About this river
White River is a 30.2 mile river near American Creek Marina in South Dakota. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge White River near Oacoma, SD (site 06452000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1929 to 2026
White River typically runs highest in March, at a median 650 cfs, and lowest in January, at 71 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 44,000 cfs, in 1952.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 71 | 35 to 122 | |
| February | 124 | 55 to 305 | |
| March | 650 | 332 to 1,460 | |
| April | 557 | 293 to 1,140 | |
| May | 510 | 292 to 1,210 | |
| June | 514 | 259 to 1,245 | |
| July | 243 | 128 to 495 | |
| August | 163 | 68 to 360 | |
| September | 84 | 45 to 197 | |
| October | 110 | 56 to 206 | |
| November | 115 | 76 to 197 | |
| December | 78 | 40 to 143 |
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 White River near Oacoma, SD (site 06452000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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