James River at Huron

The past week

What floods at each level

• 25.5 ft

  Water overtops the dike at the wastewater treatment plant.

• 22 ft

  Riverside Park in Huron begins to flood from water overtopping the dike.

• 21.5 ft

  Water reaches the bottom of the bridge on Highway 14 and reaches the top of the dike in Memorial Park.

• 20.5 ft

  Memorial Park in Huron will be flooded. The lowest portion of 221st in northern Sanborn County begins to flood.

• 19.5 ft

  Hwy 14 may begin flooding west of the bridge in Huron. Water reaches the bottom of the bridge at the gaging location.

• 19 ft

  Most county roads along the river east of Highway 37 are flooded.

• 17 ft

  3rd Street east of the bridge in Huron begins flooding.

• 16.5 ft

  Portions of Jersey, Riverside, and Sherman streets in Huron may begin flooding.

• 15 ft

  Approximately 16000 acres of agricultural land around Huron will be flooded. The lowest portion of Jersey and Waibel Dr may also be flooded if flow from the creek is high.

• 14 ft

  A few county and township roads in Beadle County will be flooded.

• 11.5 ft

  Rural and agricultural areas begin to experience flooding

• 10.5 ft

  The lowest banks begin to be overtopped flooding low lying areas near the river.

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