White River (NE-SD) near Interior

1. 16.00 ftMajor Flood Stage. Water begins to overtop levee next to campground.
2. 15.00 ftModerate Flood Stage. Some inundation of structures and roads near the creek are possible. Water may cover parts of Highway 44 near the river.
3. 14.70 ftTop of upstream left bank.
4. 14.00 ftMinor Flood Stage. Minor flooding of pasture land along the left bank.
5. 13.50 ftRiver begins to flood lower areas along downstream left bank.
6. 12.00 ftAction Stage. Low land flooding along the river.
7. 9.00 ftRiver begins flowing over lowest right bank.

Most recent crests

• October 13, 2023: 14.88 ft
• May 12, 2023: 15.15 ft
• October 13, 2021: 11.20 ft
• May 22, 2021: 10.91 ft
• May 31, 2020: 6.53 ft
• March 1, 2020: 8.25 ft
• May 22, 2019: 16.08 ft
• June 20, 2018: 10.69 ft
• April 17, 2017: 11.93 ft
• July 2, 2016: 14.53 ft

• UpstreamWhite River (NE-SD) at Oglala
• DownstreamWhite River (NE-SD) at Kadoka
• Bear in the Lodge Creek at Wanblee
• South Fork Bad River at Cottonwood
• Blackpipe Creek at Belvidere
• Cheyenne River at Wasta
• Cheyenne River at Scenic
• Little White River at Martin
• Lake Creek (SD) at Refuge near Tuthill

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.

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.