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South Dakota River Gauges

211 river gauges with NWS flood stage data in South Dakota. Live water levels from USGS, updated every 15 minutes. Get push alerts when rivers rise with StormCast.

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All South Dakota Gauges by River

Annie Creek

Annie Creek near Lead Lawrence County · Flood stage: 10 ft

Antelope Creek

Antelope Creek near Mission Todd County · Flood stage: 6 ft

Bachelor Creek (SD)

Bachelor Creek (SD) near Trent Moody County · Flood stage: 1538 ft

Bad River (SD)

Bad River (SD) near Fort Pierre Stanley County · Flood stage: 21 ft Bad River (SD) near Midland Haakon County · Flood stage: 21 ft

Battle Creek (SD)

Battle Creek (SD) above Keystone Pennington County · Flood stage: 6.5 ft Battle Creek (SD) at Hermosa Custer County · Flood stage: 8 ft Battle Creek (SD) below Hermosa Custer County · Flood stage: 9 ft Battle Creek (SD) near Keystone Pennington County · Flood stage: 8 ft

Bear Butte Creek

Bear Butte Creek at Avalanche Rd at Sturgis Lawrence County · Flood stage: 8.5 ft Bear Butte Creek near Galena Lawrence County · Flood stage: 7.5 ft

Bear in the Lodge Creek

Bear in the Lodge Creek near Wanblee Jackson County · Flood stage: 8 ft

Beaver Creek (SD)

Beaver Creek (SD) at Canton Lincoln County · Flood stage: 1247 ft Beaver Creek (SD) near Buffalo Gap Fall River County · Flood stage: 7.5 ft

Belle Fourche River

Belle Fourche River at Belle Fourche Butte County · Flood stage: 2994 ft Belle Fourche River at Hwy 79 near Vale Butte County · Flood stage: 2715 ft Belle Fourche River near Elm Springs Meade County · Flood stage: 19 ft Belle Fourche River near Fruitdale Butte County · Flood stage: 12 ft Belle Fourche River near Sturgis Meade County · Flood stage: 15 ft

Big Sioux River

Big Sioux River above Canton Lincoln County · Flood stage: 1235 ft Big Sioux River above Dell Rapids Minnehaha County · Flood stage: 1481 ft Big Sioux River above Flandreau Moody County · Flood stage: 1540 ft Big Sioux River at Fairview Lincoln County · Flood stage: 1202 ft Big Sioux River at Lake Kampeska Codington County · Flood stage: 21 ft Big Sioux River at Lake Poinsett Inlet/Outlet Hamlin County · Flood stage: 1654 ft Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls I-90 Minnehaha County · Flood stage: 12 ft Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls Maple Street Minnehaha County · Flood stage: 15 ft Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls N. Cliff Avenue Minnehaha County · Flood stage: 16 ft Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls Western Avenue Minnehaha County · Flood stage: 8 ft Big Sioux River at Trent Moody County · Flood stage: 1495 ft Big Sioux River at Watertown Broadway Avenue Codington County · Flood stage: 10.5 ft Big Sioux River at Watertown Sioux Conifer Road Codington County · Flood stage: 9 ft Big Sioux River below Watertown Codington County · Flood stage: 11 ft Big Sioux River near Brandon Minnehaha County · Flood stage: 1304 ft Big Sioux River near Brookings Moody County · Flood stage: 9 ft Big Sioux River near Bruce Brookings County · Flood stage: 8 ft Big Sioux River near Castlewood Hamlin County · Flood stage: 9 ft Big Sioux River near Dell Rapids Minnehaha County · Flood stage: 12 ft Big Sioux River near Egan Moody County · Flood stage: 1516.5 ft Big Sioux River near Estelline Hamlin County · Flood stage: 1644 ft Big Sioux River near Florence Grant County · Flood stage: 8 ft Big Sioux River near Jefferson Union County · Flood stage: 31 ft Big Sioux River near Richland Union County · Flood stage: 1117 ft Big Sioux River near Watertown Codington County · Flood stage: 10 ft

