Rivers in South Dakota

Belle Fourche River at Hwy 79 near Vale

Butte County, South DakotaNWS BFVS2Rapid City office

Below flood stage
2706.0ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 9:30 AM MDT

Flood stage
2715.0 ft

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood2721.0 ft
Moderate flood2718.0 ft
Minor flood2715.0 ft
Action2712.0 ft
  1. 2721.0 ftMajor flood stage. Significant and widespread flooding of agricultural land along the Belle Fourche River. Outbuildings and equipment along the river may be impacted.
  2. 2718.0 ftModerate flood stage. Widespread flooding of agricultural land along the Belle Fourche River. Flooding of out buildings and equipment along the river may be impacted.
  3. 2715.0 ftFlood stage. Minor flooding of agricultural land along the Belle Fourche River from Nisland to east of Vale. Vale Cut Off Road may be impassable.
  4. 2712.0 ftAction stage. Low lying areas along the Belle Fourche River may flood from Nisland to east of Vale. The Vale Cut Off Road may begin to flood.

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.

Sources

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