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South Dakota river and lake gauges

The water level now at 207 gauges on South Dakota's rivers, lakes, reservoirs and canals, from A to Z. Each opens its own page.

207 gauges425 stations ranked in South DakotaSouth Dakota weather

GaugeCountyStage nowReportedRank
Albee - Mud CreekMCAS2Grant1,133.43 ft18 min ago184
Angostura - Cheyenne RiverAACS2Fall River3,200.86 ft63 min ago127
Annie Creek 6 SW LeadANNS2Lawrence4.13 ft63 min ago51
AshtonATNS2Spink3.84 ft33 min ago36
Ashton - Snake CreekSCAS2Bon Homme1,262.15 ft63 min ago127
Aston 2S - Snake RiverSNKS2Spink2.12 ft33 min ago165
Avon - Choteau CreekCCAS2Charles Mix1,149.03 ft63 min ago325
Bad River 2 SW Fort PierreFTPS2Stanley-0.67 ft48 min ago91
Bad River at MidlandMIDS2Haakon2.82 ft63 min ago127
Battle Creek 1 S HermosaHERS2Custer2.54 ft18 min ago213
Battle Creek 18 SE HermosaOSAS2Custer1.86 ft48 min ago211
Battle Creek 2 WNW KeystoneJUDS2Pennington3.69 ft53 min ago64
Battle Creek at KeystoneRUSS2Pennington3.32 ft63 min ago152
Bear Butte Creek 5 SE GalenaGLNS2Lawrence3.65 ft33 min ago165
Bear Butte Creek at Boulder CanyonBOUS2Lawrence3.46 ft63 min ago419
Bear in the Lodge Creek 8 SW WanbleeBERS2Jackson1.57 ft63 min ago123
Beaver CreekBCCS2Lincoln1,243.15 ft18 min ago365
Beaver Creek 2 S Buffalo GapBEAS2Fall River4.76 ft33 min ago364
Beaver Creek near BurdockBURS2Fall River3,551.57 ft48 min ago205
Belle Fourche Ham RadioBLES2Butte2,982.59 ft63 min ago325
Belle Fourche River 20 NE SturgisSBFS2Meade2,529.91 ft63 min ago127
Belle Fourche River 3 SW FruitdaleFRUS2Butte1.80 ft63 min ago127
Belle Fourche River 4 NW Elm SpringsEMSS2Meade4.07 ft18 min ago264
Belle Fourche River at Hwy 79 near ValeBFVS2Butte2,705.91 ft48 min ago205
BentfordMCBS2Spink1,267.88 ft63 min ago325
Big Sioux River 10 SE BrookingsBRKS2Moody2.55 ft2 hours ago36
Big Sioux River 12 NE FlorenceFLOS2Grant2.94 ft18 min ago192
Big Sioux River 2 N BruceBRCS2Brookings3.51 ft33 min ago36
Big Sioux River 3 NE JeffersonBSJS2Union10.52 ft48 min ago182
Big Sioux River 3 NW WatertownWBSS2Codington3.26 ft63 min ago127
Big Sioux River 4 SE WatertownBSWS2Codington4.75 ft33 min ago36
Big Sioux River 8 NW WatertownWTRS2Codington3.92 ft18 min ago192
Big Sioux River at Lake KampeskaKAMS2Codington18.54 ft63 min ago127
Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls Maple StreetSFMS2Minnehaha3.22 ft48 min ago70
Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls North CliffSXFS2Minnehaha6.32 ft48 min ago70
Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls Western AvenueWAVS2Minnehaha2.12 ft78 min ago92
Big Sioux River at Watertown - Broadway AvenueWBWS2Codington5.20 ft78 min ago192
Blackpipe Creek 6 SE BelviderePIPS2Mellette2.30 ft78 min ago343
Boxelder Creek 12 NW NemoBNNS2Lawrence1.22 ft48 min ago182
Boxelder Creek 4 NW Rapid CityBNRS2Pennington29.71 ft38 min ago82
Brandon 1W - Big Sioux RiverBBSS2Minnehaha1,297.88 ft18 min ago92
Brandon 2W - Big Sioux RiverBDNS2Minnehaha14.53 ft78 min ago420
Brookings - Six Mile CreekSMCS2Brookings1,629.37 ft63 min ago28
Brookings 4NW - N Deer CreekNDCS2Brookings1,600.63 ft63 min ago28
CanningMKCS2Hughes1,525.27 ft62 min ago324
Canton 2E - Big Sioux RiverCBSS2Lincoln1,225.59 ft18 min ago92
Carretson 3SW - Split Rock CreekPALS2Minnehaha1,380.65 ft33 min ago165