Blackpipe Creek

Blackpipe Creek near Belvidere Jackson County · Flood stage: 14 ft

Boxelder Creek

Boxelder Creek at New Underwood Pennington County · Flood stage: 2851 ft Boxelder Creek near Nemo Lawrence County · Flood stage: 8 ft Boxelder Creek near Rapid City Pennington County · Flood stage: 33.5 ft

Brule Creek

Brule Creek near Richland Union County · Flood stage: 1125 ft

Castle Creek

Castle Creek above Deerfield Pennington County · Flood stage: 6 ft Castle Creek below Deerfield Reservoir Pennington County · Flood stage: 5.5 ft

Cedar Creek (Central SD)

Cedar Creek (Central SD) near Presho Lyman County · Flood stage: 12 ft

Cherry Creek (SD)

Cherry Creek (SD) near Plainview Meade County · Flood stage: 19 ft

Cheyenne River

Cheyenne River above Angostura at Hwy 71 Fall River County · Flood stage: 3207 ft Cheyenne River at Edgemont Fall River County · Flood stage: 9 ft Cheyenne River at Redshirt Custer County · Flood stage: 20 ft Cheyenne River near Buffalo Gap Custer County · Flood stage: 13 ft Cheyenne River near Eagle Butte Haakon County · Flood stage: 21 ft Cheyenne River near Plainview Ziebach County · Flood stage: 17 ft Cheyenne River near Scenic Pennington County · Flood stage: 18 ft Cheyenne River near Wasta Pennington County · Flood stage: 13 ft

Choteau Creek

Choteau Creek near Avon Bon Homme County · Flood stage: 1165 ft

Cold Brook Creek

Cold Brook Creek at Cold Brook Reservoir Fall River County Cold Brook Creek near Hot Springs Fall River County · Flood stage: 45 ft

Cottonwood Springs Creek (SD)

Cottonwood Springs Creek (SD) at Cottonwood Springs Reservoir Fall River County

Coulee Creek

Coulee Creek near Peever Roberts County · Flood stage: 10 ft

Deadman Gulch

Deadman Gulch at Sturgis Meade County · Flood stage: 2 ft

East Fork Vermillion River

East Fork Vermillion River above Montrose McCook County · Flood stage: 1527 ft East Fork Vermillion River below Montrose McCook County · Flood stage: 1446 ft East Fork Vermillion River near Parker Turner County · Flood stage: 12 ft

Elk Creek

Elk Creek near Roubaix Lawrence County · Flood stage: 11 ft

Elk Creek (SD)

Elk Creek (SD) near Elm Springs Meade County · Flood stage: 12 ft Elk Creek (SD) near Rapid City Meade County · Flood stage: 10 ft

Elm Creek

Elm Creek at New Underwood Rd near Hereford Meade County · Flood stage: 2372 ft

Elm Creek (SD)

Elm Creek (SD) near Gann Valley Buffalo County · Flood stage: 14 ft

Elm River

Elm River at Ordway Brown County · Flood stage: 13 ft Elm River near Frederick Brown County · Flood stage: 13 ft Elm River near Westport Brown County · Flood stage: 14 ft

Fall River (SD)

Fall River (SD) at Hot Springs Fall River County · Flood stage: 4.5 ft

Firesteel Creek

Firesteel Creek near Mt. Vernon Davison County · Flood stage: 8 ft

Flandreau Creek

Flandreau Creek above Flandreau Moody County · Flood stage: 9 ft

Foot Creek

Foot Creek near Aberdeen Brown County · Flood stage: 9 ft

French Creek

French Creek near Blue Bell Custer County · Flood stage: 4805 ft

Grace Coolidge Creek

Grace Coolidge Creek near Custer Custer County · Flood stage: 9.5 ft

Grand River (SD)

