IsItFlooding

South Dakota river levels

222 active gauges · data refreshed 5 min ago (NWS backup feed)

143 gauges with a water-level reading and an official flood stage; 1 at action level below flood stage. 73 gauges without a usable water-level reading; 6 with a reading but no published minor flood stage.

This summary uses the latest available readings, which may be delayed. Check each gauge’s observation time below. Below-stage readings do not rule out flooding elsewhere, including streets and unmonitored waterways.

Rivers: Rapid Creek · Big Sioux River · James River · Cheyenne River · White River · Missouri River · Battle Creek · Spring Creek · Little White River · Boxelder Creek · Belle Fourche River · Spearfish Creek · Whitewood Creek · Bear Butte Creek · Grand River · Moreau River · Beaver Creek · Elk Creek · Elm River · Skunk Creek · Oak Creek · South Fork Grand River · French Creek · Grace Coolidge Creek · Castle Creek · Victoria Creek · Leedy Ditch · Storybook Ditch · Inlet Canal · Bad River · Lake Creek · Keya Paha River · Moccasin Creek · East Fork Vermillion River · Willow Creek

Towns: Rapid City · Keystone · Watertown · Sturgis · Hill City · Lead · Sioux Falls · Florence · Wy-Sd State Line · Columbia · Pierre · Hot Springs · Rochford · Rosebud · Aberdeen · Buffalo Gap · Hermosa · Edgemont · Vale · Oglala · Tuthill · Peever · Wakpala · Elm Springs · Plainview · White River · Yankton · Parker · Flandreau

