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American Creek Marina

Campbell Creek near Chamberlain, SD

Stream15.9 mi
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Around Campbell Creek

Left Tailrace3.6 miLake Sharpe3.9 mi2 mi

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

About this river

Campbell Creek is a 15.9 mile stream near American Creek Marina in South Dakota. Streamflow is measured at USGS gauge site 06442718. The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1988 to 2021

Campbell Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 0.8 cfs, and lowest in August, at 0.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,570 cfs, in 1999.

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Typical flow by month at USGS gauge 06442718, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January0.00.0 to 0.3
February0.10.0 to 1.2
March0.80.2 to 7.8
April0.30.2 to 5.0
May0.30.1 to 4.0
June0.30.0 to 2.7
July0.00.0 to 0.1
August0.00.0 to 0.1
September0.00.0 to 0.1
October0.00.0 to 0.3
November0.10.0 to 0.4
December0.00.0 to 0.3

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 17 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for USGS gauge 06442718 (site 06442718). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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