Grand River (SD) near Little Eagle Corson County · Flood stage: 15 ft

Grizzly Bear Creek

Grizzly Bear Creek near Keystone Pennington County · Flood stage: 4.5 ft

Hat Creek

Hat Creek near Edgemont Fall River County · Flood stage: 16 ft

Horse Creek

Horse Creek near Vale Butte County · Flood stage: 2740 ft

Horsehead Creek

Horsehead Creek at Oelrichs Fall River County · Flood stage: 16 ft

James River

James River at Huron Beadle County · Flood stage: 11.5 ft James River near Ashton Spink County · Flood stage: 13 ft James River near Columbia Brown County · Flood stage: 13 ft James River near Forestburg Sanborn County · Flood stage: 12 ft James River near Hecla Brown County · Flood stage: 93 ft James River near Mitchell Hanson County · Flood stage: 17 ft James River near Redfield Spink County · Flood stage: 20 ft James River near Scotland Hutchinson County · Flood stage: 13 ft James River near Stratford Spink County · Flood stage: 14 ft James River near Yankton Yankton County · Flood stage: 12 ft

Keyapaha River

Keyapaha River at Wewala Tripp County · Flood stage: 10 ft Keyapaha River near Keyapaha Tripp County · Flood stage: 10 ft

Lake Kampeska

Lake Kampeska at Watertown Water Plant Codington County · Flood stage: 21 ft

Little Minnesota River

Little Minnesota River near Peever Roberts County · Flood stage: 17 ft

Little Missouri River

Little Missouri River at Camp Crook Harding County · Flood stage: 12 ft

Little Spearfish Creek

Little Spearfish Creek near Lead Lawrence County · Flood stage: 7.5 ft

Little Vermillion River

Little Vermillion River near Salem McCook County · Flood stage: 7 ft

Little White River

Little White River below White River Mellette County · Flood stage: 13 ft Little White River near Martin Bennett County · Flood stage: 10 ft Little White River near Rosebud Todd County · Flood stage: 10 ft Little White River near Vetal Bennett County · Flood stage: 11 ft

Maple River

Maple River near Frederick Brown County · Flood stage: 10 ft

Medary Creek

Medary Creek near Medary Brookings County · Flood stage: 1588 ft

Medicine Creek (SD)

Medicine Creek (SD) near Kennebec Lyman County · Flood stage: 1666 ft

Medicine Knoll Creek

Medicine Knoll Creek near Canning Hughes County · Flood stage: 1532 ft

Missouri River

Missouri River at Big Bend Dam Lyman County · Flood stage: 1422.5 ft Missouri River at Chamberlain Brule County · Flood stage: 65 ft Missouri River at Farm Island Hughes County · Flood stage: 26 ft Missouri River at Fort Randall Dam Charles Mix County · Flood stage: 1375 ft Missouri River at La Framboise Island Hughes County · Flood stage: 29 ft Missouri River at Oahe Dam Stanley County Missouri River at Pierre Hughes County · Flood stage: 13 ft Missouri River at Springfield Bon Homme County · Flood stage: 11 ft Missouri River at Yankton Yankton County · Flood stage: 20 ft Missouri River near Greenwood Charles Mix County · Flood stage: 30 ft

Moccasin Creek

Moccasin Creek at Aberdeen Brown County · Flood stage: 6 ft

Moreau River (SD)

Moreau River (SD) at Promise Dewey County · Flood stage: 21 ft Moreau River (SD) near Faith Perkins County · Flood stage: 16 ft Moreau River (SD) near Whitehorse Dewey County · Flood stage: 21 ft

Mud Creek

Mud Creek near Rauville Codington County · Flood stage: 9 ft

Mud Creek (NE SD)

Mud Creek (NE SD) near Brentford Spink County · Flood stage: 1275 ft

North Deer Creek

North Deer Creek above Brookings Brookings County · Flood stage: 1607 ft

North Fork Grand River (SD)

