Skunk Creek at Sioux Falls

The past week

What floods at each level

• 26 ft

  The levees near the gauge may be overtopped.

• 24 ft

  The parking lot for the apartments southeast of the gage is under water.

• 22 ft

  Significant flooding of the neighborhood south of 12th St and west of S Melrose Pl may take place. Portions of Marion Road begin to flood without sandbagging and levee protection.

• 21 ft

  Silver Valley Drive is flooded. Some homes along Skunk Creek are threatened as are a few industrial businesses and outbuildings just west of Sioux Falls.

• 18 ft

  Dunham Park is flooded.

• 17 ft

  The flow from Skunk Creek alone, even with all Big Sioux River flow diverted, can begin to cause flooding along the Big Sioux channel in southern Sioux Falls.

• 16 ft

  The bridge on W 12th St is overtopped. 263rd also begins to flood.

• 15 ft

  The lowest portion of the bike trail under Marion Rd begins to flood.

• 14 ft

  The lowest portions of 467th St begin to flood.

• 13 ft

  West Madison St near Le Mesa Drive is flooded.

• 12 ft

  Water approaches West 12th Street east of Sertoma Drive and may begin to flood the lowest portions. Much of the greenspace through the parks and bike trail system along creek in Sioux Falls also is flooded.

• 11.5 ft

  Flooding of rural agricultural land is ongoing, along with some flooding in the green space along the bike trail on the west side of Sioux Falls.

• 9.5 ft

  Legacy Park begins to flood.

• 7.5 ft

  The lowest portion of the bike trail under 12th St may begin to flood.

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