Wolf Creek (SD) near Clayton

1. 1229.0 ftHighway 44 begins to flood.
2. 1227.0 ftWater reaches the bottom of the Highway 44 bridge.
3. 1221.0 ftSeveral outbuildings southwest of the gauge begin to flood.
4. 1220.0 ftWater overtops the bridges on 277th Street and 431st Avenue.
5. 1219.0 ft431st Avenue floods, and flooding can begin to impact the property of the Wolf Creek Colony.
6. 1218.0 ftMajor agricultural flooding begins, 277th Street west of the bridge floods, and water reaches the bottom of the bridge on 431st Avenue.
7. 1216.0 ftCR11 begins to flood.
8. 1214.0 ftMinor agricultural flooding begins, especially off the right bank.
9. 1212.0 ftThe lowest banks are overtopped with very minor lowland flooding, and water reaches the bottom of the bridge on CR11.

Most recent crests

• August 7, 2025: 1207.2 ft
• June 22, 2024: 1218.2 ft
• July 12, 2023: 1206.6 ft
• June 27, 2020: 1206.1 ft

• Wolf Creek (SD) at Freeman
• James River at Scotland
• West Fork Vermillion River at Parker
• East Fork Vermillion River at Parker
• James River at Mitchell
• Vermillion River at Chancellor
• James River at Yankton
• East Fork Vermillion River at Montrose

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.

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