North Fork Grand River (SD) near White Butte Perkins County · Flood stage: 10 ft

North Fork Whetstone River

North Fork Whetstone River near Milbank Grant County · Flood stage: 1056 ft

North Fork Yellow Bank River

North Fork Yellow Bank River near Milbank Grant County · Flood stage: 1041 ft

Oak Creek

Oak Creek near Wakpala Corson County · Flood stage: 10 ft

Other

Angostura Reservoir Fall River County Bear Butte Creek in Boulder Canyon Lawrence County · Flood stage: 6.5 ft Belle Fourche Reservoir Butte County Deerfield Reservoir Pennington County Pactola Reservoir Pennington County Shadehill Reservoir Perkins County

Pelican Lake

Pelican Lake near Watertown Codington County · Flood stage: 1713 ft

Platte Creek

Platte Creek near Platte Charles Mix County · Flood stage: 12 ft

Rabbit Creek

Rabbit Creek at Usta Road Perkins County · Flood stage: 2276 ft

Rapid Creek

Rapid Creek above Canyon Lake near Rapid City Pennington County · Flood stage: 7 ft Rapid Creek above Johnson Siding Pennington County · Flood stage: 4.5 ft Rapid Creek above Victoria Creek near Rapid City Pennington County · Flood stage: 7.5 ft Rapid Creek above Water Reclamation Facility near Rapid City Pennington County · Flood stage: 9 ft Rapid Creek at Big Bend Pennington County · Flood stage: 7 ft Rapid Creek at Founders Park Pennington County · Flood stage: 11 ft Rapid Creek at Silver City Pennington County · Flood stage: 13 ft Rapid Creek below Hawthorne Ditch at Rapid City Pennington County · Flood stage: 16 ft Rapid Creek below Pactola Dam Pennington County · Flood stage: 14 ft Rapid Creek near Farmingdale Pennington County · Flood stage: 11 ft

Redwater Creek (WY)

Redwater Creek (WY) at Wyoming-South Dakota State Line Butte County · Flood stage: 12 ft

Redwater River (SD)

Redwater River (SD) above Belle Fourche Butte County · Flood stage: 9 ft

Reno Gulch

Reno Gulch near Hill City Pennington County · Flood stage: 6 ft

Rock Creek

Rock Creek near Hidden Timber Todd County · Flood stage: 9.5 ft

Silver Creek

Silver Creek at Sioux Falls Minnehaha County · Flood stage: 6 ft

Sixmile Creek

Sixmile Creek above Brookings Brookings County · Flood stage: 1634 ft

Skunk Creek

Skunk Creek at Sioux Falls Minnehaha County · Flood stage: 11.5 ft Skunk Creek near Chester Minnehaha County · Flood stage: 7 ft Skunk Creek near Hartford Minnehaha County · Flood stage: 10 ft

Snake Creek

Snake Creek near Ashton Spink County · Flood stage: 11.5 ft

South Branch Tributary Mud Creek

South Branch Tributary Mud Creek near Rauville Codington County · Flood stage: 4 ft

South Canyon

South Canyon near Rapid City Pennington County · Flood stage: 6 ft

South Dakota Glacial Lakes

South Dakota Glacial Lakes at Bitter Lake Day County South Dakota Glacial Lakes at Blue Dog Lake Day County

South Fork Bad River

South Fork Bad River near Cottonwood Jackson County · Flood stage: 12 ft

South Fork Grand River

South Fork Grand River at Hwy 79 Perkins County · Flood stage: 2582 ft

South Fork Grand River (SD)

South Fork Grand River (SD) near Cash Perkins County · Flood stage: 12 ft

South Fork Whetstone River

South Fork Whetstone River near Milbank Grant County · Flood stage: 1113 ft

Spearfish Creek

Spearfish Creek above Spearfish Lawrence County · Flood stage: 7 ft Spearfish Creek at Spearfish Lawrence County · Flood stage: 10 ft Spearfish Creek below Spearfish Lawrence County · Flood stage: 3312 ft Spearfish Creek near Lead Lawrence County · Flood stage: 11 ft

