What is the current flow on Little Spearfish Creek?
Little Spearfish Creek is currently flowing at 15.1 cfs at USGS gauge 06430850 as of Aug 18, 7:00 AM UTC.
Little Spearfish Creek at Lead Water Level & Fishing Conditions
Water level (gauge height) · Live from USGS
4.71 ft
Flow 15.1 cfs · as of Aug 18, 7:00 AM UTC
Flow is 15.1 cfs.
Flow
15.1 cfs
Gauge Height
4.71 ft
Water Temp
temporarily unavailable
About This Gauge
USGS 06430850 is a public stream gauge on Little Spearfish Creek in South Dakota. Waderly uses this page as the canonical landing page for flow, water level, and fishing-condition checks on this water. There are 8 nearby gauges linked from this page for watershed context.
3-Day Weather Outlook
NOAA forecast data for Little Spearfish Creek is not cached on this page yet. The live Waderly map forecast will populate first, and search crawlers can still see flow, gauge height, temperature, nearby gauges, and state-hub links here.
Waderly combines real-time USGS stream gauges with weather, barometric pressure trends, and solunar activity so you know what the water is doing before you go. The "typical" comparison above is an approximation based on the historical daily median flow for this date at this gauge.
Nearby Gauges
- ANNIE CREEK NEAR LEAD, SD · 2.6 mi
- CLEOPATRA CREEK NEAR SPEARFISH, SD · 4.1 mi
- SPEARFISH CREEK ABOVE SPEARFISH, SD · 4.1 mi
- SPEARFISH CREEK NEAR LEAD, SD · 4.8 mi
- FALSE BOTTOM CREEK NR CENTRAL CITY · 7.3 mi
- WHITETAIL CREEK AT LEAD, SD · 8.4 mi
- SPEARFISH CREEK AT SPEARFISH, SD · 9.9 mi
- WHITEWOOD CREEK AT DEADWOOD, SD · 10.6 mi
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Little Spearfish Creek above or below normal right now?
Waderly compares Little Spearfish Creek against its historical median when that gauge has enough flow history loaded. This page does not have that above-or-below-normal comparison yet.
What is the water temperature on Little Spearfish Creek?
This USGS gauge is not currently reporting water temperature for Little Spearfish Creek, so this page does not show a live water-temperature reading.
What other gauges should I check near Little Spearfish Creek?
Nearby gauges worth checking include ANNIE CREEK NEAR LEAD, SD (2.6 miles away), CLEOPATRA CREEK NEAR SPEARFISH, SD (4.1 miles away), SPEARFISH CREEK ABOVE SPEARFISH, SD (4.1 miles away). Comparing nearby gauges helps confirm whether conditions are changing upstream or across the watershed.
What is the weather outlook for Little Spearfish Creek?
NOAA forecast data for Little Spearfish Creek is not cached on this page yet. Waderly's live map forecast usually fills in first.
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