Big Sioux River near Dell Rapids

The past week

What floods at each level

• 22 ft

  The bridge on 250th Street just west of Baltic is overtopped.

• 21 ft

  The bridge at the gauge on 248th St is overtopped and several outbuildings near the gauge are flooded.

• 17.5 ft

  Water reaches the bottom of the bridge on 250th Street west of Baltic.

• 16.5 ft

  Much of the area between the railroad on the north bank of the river and about 250 yards north of Centennial Pl on the south bank is flooded resulting in significant impacts. Water reaches the bottom of the bridge on 254th St.

• 16 ft

  248th Street east of the gauge is flooded, along with several other county roads. Flooding will affect the city of Renner with water going over the main road in town.

• 15.5 ft

  Significant flooding is ongoing south of the railroad track in Dell Rapids on the north bank of the river with significant flooding of the athletic fields and campground on the south bank. County Road 130 in Renner is flooded.

• 15 ft

  Several homes and businesses south of the railroad track in Dell Rapids begin to flood. Some homes in Renner are flooded.

• 14.5 ft

  250th St west of Baltic begins to flood, River Park Road in Baltic is flooded, and a couple of homes and outbuildings west of 1st Avenue in Baltic are in danger of flooding. Portions of Garfield Ave in Dell Rapids south of the bridge may begin to flood.

• 14 ft

  Significant amounts of agricultural lands are flooded through the basin, and River Park in Baltic begins to flood.

• 12 ft

  The city parks and athletic fields in Dell Rapids begin to flood. Water approaches at least one outbuilding in Dell Rapids along the river. Agricultural land flooding also begins to increase in coverage.

• 10 ft

  The lowest banks begin to be overtopped. The bike trail under the Garfield Ave bridge in Dell Rapids begins to flood.

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