Rivers in South Dakota

Big Sioux River at Fairview

Lincoln County, South DakotaNWS FVWS2Sioux Falls office

Below flood stage
1192.8ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 27, 3:00 AM CDT

Flood stage
1202.0 ft
Record crest
1213.1 ft2019

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood1214.0 ft
Moderate flood1208.0 ft
Minor flood1202.0 ft
Action1200.0 ft
  1. 1214.0 ftBirch Ave/Oak St north of the river is flooded as is the railroad north of the gauge location.
  2. 1207.0 ftA substantial amount of agricultural land is flooded along the river.
  3. 1202.0 ftLowland flooding along the river begins.
  4. 1200.0 ftThe lowest banks begin to be overtopped.

Crest history

6 crests on NOAA’s list since 2018.

#DateStage
1September 14, 20191213.1 ft
2March 15, 20191212.6 ft
3September 22, 20181208.7 ft
4March 30, 20201202.5 ft
5July 14, 20181200.0 ft
6July 11, 20251197.5 ft

Most recent crests

  • July 11, 2025: 1197.5 ft
  • March 30, 2020: 1202.5 ft
  • September 14, 2019: 1213.1 ft
  • March 15, 2019: 1212.6 ft
  • September 22, 2018: 1208.7 ft
  • July 14, 2018: 1200.0 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

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.

Sources

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