What is the current flow on Belle Fourche River?
Belle Fourche River is currently flowing at 8.48 cfs at USGS gauge 06436000 as of Aug 18, 7:15 PM UTC.
Belle Fourche River at Fruitdale Water Level & Fishing Conditions
Water level (gauge height) · Live from USGS
1.64 ft
Flow 8.48 cfs · as of Aug 18, 7:15 PM UTC
Flow is 8.48 cfs.
Flow
8.48 cfs
Gauge Height
1.64 ft
Water Temp
temporarily unavailable
About This Gauge
USGS 06436000 is a public stream gauge on Belle Fourche River 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 Belle Fourche River 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
- INLET CANAL ABOVE BELLE FOURCHE RESERVOIR, SD · 0.7 mi
- INLET CANAL NEAR BELLE FOURCHE,SD · 4.3 mi
- REDWATER RIVER ABOVE BELLE FOURCHE, SD · 5.3 mi
- HAY CR AT BELLE FOURCHE SD · 5.6 mi
- SPEARFISH CREEK BELOW SPEARFISH, SD · 10.9 mi
- WHITEWOOD CREEK NEAR WHITEWOOD, SD · 13.1 mi
- WHITEWOOD CREEK ABOVE VALE, SD · 13.6 mi
- CROW CREEK NEAR BEULAH, WY · 15.6 mi
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Belle Fourche River above or below normal right now?
Waderly compares Belle Fourche River 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 Belle Fourche River?
This USGS gauge is not currently reporting water temperature for Belle Fourche River, so this page does not show a live water-temperature reading.
What other gauges should I check near Belle Fourche River?
Nearby gauges worth checking include INLET CANAL ABOVE BELLE FOURCHE RESERVOIR, SD (0.7 miles away), INLET CANAL NEAR BELLE FOURCHE,SD (4.3 miles away), REDWATER RIVER ABOVE BELLE FOURCHE, SD (5.3 miles away). Comparing nearby gauges helps confirm whether conditions are changing upstream or across the watershed.
What is the weather outlook for Belle Fourche River?
NOAA forecast data for Belle Fourche River is not cached on this page yet. Waderly's live map forecast usually fills in first.
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