Rivers and flooding in South Dakota
229 river gauges the National Weather Service watches in South Dakota, 1 at action stage or in flood now. Each has its forecast, flood stages and impacts, and its crest history.
Flooding now
Flood outlook
Significant river flooding over the next five days, and each gauge’s chance of flooding over the next three months.
No significant river flooding is outlined in South Dakota in the next five days.
Most likely to flood, September to November
- James River near Ashton6% chance of major flooding
- Snake Creek near Ashton11% chance of moderate flooding
- James River near Columbia9% chance of moderate flooding
- James River near Stratford8% chance of moderate flooding
- Vermillion River at Vermillion7% chance of moderate flooding
- James River near Mitchell12% chance of minor flooding
- Turtle Creek at Redfield12% chance of minor flooding
- Vermillion River near Davis5% chance of moderate flooding
- White River (NE-SD) near Oacoma12% chance of minor flooding
- Big Sioux River near Brookings11% chance of minor flooding
- Big Sioux River near Castlewood11% chance of minor flooding
- James River near Forestburg11% chance of minor flooding
21 of the 42 gauges the River Forecast Centers forecast in South Dakota have a stated chance of flooding in this period.
Angostura Reservoir
Annie Creek
Antelope Creek
Bachelor Creek (SD)
Bad River (SD)
Battle Creek (SD)
Bear Butte Creek
Bear Butte Creek in Boulder Canyon
Bear in the Lodge Creek
Beaver Creek
Beaver Creek (SD)
Belle Fourche Reservoir
Belle Fourche River
Big Sioux River
- Big Sioux River at BrandonBelow flood stage
- Big Sioux River at BrookingsBelow flood stage
- Big Sioux River at BruceBelow flood stage
- Big Sioux River at CantonBelow flood stage
- Big Sioux River at CastlewoodBelow flood stage
- Big Sioux River at Dell RapidsBelow flood stage
- Big Sioux River at Dell RapidsBelow flood stage
- Big Sioux River at EganBelow flood stage
- Big Sioux River at EstellineBelow flood stage
- Big Sioux River at FairviewBelow flood stage
- Big Sioux River at FlandreauBelow flood stage
- Big Sioux River at FlorenceBelow flood stage
- Big Sioux River at JeffersonBelow flood stage
- Big Sioux River at Lake KampeskaBelow flood stage
- Big Sioux River at Lake Poinsett Inlet/OutletBelow flood stage
- Big Sioux River at RichlandBelow flood stage
- Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls I-90Below flood stage
- Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls Maple StreetBelow flood stage
- Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls N. Cliff AvenueBelow flood stage
- Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls Western AvenueBelow flood stage
- Big Sioux River at TrentBelow flood stage
- Big Sioux River at WatertownBelow flood stage
- Big Sioux River at WatertownBelow flood stage
- Big Sioux River at Watertown Broadway AvenueBelow flood stage
- Big Sioux River at Watertown Sioux Conifer RoadBelow flood stage
Blackpipe Creek
Boxelder Creek
Brule Creek
Castle Creek
Cedar Creek (Central SD)
Cherry Creek (SD)
Cheyenne River
- Cheyenne RiverBelow flood stage
- Cheyenne River at Buffalo GapBelow flood stage
- Cheyenne River at Eagle ButteBelow flood stage
- Cheyenne River at EdgemontBelow flood stage
- Cheyenne River at PlainviewBelow flood stage
- Cheyenne River at RedshirtBelow flood stage
- Cheyenne River at ScenicBelow flood stage
- Cheyenne River at WastaBelow flood stage
Choteau Creek
