Is the Bear Butte Creek flooding?
The Bear Butte Creek is tracked by 4 USGS streamgauges in South Dakota. This page compares each gauge’s live water level against its official National Weather Service flood stage, refreshed every 15 minutes, so you can tell whether the Bear Butte Creek is running normal, rising toward flood stage, or already flooding. 3 of 4 gauges have both a usable water-level reading and a published minor flood stage. Gauges without a published flood stage show water level and flow only. For nearby rivers, see all South Dakota river levels.
River facts
The longest-running gauge on this river is Bear Butte Creek near Galena, SD. The highest level ever recorded there was 11.78 ft on 9 June 1972, carrying 19,000 cfs. Peak records there go back to 1965 (33 annual peaks). It is currently at 3.50 ft, 8.3 ft below that record.
| Gauge | Status | Stage | Flood stage | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Butte Creek near Deadwood, SD | No flooding | 3.61 ft | 7.5 ft | |
| Bear Butte Creek near Galena, SD | No flooding | 3.50 ft | 6.5 ft | |
| Bear Butte Creek at Avalanche Road at Sturgis, SD | No flooding | 1.76 ft | 8.5 ft | |
| Bear Butte Creek at Sturgis, SD | No current data | — | — | — |