Rivers in South Dakota

Cheyenne River near Eagle Butte

Haakon County, South DakotaNWS EBSS2USGS 06439500Rapid City office

Below flood stage
10.82ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 6:45 AM MDT

Flood stage
21.00 ft
Record crest
26.82 ft2008

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood24.00 ft
Moderate flood23.00 ft
Minor flood21.00 ft
Action19.00 ft
  1. 24.00 ftExtensive flooding along the Cheyenne River with extensive inundation of structures and roads possible.
  2. 23.00 ftSome inundation of structures and roads along the Cheyenne River are possible.
  3. 21.00 ftMinor flood stage. Minor flooding of low lying areas along the Cheyenne River. Water will begin to surround the trees along the banks.
  4. 19.00 ftAround this stage the river will begin to overflow the lower banks with water beginning to pond at the base of the tress along the banks.

Crest history

47 crests on NOAA’s list since 1920.

#DateStage
1June 7, 200826.82 ft
2May 15, 202322.56 ft
3May 13, 192018.90 ft
4May 9, 192718.10 ft
5October 14, 202317.57 ft
6October 14, 202117.10 ft
7June 18, 200716.26 ft
8May 24, 193315.00 ft
9March 6, 202114.83 ft
10June 17, 196713.87 ft
11May 26, 196512.45 ft
12June 26, 194712.30 ft
13June 11, 194112.20 ft
14May 23, 196212.17 ft
15July 13, 193711.79 ft
16April 3, 195211.36 ft
17June 10, 196411.33 ft
18March 26, 195711.19 ft
19May 7, 193210.93 ft
20June 2, 193510.80 ft
21May 25, 194610.47 ft
22May 14, 194210.35 ft
23June 3, 192910.12 ft
24May 7, 19499.72 ft
25March 16, 19669.72 ft

Most recent crests

  • October 14, 2023: 17.57 ft
  • May 15, 2023: 22.56 ft
  • October 14, 2021: 17.10 ft
  • March 6, 2021: 14.83 ft
  • June 7, 2008: 26.82 ft
  • June 18, 2007: 16.26 ft
  • June 17, 1967: 13.87 ft
  • March 16, 1966: 9.72 ft
  • May 26, 1965: 12.45 ft
  • June 10, 1964: 11.33 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.