GaugeStatusStageFlowUpdated
Lewis and Clark Lake at Springfield, SDNear flood stage9.51 ft—
Annie Creek near Lead, SDNo flooding4.14 ft1 cfs
Antelope Creek near Mission, SDNo flooding1.14 ft2 cfs
Bad River near Fort Pierre, SDNo flooding0.80 ft1 cfs
Bad River near Midland, SDNo flooding2.82 ft1 cfs
Battle Creek above Keystone, SDNo flooding3.69 ft—
Battle Creek at Hermosa, SDNo flooding2.48 ft4 cfs
Battle Creek below Hermosa, SDNo flooding1.85 ft0 cfs
Battle Creek near Keystone, SDNo flooding3.23 ft—
Bear Butte Creek at Avalanche Road at Sturgis, SDNo flooding1.76 ft—
Bear Butte Creek near Deadwood, SDNo flooding3.61 ft1 cfs
Bear Butte Creek near Galena, SDNo flooding3.50 ft17 cfs
Bear In the Lodge Creek near Wanblee, SDNo flooding1.66 ft9 cfs
Beaver Creek near Buffalo Gap, SDNo flooding4.14 ft11 cfs
Belle Fourche River at Wy-Sd State LineNo flooding3.37 ft13 cfs
Belle Fourche River near Elm Springs, SDNo flooding4.55 ft125 cfs
Belle Fourche River near Fruitdale, SDNo flooding1.63 ft18 cfs
Belle Fourche River near Sturgis, SDNo flooding3.10 ft114 cfs
Big Sioux River at North Cliff Ave at Sioux Falls, SDNo flooding4.99 ft101 cfs
Big Sioux River at Broadway at Watertown, SDNo flooding5.07 ft—
Big Sioux River at Lake Kampeska near Watertown, SDNo flooding18.54 ft—
Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls, SDNo flooding1.47 ft85 cfs
Big Sioux River at Watertown, SDNo flooding3.20 ft—
Big Sioux River below Diversion at Sioux Falls, SDNo flooding3.15 ft7 cfs
Big Sioux River below Watertown, SDNo flooding4.54 ft—
Big Sioux River near Brookings, SDNo flooding2.30 ft59 cfs
Big Sioux River near Bruce, SDNo flooding3.27 ft69 cfs
Big Sioux River near Castlewood, SDNo flooding4.62 ft8 cfs
Big Sioux River near Dell Rapids, SDNo flooding3.30 ft130 cfs
Big Sioux River near Florence, SDNo flooding2.80 ft9 cfs
Big Sioux River near Hawarden, IANo flooding13.02 ft1,130 cfs
Big Sioux River near Jefferson, SDNo flooding9.35 ft—
Big Sioux River near Watertown, SDNo flooding3.87 ft15 cfs
Black Pipe Creek near Belvidere, SDNo flooding2.51 ft12 cfs
Bois De Sioux River near White Rock, SDNo flooding3.36 ft2 cfs
Boxelder Creek near Nemo, SDNo flooding1.04 ft—
Boxelder Creek near Rapid City, SDNo flooding29.70 ft—
Castle Creek above Deerfield Reservoir near Hill City, SDNo flooding2.75 ft16 cfs
Castle Creek below Deerfield Dam, SDNo flooding3.47 ft8 cfs
Cedar Creek near Presho, SDNo flooding6.78 ft—
Cherry Creek near Plainview, SDNo flooding2.65 ft0 cfs
Cheyenne River at Edgemont, SDNo flooding2.50 ft381 cfs
Cheyenne River at Red Shirt, SDNo flooding9.36 ft42 cfs
Cheyenne River near Buffalo Gap, SDNo flooding2.23 ft34 cfs
Cheyenne River near Eagle Butte, SDNo flooding10.42 ft107 cfs
Cheyenne River near Plainview, SDNo flooding8.31 ft—
Cheyenne River near Scenic, SDNo flooding5.97 ft41 cfs
Cheyenne River near Wasta, SDNo flooding0.32 ft77 cfs
Choteau Creek near Avon, SDNo flooding1149.63 ft37 cfs
Deadman Gulch at Sturgis, SDNo flooding0.86 ft—
East Fork Vermillion River near Parker, SDNo flooding5.04 ft—
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GaugeStatusStageFlowUpdated
Elk Creek near Elm Springs, SDNo flooding3.47 ft—
Elk Creek near Rapid City, SDNo flooding4.14 ft—
Elm Creek near Gann Valley, SDNo flooding2.76 ft0 cfs
Elm River at Westport, SDNo flooding4.32 ft23 cfs
Elm River near Frederick, SDNo flooding5.39 ft7 cfs
Elm River near Ordway, SDNo flooding3.98 ft—
Fall River at Hot Springs, SDNo flooding0.94 ft30 cfs
Firesteel Creek near Mount Vernon, SDNo flooding2.08 ft0 cfs
Flandreau Creek above Flandreau, SDNo flooding4.10 ft55 cfs
Foot Creek near Aberdeen, SDNo flooding3.88 ft—
Grace Coolidge Creek near Game Lodge near Custer, SDNo flooding6.50 ft0 cfs
Grand River at Little Eagle, SDNo flooding2.57 ft—
Grizzly Bear Creek near Keystone, SDNo flooding1.98 ft—
Hat Creek near Edgemont, SDNo flooding6.57 ft—
Horsehead Creek at Oelrichs, SDNo flooding1.72 ft1 cfs
James River at Ashton, SDNo flooding3.75 ft135 cfs
James River at Columbia, SDNo flooding4.10 ft29 cfs
James River at Huron, SDNo flooding9.17 ft137 cfs
James River near Forestburg, SDNo flooding5.01 ft200 cfs
James River near Mitchell, SDNo flooding10.55 ft234 cfs
James River near Redfield, SDNo flooding3.44 ft97 cfs
James River near Scotland, SDNo flooding5.07 ft505 cfs
James River near Stratford, SDNo flooding5.61 ft65 cfs
James River near Yankton, SDNo flooding4.23 ft621 cfs