Split Rock Creek

Split Rock Creek at Corson Minnehaha County · Flood stage: 8.5 ft Split Rock Creek near Garretson Minnehaha County · Flood stage: 1389 ft

Spring Creek

Spring Creek near Hill City Pennington County · Flood stage: 6.5 ft

Spring Creek (SD)

Spring Creek (SD) near Rockerville Pennington County · Flood stage: 7 ft

Sunday Gulch

Sunday Gulch near Hill City Pennington County · Flood stage: 7 ft

Turkey Ridge Creek

Turkey Ridge Creek near Centerville Turner County · Flood stage: 1207 ft

Turtle Creek

Turtle Creek at Redfield Spink County · Flood stage: 7 ft Turtle Creek near Tulare Spink County · Flood stage: 1314 ft Turtle Creek near Tulare Spink County · Flood stage: 1314 ft

Vanocker Creek

Vanocker Creek near Sturgis Lawrence County · Flood stage: 6 ft

Vermillion River

Vermillion River at Lake Thompson Kingsbury County · Flood stage: 1694 ft Vermillion River at Vermillion Clay County · Flood stage: 21 ft Vermillion River near Chancellor Turner County · Flood stage: 1290 ft Vermillion River near Davis Turner County · Flood stage: 11 ft Vermillion River near Wakonda Clay County · Flood stage: 14 ft

Victoria Creek

Victoria Creek above Victoria Dam nr Rapid City Pennington County · Flood stage: 6.5 ft Victoria Creek below Victoria Dam nr Rapid City Pennington County · Flood stage: 6.5 ft

West Branch Lac Qui Parle River

West Branch Lac Qui Parle River at Gary Deuel County · Flood stage: 1379 ft

West Fork Vermillion River

West Fork Vermillion River near Parker Turner County · Flood stage: 9 ft

Whetstone River

Whetstone River above Big Stone City Grant County · Flood stage: 12 ft

White River (NE-SD)

White River (NE-SD) near Interior Jackson County · Flood stage: 14 ft White River (NE-SD) near Kadoka Jackson County · Flood stage: 15 ft White River (NE-SD) near Nebraska-South Dakota State Line Oglala Lakota County · Flood stage: 15 ft White River (NE-SD) near Oacoma Lyman County · Flood stage: 15 ft White River (NE-SD) near Oglala Oglala Lakota County · Flood stage: 19 ft White River (NE-SD) near White River Jones County · Flood stage: 14 ft

Whitewood Creek

Whitewood Creek above Whitewood Lawrence County · Flood stage: 10 ft Whitewood Creek at Deadwood Lawrence County · Flood stage: 9 ft Whitewood Creek at Deadwood Lawrence County · Flood stage: 4457 ft Whitewood Creek near Whitewood Lawrence County · Flood stage: 13 ft

Wild Irishman Gulch

Wild Irishman Gulch near Rapid City Pennington County · Flood stage: 5 ft

Willow Creek

Willow Creek near Crooks Minnehaha County · Flood stage: 9 ft Willow Creek near Watertown Codington County · Flood stage: 10 ft

Wolf Creek (SD)

Wolf Creek (SD) near Clayton Hutchinson County · Flood stage: 1214 ft Wolf Creek (SD) near Freeman Hutchinson County · Flood stage: 1214 ft

Frequently Asked Questions

How many river gauges are monitored in South Dakota?

StormCast monitors 211 river gauges with NWS flood stage data in South Dakota. These include USGS stream gauges and NWS forecast points on rivers and creeks across the state.

How do I get flood alerts for a South Dakota river?

Download StormCast free on Google Play, go to River Gauges, and add any gauge to your watchlist. You'll receive a push notification when the water level crosses into a new NWS flood category.

How often are river levels updated?

USGS updates most gauge readings every 15 minutes. Each gauge page on this site shows live data fetched directly from USGS.

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