Rivers in South Dakota
Wolf Creek (SD) near Freeman
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 1218.0 ft |
| Moderate flood | 1216.0 ft |
| Minor flood | 1214.0 ft |
| Action | 1212.0 ft |
- 1229.0 ftHighway 44 begins to flood.
- 1227.0 ftwater reaches the bottom of the Highway 44 bridge.
- 1220.0 ftWater overtops the bridges on 277th Street and 431st Avenue.
- 1219.0 ft431st Avenue floods, and flooding can begin to impact the property of the Wolf Creek Colony.
- 1218.0 ftmajor agricultural flooding begins, 277th Street west of the bridge floods, and water reaches the bottom of the bridge on 431st Avenue.
- 1216.0 ftCR11 begins to flood.
- 1214.0 ftMinor agricultural flooding begins, especially off the right bank.
- 1212.0 ftThe lowest banks are overtopped with very minor lowland flooding, and water reaches the bottom of the bridge on CR11.
Crest history
3 crests on NOAA’s list since 2020.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 22, 2024 | 1218.2 ft |
| 2 | July 12, 2023 | 1206.6 ft |
| 3 | June 27, 2020 | 1206.1 ft |
Most recent crests
- June 22, 2024: 1218.2 ft
- July 12, 2023: 1206.6 ft
- June 27, 2020: 1206.1 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. No forecasts are available for this location Gauge reading may be affected by ice.
Sources
Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service.