Rivers in South Dakota
Platte Creek near Platte
Below flood stage
1.57ftStage
Observed Sun, Sep 27, 8:15 AM CDT
- Flood stage
- 12.00 ft
- Record crest
- 21.15 ft2019
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 16.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 14.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 12.00 ft |
| Action | 10.00 ft |
- 20.00 ftWater crosses Highway 1804 at the gauge.
- 18.00 ftWater reaches the bottom of the bridge on Highway 1804 at the gage.
- 12.00 ftSignificant agricultural flooding begins.
Crest history
35 crests on NOAA’s list since 1989.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 12, 2019 | 21.15 ft |
| 2 | July 6, 2011 | 14.65 ft |
| 3 | May 8, 1997 | 12.67 ft |
| 4 | March 13, 2019 | 12.27 ft |
| 5 | May 11, 1995 | 11.29 ft |
| 6 | June 22, 2024 | 10.03 ft |
| 7 | May 8, 1999 | 10.02 ft |
| 8 | May 23, 2016 | 10.01 ft |
| 9 | May 28, 1996 | 8.72 ft |
| 10 | June 10, 2020 | 8.49 ft |
| 11 | March 14, 2010 | 8.20 ft |
| 12 | April 24, 2001 | 7.58 ft |
| 13 | June 17, 1993 | 7.24 ft |
| 14 | June 6, 2008 | 6.91 ft |
| 15 | June 23, 2007 | 6.01 ft |
| 16 | March 4, 1994 | 5.98 ft |
| 17 | August 29, 2014 | 5.20 ft |
| 18 | May 24, 1990 | 5.14 ft |
| 19 | August 4, 1998 | 4.77 ft |
| 20 | July 2, 2015 | 4.72 ft |
| 21 | April 17, 2012 | 4.52 ft |
| 22 | June 11, 2005 | 4.32 ft |
| 23 | June 4, 1991 | 4.28 ft |
| 24 | October 14, 2023 | 4.02 ft |
| 25 | September 3, 2009 | 4.01 ft |
Most recent crests
- April 25, 2025: 2.28 ft
- June 22, 2024: 10.03 ft
- October 14, 2023: 4.02 ft
- June 10, 2020: 8.49 ft
- September 12, 2019: 21.15 ft
- March 13, 2019: 12.27 ft
- September 25, 2017: 3.27 ft
- May 23, 2016: 10.01 ft
- July 2, 2015: 4.72 ft
- August 29, 2014: 5.20 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. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.