Brule Creek near Richland

The past week

What floods at each level

• 1134 ft

  Water goes over Highway 50 just east of Highway 11 and overtops the bridge. At least a couple of houses are flooded or in danger of flooding. The bridges on 478th, CR19/477th, and 476th are all overtopped.

• 1132.5 ft

  SD Highway 50/11 north of the junction of the two begins to flood. CR19/477th Ave near 320th begins to flood. Several outbuildings are in danger of flooding.

• 1130 ft

  476th Ave near 316th St is flooded.

• 1128.5 ft

  320th St east of the bridge may begin to flood. If the Big Sioux River is also in flood, backwater up Brule Creek can begin to have travel impacts in the Richland area that may not be fully capture by the Brule Creek gauge.

• 1127 ft

  Crop and pasture land begin to flood.

• 1125 ft

  Low lying areas along the creek are flooded.

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