Cold Brook Creek
Cottonwood Springs Creek (SD)
Coulee Creek
Deadman Gulch
Deerfield Reservoir
East Brule Creek
East Fork Vermillion River
Elk Creek
Elk Creek (SD)
Elm Creek
Elm Creek (SD)
Elm River
Fall River (SD)
Firesteel Creek
Flandreau Creek
Foot Creek
French Creek
French Creek (SD)
Grace Coolidge Creek
Grand River (SD)
Grizzly Bear Creek
Hat Creek
Horse Creek
Horsehead Creek
James River
- James River at AshtonBelow flood stage
- James River at ColumbiaBelow flood stage
- James River at ForestburgBelow flood stage
- James River at HeclaBelow flood stage
- James River at HuronBelow flood stage
- James River at MitchellBelow flood stage
- James River at RedfieldBelow flood stage
- James River at ScotlandBelow flood stage
- James River at StratfordBelow flood stage
- James River at YanktonBelow flood stage
Keyapaha River
Lake Creek (SD)
Lake Kampeska
Little Minnesota River
Little Missouri River
Little Spearfish Creek
Little Vermillion River
Little White River
Long Creek
Maple River
Marne Creek
Medary Creek
Medicine Creek (SD)
Medicine Knoll Creek
Missouri River
- Missouri River at Big Bend DamBelow flood stage
- Missouri River at ChamberlainBelow flood stage
- Missouri River at Farm IslandBelow flood stage
- Missouri River at Fort Randall DamBelow flood stage
- Missouri River at GreenwoodBelow flood stage
- Missouri River at La Framboise IslandBelow flood stage
- Missouri River at Oahe DamBelow flood stage
- Missouri River at PierreBelow flood stage
- Missouri River at SpringfieldAction stage
- Missouri River at YanktonBelow flood stage
Moccasin Creek
Moreau River (SD)
Mud Creek
Mud Creek (NE SD)
North Deer Creek
North Fork Grand River (SD)
North Fork Whetstone River
North Fork Yellow Bank River
Oak Creek
Pactola Reservoir
Pelican Lake
Pipestone Creek
Platte Creek
Rabbit Creek
Rapid Creek
- Rapid Creek at Big BendBelow flood stage
- Rapid Creek at Canyon Lake near Rapid CityBelow flood stage
- Rapid Creek at FarmingdaleBelow flood stage
- Rapid Creek at Founders ParkBelow flood stage
- Rapid Creek at Hawthorne Ditch at Rapid CityBelow flood stage
- Rapid Creek at Johnson SidingBelow flood stage
- Rapid Creek at Pactola DamBelow flood stage
- Rapid Creek at Silver CityBelow flood stage
- Rapid Creek at Victoria Creek near Rapid CityBelow flood stage
- Rapid Creek at Water Reclamation Facility near Rapid CityBelow flood stage
Redwater Creek (WY)
Redwater River (SD)
Reno Gulch
Rhoads Fork
Rock Creek
Shadehill Reservoir
Silver Creek
Sixmile Creek
Skunk Creek
Snake Creek
South Branch Tributary Mud Creek
South Canyon
South Dakota Glacial Lakes
South Fork Bad River
South Fork Grand River
South Fork Grand River (SD)
South Fork Whetstone River
Spearfish Creek
Split Rock Creek
Spring Creek
Spring Creek (SD)
Stagebarn Canyon Creek
Sunday Gulch
Turkey Ridge Creek
Turtle Creek
Vanocker Creek
Vermillion River
Victoria Creek
West Branch Lac Qui Parle River
West Fork Vermillion River
Whetstone River
White River (NE-SD)
- White River (NE-SD) at InteriorBelow flood stage
- White River (NE-SD) at KadokaBelow flood stage
- White River (NE-SD) at Nebraska-South Dakota State LineBelow flood stage
- White River (NE-SD) at OacomaBelow flood stage
- White River (NE-SD) at OglalaBelow flood stage
- White River (NE-SD) at White RiverBelow flood stage
Whitewood Creek
Wild Irishman Gulch
Willow Creek
Wolf Creek (SD)
Sources
Gauges, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow from the U.S. Geological Survey.