Rivers in South Dakota
Big Sioux River at Lake Kampeska
Below flood stage
18.54ftStage
Observed Sat, Oct 3, 5:15 AM CDT
- Flood stage
- 21.00 ft
- Record crest
- 22.40 ft2010
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 24.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 22.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 21.00 ft |
| Action | 20.00 ft |
- 24.00 ftSignficant amounts of crop and pasture land will be flooded
- 22.00 ftPasture land begins to flood
- 21.00 ftThe low water crossing on 167th Street is flooded
Crest history
11 crests on NOAA’s list since 2010.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 15, 2010 | 22.40 ft |
| 2 | April 13, 2023 | 21.97 ft |
| 3 | March 28, 2019 | 21.82 ft |
| 4 | April 8, 2011 | 21.60 ft |
| 5 | April 22, 2018 | 20.77 ft |
| 6 | August 7, 2025 | 20.63 ft |
| 7 | October 23, 2019 | 20.22 ft |
| 8 | June 20, 2014 | 20.17 ft |
| 9 | April 28, 2013 | 19.90 ft |
| 10 | September 23, 2017 | 18.70 ft |
| 11 | August 18, 2015 | 18.64 ft |
Most recent crests
- August 7, 2025: 20.63 ft
- April 13, 2023: 21.97 ft
- October 23, 2019: 20.22 ft
- March 28, 2019: 21.82 ft
- April 22, 2018: 20.77 ft
- September 23, 2017: 18.70 ft
- August 18, 2015: 18.64 ft
- June 20, 2014: 20.17 ft
- April 28, 2013: 19.90 ft
- April 8, 2011: 21.60 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. Gauge readings can be affected by backwater from downstream lake.
Sources
Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.