Rivers in South Dakota
Skunk Creek near Chester
Below flood stage
0.80ftStage
Observed Mon, Sep 28, 5:00 AM CDT
- Flood stage
- 7.00 ft
- Record crest
- 7.45 ft2011
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 11.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 9.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 7.00 ft |
| Action | 6.00 ft |
- 12.00 ftWater overtops the bridge on 246th St. 248th St is flooded.
- 11.00 ftWater overtops the bridge at the gage on 244th St. 245th St as well as 250th St are flooded.
- 9.50 ft244th west of the bridge floods and reaches the bottom of the bridge on 246th St.
- 8.00 ftWater reaches the bottom of the bridge at the gauge location and approaches the lowest portions of 244th east of the bridge.
- 7.00 ftFlooding begins to affect significant amounts of pasture land.
- 4.50 ftThe lowest banks are overtopped with minor flooding of low lying areas.
Crest history
28 crests on NOAA’s list since 1984.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 10, 2011 | 7.45 ft |
| 2 | September 12, 2019 | 7.37 ft |
| 3 | June 23, 2024 | 7.07 ft |
| 4 | March 18, 2019 | 6.99 ft |
| 5 | September 21, 1986 | 6.95 ft |
| 6 | March 18, 1985 | 6.71 ft |
| 7 | May 8, 2012 | 6.50 ft |
| 8 | September 25, 2010 | 6.44 ft |
| 9 | March 14, 2007 | 6.40 ft |
| 10 | March 30, 1987 | 5.78 ft |
| 11 | April 7, 2006 | 4.88 ft |
| 12 | March 8, 2020 | 4.74 ft |
| 13 | April 8, 2023 | 4.47 ft |
| 14 | July 7, 2015 | 4.35 ft |
| 15 | July 11, 2004 | 4.18 ft |
| 16 | September 25, 2005 | 4.07 ft |
| 17 | May 31, 2016 | 3.94 ft |
| 18 | March 29, 2002 | 3.72 ft |
| 19 | April 28, 2008 | 3.65 ft |
| 20 | June 5, 2014 | 3.33 ft |
| 21 | June 29, 2003 | 3.31 ft |
| 22 | June 24, 2009 | 3.26 ft |
| 23 | August 16, 1984 | 2.95 ft |
| 24 | June 14, 2017 | 2.77 ft |
| 25 | March 24, 2021 | 2.25 ft |
Most recent crests
- May 19, 2025: 2.07 ft
- June 23, 2024: 7.07 ft
- April 8, 2023: 4.47 ft
- May 11, 2022: 1.90 ft
- March 24, 2021: 2.25 ft
- March 8, 2020: 4.74 ft
- September 12, 2019: 7.37 ft
- March 18, 2019: 6.99 ft
- June 14, 2017: 2.77 ft
- May 31, 2016: 3.94 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.