Rivers in South Dakota

Pipestone Creek near Sherman

Minnehaha County, South DakotaNWS PCSS2Sioux Falls office

Below flood stage
1494.7ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 2:30 PM CDT

Flood stage
1500.0 ft

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood1506.5 ft
Moderate flood1503.0 ft
Minor flood1500.0 ft
Action1498.0 ft
  1. 1509.5 ftThe bridge on 487th is overtopped and may result in the loss of data from the gauge.
  2. 1508.0 ft487th south of the bridge is flooded.
  3. 1507.0 ftAt least a couple of outbuildings throughout the floodplain are flooded. The bridge on 246th is overtopped.
  4. 1506.5 ftSD Highway 11/Highland Rd begins to flood.
  5. 1506.0 ft244th St begin to flood.
  6. 1503.0 ftThe bridge on 485th is overtopped. The lowest portions of 242nd and 246th streets west of the bridges are flooded.
  7. 1501.0 ftThe junction of 485th and 243rd begins to flood. Additional agricultural land is flooded.
  8. 1498.0 ftThe lowest banks begin to be overtopped.

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. Stage may be affected by ice. No forecasts are available for this location

Sources

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