How high is the Battle Creek Near Keystone,sd right now?

The Battle Creek Near Keystone,sd is currently flowing at 1 cubic feet per second with a gage height of 3.33 feet, based on the most recent USGS instantaneous reading.

Is the flow on the Battle Creek Near Keystone,sd normal for this time of year?

Current flow is classified as very low for June 11. Today's discharge is at the 4th percentile compared to the long-term historical record at this gauge.

Is the Battle Creek Near Keystone,sd at flood stage?

No — the gage height is 4.67 feet below the NWS flood-stage threshold of 8.0 feet.

What is the historical median flow for the Battle Creek Near Keystone,sd on June 11?

The long-term median discharge for this date is 12 cfs based on USGS daily statistics. The 10th–95th percentile range historically is 2 to 231 cfs.

Where is the Battle Creek Near Keystone,sd stream gauge located?

The Battle Creek Near Keystone,sd stream gauge is operated by the USGS in Pennington County, SD on the Battle Creek. USGS site number 06404000 (coordinates 43.8716, -103.3363).

Battle Creek Near Keystone,sd

USGS Site No: 06404000 • Battle Creek • Pennington County, SD

Battle Creek Near Keystone,sd on the Battle Creek is currently at 1 cfs (Very Low — 4th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.33 ft.

Reading from 1 week ago

Downstream on Battle Creek ↓

Battle Creek at Hermosa,sd

CFS Discharge

3.33

Gage Height (ft)

Very Low

Flow Condition

Normal

Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile	Label	CFS Threshold	Today's Flow
10th	Very Low threshold	2	Today: 1 cfs
25th	Low threshold	6
50th (Median)	Normal (median)	12
75th	High threshold	39
95th	Very High threshold	231

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date	Discharge (CFS)	Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026	1	3.32
May 27, 2026	1	3.33
May 26, 2026	1	3.35
May 25, 2026	1	3.37
May 24, 2026	1	3.38
May 23, 2026	2	3.40
May 22, 2026	2	3.41
May 21, 2026	2	3.40
May 20, 2026	1	3.39
May 19, 2026	2	3.40
May 18, 2026	2	3.40
May 17, 2026	1	3.36
May 16, 2026	1	3.32
May 15, 2026	1	3.33
Apr 20, 2026	—	3.36
Apr 19, 2026	1	3.34
Apr 18, 2026	1	3.33
Apr 17, 2026	1	3.34
Apr 16, 2026	1	3.33
Apr 15, 2026	1	3.33
Apr 14, 2026	1	3.33
Apr 13, 2026	1	3.34
Apr 12, 2026	1	3.35
Apr 11, 2026	1	3.35
Apr 10, 2026	1	3.35
Apr 9, 2026	1	3.36
Apr 8, 2026	1	3.37
Apr 7, 2026	1	3.37
Apr 6, 2026	1	3.36
Apr 5, 2026	1	3.36

Station Information

USGS Site No: 06404000
State: SD
County: Pennington County
Coordinates: 43.8716, -103.3363
Drainage Area: 59 mi²
Datum (ft): 3,798.2
HUC Code: 10120109

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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage: 7.0 ft
Flood Stage: 8.0 ft
Moderate Flood: 11.0 ft
Major Flood: 13.0 ft

Currently 4.67 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge: 33 cfs

Jul 24, 2025
Min discharge: 0 cfs

Oct 3, 2025
Days at flood stage: 0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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Bear Gulch Near Hayward, SD
5.5 mi · 1 cfs

Low
Grace Coolidge Creek Near Hayward, SD
6.9 mi · 1 cfs

Low
Spring Creek Near Keystone,sd
7.4 mi · 1 cfs

Very Low
Battle Creek at Hermosa,sd
7.6 mi · 3 cfs

Low
Grace Coolidge Creek near Game Lodge near Custer,sd
7.8 mi · 0 cfs

Very Low