Keya Paha River at Wewela, SDNo flooding2.06 ft14 cfs
Keya Paha River near Keyapaha, SDNo flooding4.21 ft—
Little Minnesota River near Peever, SDNo flooding9.82 ft8 cfs
Little Missouri River at Camp Crook, SDNo flooding1.64 ft3 cfs
Little Spearfish Creek near Lead, SDNo flooding4.73 ft20 cfs
Little White River below White River, SDNo flooding1.84 ft76 cfs
Little White River near Martin, SDNo flooding0.79 ft5 cfs
Little White River near Rosebud, SDNo flooding4.15 ft63 cfs
Little White River near Vetal, SDNo flooding3.36 ft67 cfs
Missouri River at Farm Island near Pierre, SDNo flooding22.82 ft—
Missouri River at Laframboise Island at Pierre, SDNo flooding24.74 ft—
Missouri River at Pierre, SDNo flooding10.86 ft—
Missouri River at Yankton, SDNo flooding10.84 ft27,500 cfs
Missouri River below Greenwood, SDNo flooding25.82 ft29,200 cfs
Moccasin Creek at Aberdeen, SDNo flooding1.54 ft0 cfs
Moreau River at Promise, SDNo flooding7.90 ft—
Moreau River near Faith, SDNo flooding0.25 ft—
Moreau River near Whitehorse, SDNo flooding0.99 ft—
Mud Creek near Rauville, SDNo flooding7.39 ft—
North Fork Grand River near White Butte, SDNo flooding-0.07 ft—
Oak Creek near Rattlesnake Butte near Wakpala, SDNo flooding3.19 ft—
Platte Creek near Platte, SDNo flooding1.53 ft0 cfs
Rapid Creek near Farmingdale, SDNo flooding5.20 ft—
Rapid Creek above Canyon Lake near Rapid City, SDNo flooding2.02 ft35 cfs
Rapid Creek above Pactola Reservoir at Silver City, SDNo flooding4.52 ft7 cfs
Rapid Creek above Wrf near Rapid City, SDNo flooding3.31 ft23 cfs
Rapid Creek above Johnson Siding below Pactola Dam, SDNo flooding3.03 ft—
Rapid Creek above Victoria Creek near Rapid City, SDNo flooding5.47 ft42 cfs
Rapid Creek at Big Bend near Rapid City, SDNo flooding3.01 ft—
Rapid Creek at Rapid City, SDNo flooding3.30 ft—
Rapid Creek below Pactola Dam, SDNo flooding7.53 ft44 cfs
Rapid Creek below Hawthorn Ditch at Rapid City, SDNo flooding9.40 ft—
Redwater Creek at Wy-Sd State LineNo flooding2.73 ft—
Redwater River above Belle Fourche, SDNo flooding2.34 ft36 cfs
Reno Gulch near Hill City, SDNo flooding3.65 ft0 cfs
Rock Creek near Hidden Timber, SDNo flooding3.49 ft—
Silver Creek at Sioux Falls, SDNo flooding0.93 ft—
Skunk Creek at Sioux Falls, SDNo flooding2.22 ft7 cfs
Skunk Creek near Chester, SDNo flooding0.67 ft—
Skunk Creek near Hartford, SDNo flooding3.54 ft—
South Branch Tributary Mud Creek near Rauville, SDNo flooding0.05 ft—
South Canyon near Rapid City, SDNo flooding3.57 ft0 cfs
South Fork Bad River near Cottonwood, SDNo flooding3.78 ft0 cfs
South Fork Grand River near Cash, SDNo flooding0.62 ft8 cfs
Spearfish Creek at Spearfish, SDNo flooding4.81 ft32 cfs
Spearfish Creek near Lead, SDNo flooding7.51 ft24 cfs
Split Rock Creek at Corson, SDNo flooding1.84 ft18 cfs
Spring Creek at Oreville, near Hill City, SDNo flooding4.23 ft13 cfs
Spring Creek near Keystone, SDNo flooding3.25 ft—
Sunday Gulch below Johnson Canyon near Hill City, SDNo flooding4.36 ft11 cfs
Vanocker Creek near Sturgis, SDNo flooding0.34 ft—
Vermillion River near Vermillion, SDNo flooding1.26 ft13 cfs
Victoria Creek above Victoria Dam near Rapid City, SDNo flooding3.44 ft—
Victoria Creek below Victoria Dam near Rapid City, SDNo flooding3.48 ft—
West Fork Vermillion River near Parker, SDNo flooding1.22 ft12 cfs
Whetstone River near Big Stone City, SDNo flooding1.49 ft14 cfs
White River near Interior, SDNo flooding3.74 ft52 cfs
White River near Kadoka, SDNo flooding4.30 ft153 cfs
White River near NE-Sd State LineNo flooding3.45 ft0 cfs
White River near Oacoma, SDNo flooding7.58 ft—
White River near Oglala, SDNo flooding5.92 ft55 cfs
White River near White River, SDNo flooding4.05 ft191 cfs
Whitewood Creek above Whitewood, SDNo flooding0.23 ft5 cfs
Whitewood Creek at Deadwood, SDNo flooding3.39 ft—
Whitewood Creek near Whitewood, SDNo flooding5.34 ft5 cfs
Wild Irishman Gulch near Rapid City, SDNo flooding3.56 ft—
Willow Creek near Crooks, SDNo flooding3.70 ft0 cfs
Willow Creek near Watertown, SDNo flooding5.61 ft14 cfs
Battle Creek near Nunda SDNo current data———
Bear Butte Creek at Sturgis, SDNo current data———
Bear Gulch near Hayward, SDNo current data———
Beaver Creek above Buffalo Gap, SDNo current data———
Beaver Creek near Pringle, SDNo current data———
Big Coulee Creek near Peever, SDNo current data———
Blue Dog Lake Inflow Owens Creek near Waubay, SDNo current data———
Boxelder Creek Trib4 at Liberty Blvd at Box Elder, SDNo current data———
