East Fork Vermillion River below Montrose

1. 1454.0 ftThe bridge on Hawk Drive at the gauging location is overtopped.
2. 1451.0 ftWater reaches the bottom of the bridge on Hawks Dr at the gauge.
3. 1450.5 ftHawk Drive east of the bridge begins to flood.
4. 1449.5 ftSignificant flooding will be ongoing across eastern Montrose and the Hwy 38 and 254th/Clark St bridges are overtopped.
5. 1448.0 ftThe southeastern 1/3rd of Montrose begins to flood. Water reaches the bottom of the bridge on Hwy 38 and Valley Rd on the east side of Montrose is flooded. Major agricultural flooding begins.
6. 1447.0 ftThe lowest portions of 254th/Clark St in Montrose may begin to flood.
7. 1446.0 ftSignificant amounts of agricultural lands are flooded. Private entrances to at least one farmstead near the gauge begin to flood.
8. 1445.0 ftThe baseball field and campground just north of the 254th bridge in Montrose begin to flood.
9. 1444.0 ftMinor lowland flooding begins.

Most recent crests

• June 28, 2025: 1438.9 ft
• June 21, 2024: 1449.9 ft
• April 8, 2023: 1444.2 ft

• UpstreamEast Fork Vermillion River at Montrose
• DownstreamEast Fork Vermillion River at Parker
• Skunk Creek at Hartford
• Little Vermillion River at Salem
• West Fork Vermillion River at Parker
• Willow Creek at Crooks
• Vermillion River at Chancellor
• Skunk Creek at Sioux Falls

Forecasts by the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point. No forecasts are available for this location Gauge reading may be affected by ice.

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service.