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

The Spring Creek Near Keystone,sd is currently flowing at 1 cubic feet per second with a gage height of 3.73 feet, based on the most recent USGS instantaneous reading.

Is the flow on the Spring 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 3th percentile compared to the long-term historical record at this gauge.

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

No — the gage height is 3.27 feet below the NWS flood-stage threshold of 7.0 feet.

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

The long-term median discharge for this date is 28 cfs based on USGS daily statistics. The 10th–95th percentile range historically is 4 to 505 cfs.

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

The Spring Creek Near Keystone,sd stream gauge is operated by the USGS in Pennington County, SD on the Spring Creek. USGS site number 06407500 (coordinates 43.9787, -103.3460).

Spring Creek Near Keystone,sd

USGS Site No: 06407500 • Spring Creek • Pennington County, SD

Spring Creek Near Keystone,sd on the Spring Creek is currently at 1 cfs (Very Low — 3th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.73 ft.

Reading from 1 week ago

↑ Upstream on Spring Creek

Spring Creek Near Flandreau SD

CFS Discharge

3.73

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	4	Today: 1 cfs
25th	Low threshold	13
50th (Median)	Normal (median)	28
75th	High threshold	110
95th	Very High threshold	505

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	2	3.79
May 27, 2026	2	3.83
May 26, 2026	2	3.83
May 25, 2026	3	3.87
May 24, 2026	3	3.86
May 23, 2026	3	3.86
May 22, 2026	2	3.81
May 21, 2026	1	3.64
May 20, 2026	1	3.60
May 19, 2026	1	3.59
May 18, 2026	1	3.62
May 17, 2026	1	3.65
May 16, 2026	1	3.66
May 15, 2026	1	3.69
Apr 20, 2026	1	3.71
Apr 19, 2026	1	3.74
Apr 17, 2026	2	3.76
Apr 16, 2026	1	3.73
Apr 15, 2026	2	3.76
Apr 14, 2026	2	3.80
Apr 13, 2026	2	3.80
Apr 12, 2026	2	3.80
Apr 11, 2026	2	3.79
Apr 10, 2026	2	3.81
Apr 9, 2026	2	3.84
Apr 8, 2026	2	3.85
Apr 7, 2026	2	3.85
Apr 6, 2026	3	3.87
Apr 5, 2026	3	3.89
Apr 4, 2026	3	3.89

Station Information

USGS Site No: 06407500
State: SD
County: Pennington County
Coordinates: 43.9787, -103.3460
Drainage Area: 163 mi²
Datum (ft): 3,886.5
HUC Code: 10120109

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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage: 6.0 ft
Flood Stage: 7.0 ft
Moderate Flood: 9.0 ft
Major Flood: 12.0 ft

Currently 3.27 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge: 19 cfs

Jul 24, 2025
Min discharge: 1 cfs

Sep 9, 2025
Days at flood stage: 0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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