Boxelder Creek at 151St Ave near Box Elder, SDNo current data———
Boxelder Creek at I-90 Service Rd near Box Elder, SDNo current data———
Boxelder Creek Tributary 7 above Pond 2 at Box Elder, SDNo current data———
Brule Creek near Elk Point SDNo current data———
Campbell C near Lee'S CornerNo current data———
Cascade Springs near Hot Springs SDNo current data———
Cheyenne River at Cherry Creek, SDNo current data———
Cheyenne River below Angostura Dam, SDNo current data———
City Springs at Rapid City, SDNo current data———
Cleghorn Springs Main Ch at Fish Hatch at Rc, SDNo current data———
Cleghorn Springs N Channel at Fish Hatch at Rc, SDNo current data———
Cleghorn Springs S Channel at Fish Hatch at Rc, SDNo current data———
Cleghorn Springs at Rapid City, SDNo current data———
Cleopatra Creek near Spearfish, SDNo current data———
Cobb Creek near Gary SDNo current data———
Cottonwood Creek near Cherry Creek SDNo current data———
Crow Creek near Beulah, WYNo current data———
Deadwood Ave Drain at Mouth at Rapid City SDNo current data———
East Fork Vermillion River near Ramona, SDNo current data———
Elk Creek near Roubaix, SDNo current data———
False Bottom Creek near Central CityNo current data———
French Creek below Custer, SDNo current data———
Grace Coolidge Creek near Hayward, SDNo current data———
Grand River at Shadehill SDNo current data———
Hay Creek at Belle Fourche SDNo current data———
Horse Creek above Vale, SDNo current data———
Inlet Canal above Belle Fourche Reservoir, SDNo current data———
Inlet Canal near Belle Fourche, SDNo current data———
James River below Columbia, SDNo current data———
La Belle Creek near Veblen, SDNo current data———
Lake Creek above Refuge near Tuthill, SDNo current data———
Lake Kampeska Inlet/Outlet near Watertown, SDNo current data———
Leedy Ditch at Headgate below Cld at Rapid City SDNo current data———
Leedy Ditch at Mouth at Rapid City SDNo current data———
Lime Creek at Mouth at Rapid City, SDNo current data———
Little Vermillion River near Salem, SDNo current data———
Little White River above Rosebud SDNo current data———
Medicine Creek near Lower Brule, SDNo current data———
Missouri River below La Framboise Island, at Pierre, SDNo current data———
Moccasin Creek near Aberdeen, SDNo current data———
Murray Ditch above Headgate at Wy-Sd State LineNo current data———
Oak Creek near Wakpala, SDNo current data———
Plum Creek below Hayes, SDNo current data———
Rapid C above Jackson Blvd at Rapid City, SDNo current data———
Rapid Creek above Water Treat Plant at Rapid City SDNo current data———
Rapid Creek below Sewage Treatment Pl near Rapid City, SDNo current data———
Rapid Creek above Rapid City, SDNo current data———
Rapid Creek below Park Drive at Rapid City SDNo current data———
Rapid Creek below Cleghorn Springs at Rapid City SDNo current data———
Rapid Creek near Rochford, SDNo current data———
Rosebud Creek at Rosebud SDNo current data———
South Fork Grand River at Buffalo SDNo current data———
Spearfish Creek above Spearfish, SDNo current data———
Spearfish Creek below Spearfish, SDNo current data———
Spring Creek near Hermosa, SDNo current data———
Spring Creek above Sheridan Lake near Keystone, SDNo current data———
Spring Creek near Flandreau, SDNo current data———
Still Lake Outflow near Florence, SDNo current data———
Storybook Ditch at Headgate at Rapid City SDNo current data———
Storybook Ditch at Mouth at Rapid City SDNo current data———
W.Fork Lafferty Gulch Creek above S.Well at Mt. RushmoreNo current data———
White Clay Creek near Oglala SDNo current data———
White River at Slim Butte, SDNo current data———
Whitetail Creek at Lead, SDNo current data———
Wounded Knee Creek at Wounded Knee, SDNo current data———
French Creek above Fairburn, SDNo flood stage defined0.52 ft1 cfs
Grand River near Thunder Hawk, SDNo flood stage defined5.02 ft—
Lake Creek below Refuge near Tuthill, SDNo flood stage defined3.00 ft13 cfs
Rhoads Fork near Rochford, SDNo flood stage defined3.73 ft5 cfs
Stagebarn Canyon Creek above Elk Creek near Summerset, SDNo flood stage defined1.54 ft—
Whitewood Creek above Vale, SDNo flood stage defined0.53 ft—
Provisional data: Real-time readings are provisional and subject to revision by the USGS — sensors can be affected by ice, debris, or equipment malfunction. Do not rely on this site for decisions involving personal safety; follow official guidance from the National Weather Service and local authorities.