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Around Rapid Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Rapid Creek is a 32.2 mile river near Pactola Marina in South Dakota. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Rapid Creek above Pactola Res at Silver City, SD (site 06410500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1954 to 2026
Rapid Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 68 cfs, and lowest in January, at 18 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,330 cfs, in 1965.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 18 | 13 to 30 |
| February | 20 | 14 to 35 |
| March | 32 | 20 to 51 |
| April | 57 | 42 to 75 |
| May | 68 | 46 to 127 |
| June | 64 | 39 to 132 |
| July | 45 | 30 to 81 |
| August | 39 | 28 to 58 |
| September | 34 | 25 to 52 |
| October | 30 | 21 to 46 |
| November | 23 | 17 to 34 |
| December | 18 | 14 to 30 |
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 72 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Rapid Creek above Pactola Res at Silver City, SD (site 06410500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Rapid Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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