Rivers in South Dakota

Cheyenne River above Angostura at Hwy 71

Fall River County, South DakotaNWS AACS2Rapid City office

Below flood stage
3200.0ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 8:15 AM MDT

Flood stage
3207.0 ft

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood3211.0 ft
Moderate flood3209.0 ft
Minor flood3207.0 ft
Action3206.0 ft
  1. 3211.0 ftMajor flood stage. Significant flooding along the Cheyenne River upstream from Angostura Reservoir. Water will backup along the Highway 71 road embankment, although no impacts to Highway 71 are expected. Major flooding of agricultural land.
  2. 3209.0 ftModerate flood stage. Widespread flooding of agricultural land along the Cheyenne River upstream of Angostura Reservoir. The park and parking area near the Highway 71 bridge will be flooded and unusable. Water may begin to backup behind the road embankment in places.
  3. 3207.0 ftMinor flood stage. Minor flooding of agricultural land along the Cheyenne River upstream of Angostura Reservoir.
  4. 3206.0 ftAction stage. Low lying areas of the Cheyenne River upstream of Angostura may 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.