near Fort Pierre, SD (site 06441500). 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 Bad River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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