Sixmile Creek above Brookings

1. 1641.0 ftWater overtops the bridge at Hwy 30.
2. 1640.5 ftWater reaches the bottom of the bridge on Medary Ave on the north side of Brookings. Numerous structures are flooded or threatened.
3. 1639.0 ftWater reaches the bottom of the bridge of Western Ave in Brookings and may begin to flood the intersection of Western Ave and 8th St. The bridge on 213th St is overtopped.
4. 1637.0 ftWater reaches the bathrooms at Sexauer Campground.
5. 1636.0 ftAt least a couple of structures near 213th St may be threatened by floodwaters. Water reaches the bottom of the pedestrian bridge in Sexauer Park in Brookings.
6. 1635.0 ftThe east parking lot at Sexauer Park begins to flood. Township roads northeast of Brookings begin to flood.
7. 1634.0 ftWater approaches the intersection of 1st Ave and Harvey Dunn St in Brookings and may begin to flood. Agricultural flooding begins northeast of Brookings including leaving the right bank of the creek at the Highway 30 crossing.
8. 1632.0 ftWater begins to enter the lower portions of Sexauer Campground in Brookings.

Most recent crests

• June 30, 2025: 1635.0 ft
• June 23, 2024: 1635.0 ft
• April 12, 2023: 1635.0 ft
• March 9, 2020: 1634.6 ft
• September 12, 2019: 1635.7 ft
• March 28, 2019: 1635.6 ft
• April 23, 2018: 1635.5 ft

• North Deer Creek at Brookings
• Medary Creek at Medary
• Big Sioux River at Bruce
• Big Sioux River at Brookings
• Big Sioux River at Estelline
• Spring Creek
• Big Sioux River at Flandreau
• Big Sioux River at Lake Poinsett Inlet/Outlet

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.

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