Rivers in South Dakota

Lake Kampeska at Watertown Water Plant

Codington County, South DakotaNWS KMPS2USGS 06479449Aberdeen office

Below flood stage
17.59ftStage

Observed Sat, Oct 3, 10:15 PM CDT

Flood stage
21.00 ft
Record crest
23.71 ft1997

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood22.50 ft
Moderate flood22.00 ft
Minor flood21.00 ft
Action19.00 ft
  1. 22.50 ftWater reaches the bottom of the bridge at the Inlet/Outlet, and several homes and businesses will begin to flood
  2. 22.00 ftParking lots and some garages and outbuildings begin to flood
  3. 21.00 ftYards around the lake begin to flood
  4. 18.20 ftLake outlet elevation
  5. 17.80 ftFull level of the lake

Crest history

19 crests on NOAA’s list since 1986.

#DateStage
1April 6, 199723.71 ft
2June 22, 201022.57 ft
3March 26, 200921.82 ft
4March 30, 201921.68 ft
5April 9, 201121.53 ft
6April 16, 202321.52 ft
7April 26, 200721.14 ft
8April 24, 201820.65 ft
9June 19, 200820.06 ft
10April 8, 202019.95 ft
11May 6, 198619.40 ft
12December 31, 200919.27 ft
13June 29, 201419.03 ft
14December 31, 200518.58 ft
15July 18, 201317.67 ft
16October 3, 201417.54 ft
17October 1, 201117.50 ft
18September 30, 201717.33 ft
19May 13, 201616.25 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 16, 2023: 21.52 ft
  • April 8, 2020: 19.95 ft
  • March 30, 2019: 21.68 ft
  • April 24, 2018: 20.65 ft
  • September 30, 2017: 17.33 ft
  • May 13, 2016: 16.25 ft
  • October 3, 2014: 17.54 ft
  • June 29, 2014: 19.03 ft
  • July 18, 2013: 17.67 ft
  • October 1, 2011: 17.50 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.

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.