Vermillion River near Chancellor

1. 1299.0 ftHighway 44 begins to flood east of the bridge.
2. 1297.0 ft280th Street begins to flood, and water reaches the bottom of the bridge on Highway 44. Several outbuildings and homes are flooded or in danger of flooding.
3. 1294.0 ftMajor agricultural flooding begins, and the railroad near 276th Street is overtopped. At least one home near the gauge is in danger of flooding.
4. 1291.0 ftThe lower spots on 279th Street begin to flood.
5. 1290.0 ftThe bridge on 276th Street is overtopped, water reaches the bottom of the railroad bridge near 276th Street, and significant agricultural flooding begins.
6. 1289.0 ftWater reaches the bottom of the bridge on 279th Street.
7. 1288.0 ftWater reaches the bottom of the bridge on 270th Street, and the low water crossing east of the bridge on 276th floods.
8. 1286.0 ftThe lowest banks overflow with minor lowland flooding.

Most recent crests

• August 8, 2025: 1283.5 ft
• June 22, 2024: 1297.9 ft
• April 10, 2023: 1287.1 ft
• July 1, 2020: 1282.8 ft

• UpstreamWest Fork Vermillion River at Parker
• DownstreamVermillion River at Davis
• East Fork Vermillion River at Parker
• Long Creek
• Turkey Ridge Creek at Centerville
• Skunk Creek at Sioux Falls
• Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls Western Avenue
• Skunk Creek at Hartford

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.