Rivers in South Dakota

Cedar Creek (Central SD) near Presho

Lyman County, South DakotaNWS CCPS2USGS 06442130Aberdeen office

Below flood stage
6.81ftStage

Observed Thu, Oct 1, 8:15 PM CDT

Flood stage
12.00 ft
Record crest
14.64 ft2019

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood18.00 ft
Moderate flood14.00 ft
Minor flood12.00 ft
Action10.00 ft
  1. 18.00 ftThe road near the gauge begins to flood on both sides of the bridge.
  2. 14.00 ftThere is significant flooding of pasture lands on both banks.
  3. 12.00 ftFlooding begins to affect the lower lying pasture lands.
  4. 10.00 ftThe lowest banks begin to overflow.

Crest history

8 crests on NOAA’s list since 2015.

#DateStage
1May 27, 201914.64 ft
2August 5, 20239.77 ft
3April 28, 20169.70 ft
4June 18, 20209.35 ft
5February 19, 20178.44 ft
6April 20, 20188.31 ft
7June 20, 20158.14 ft
8May 24, 20257.89 ft

Most recent crests

  • May 24, 2025: 7.89 ft
  • August 5, 2023: 9.77 ft
  • June 18, 2020: 9.35 ft
  • May 27, 2019: 14.64 ft
  • April 20, 2018: 8.31 ft
  • February 19, 2017: 8.44 ft
  • April 28, 2016: 9.70 ft
  • June 20, 2015: 8.14 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. 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.