Castle Creek 14 WNW Hill CityCTCS2Pennington2.77 ft78 min ago189
Castle Creek at below Deerfield ReservoirDFBS2Pennington3.49 ft33 min ago357
CastlewoodCSWS2Hamlin4.83 ft33 min ago36
CentervilleTRCS2Turner1,199.99 ft63 min ago325
Chancellor 4W - Vermillion RiverVRCS2Turner1,282.01 ft78 min ago192
Cheyenne River 1 NE RedshirtCHRS2Custer9.46 ft33 min ago414
Cheyenne River 12 E Buffalo GapBFGS2Custer2.30 ft63 min ago152
Cheyenne River 3 E WastaWASS2Pennington0.50 ft48 min ago110
Cheyenne River 7 SE Angostura ReservoirANGS2Fall River2.87 ft63 min ago123
Cheyenne River 9 NW ScenicSCNS2Pennington6.21 ft63 min ago325
Cheyenne River at EdgemontEDGS2Fall River1.83 ft18 min ago400
Cheyenne River at PlainviewPLNS2Haakon8.52 ft48 min ago110
Cleghorn Springs at Rapid CityCLGS2Pennington2.69 ft48 min ago110
Cold Brook Creek at Hot SpringsARGS2Fall River42.08 ft63 min ago51
CorsonCOSS2Minnehaha2.00 ft2 hours ago165
Deadwood - Whitewood CreekDWDS2Lawrence4,449.13 ft63 min ago127
Deadwood 15SDEDS2Pennington3.43 ft78 min ago346
Dell RapidsDERS2Minnehaha3.69 ft48 min ago70
Dell RapidsDRBS2Minnehaha1,473.87 ft18 min ago365
Eagle Butte - Cheyenne RiverEBSS2Haakon10.81 ft33 min ago359
East Brule Creek near AlcesterBCAS2Union1,292.51 ft18 min ago322
East Fork Vermillion River 4 NE ParkerVRPS2Turner5.13 ft63 min ago338
Egan 1NE - Big Sioux RiverEGAS2Moody1,508.94 ft18 min ago92
Elk Creek 10 N Rapid CityEKCS2Meade4.14 ft78 min ago340
Elk Creek 3 E RoubaixROBS2Lawrence2.12 ft18 min ago213
Elk Creek 5 SE Elm SpringsELCS2Meade3.48 ft18 min ago103
Elm River 1 N WestportWESS2Brown4.18 ft78 min ago192
Elm River 1 S OrdwayORDS2Brown4.04 ft33 min ago165
Elm River 9 W FrederickERFS2Brown5.25 ft48 min ago116
EstellineBSES2Hamlin1,639.28 ft18 min ago92
FairviewFVWS2Lincoln1,192.85 ft18 min ago410
Fall River at Hot SpringsHOTS2Fall River0.89 ft53 min ago110
Firesteel Creek 5 N Mount VernonMTVS2Davison2.39 ft63 min ago152
Flandreau - Big Sioux RiverBSFS2Moody1,530.74 ft18 min ago92
Flandreau Creek 5 E FlandreauFCRS2Moody4.36 ft33 min ago165
Foot Creek 6 NW AberdeenAFCS2Brown3.99 ft33 min ago165
ForestburgFORS2Sanborn4.82 ft63 min ago152
Freeman 8W - Wolf CreekCYTS2Hutchinson1,205.87 ft18 min ago192
French Creek above FairburnFRNS2Custer0.63 ft63 min ago127
Gann ValleyGAVS2Buffalo3.32 ft33 min ago165
GaryLQGS2Deuel1,374.58 ft63 min ago325
Grace Coolidge Creek 12 E CusterGCOS2Custer6.64 ft78 min ago410
Grand River 1 S Little EagleLIES2Corson2.73 ft63 min ago152
Grand River 10 S White ButteGRAS2Perkins-0.07 ft33 min ago165
Grizzly Bear Creek 1 SW KeystoneGNKS2Pennington2.21 ft38 min ago86
Hat Creek 13 SE EdgemontHATS2Fall River6.59 ft18 min ago361
Hereford - Elm CreekHEMS2Meade2,357.46 ft63 min ago127
Hidden Timber - Rock CreekHTBS2Todd3.57 ft48 min ago116
Horse Creek above ValeHRSS2Butte2,728.84 ft48 min ago205
Horsehead Creek 1 NE OelrichsHHDS2Fall River1.72 ft18 min ago360
Inlet Canal above Belle Fourche ReservoirINLS2Butte4.82 ft33 min ago123
James River 1 S ColumbiaCMBS2Brown4.21 ft78 min ago340
James River 3 NE RedfieldRFDS2Spink3.60 ft33 min ago36
James River 5 SE MitchellJRMS2Hanson10.40 ft33 min ago165
James River 6 SW Hecla 4nnwJSLS2Brown87.71 ft33 min ago181
James River 7 SW StratfordSFDS2Spink5.79 ft12 hours ago36
James River 9 NE YanktonYNNS2Yankton3.77 ft18 min ago92
James River at HuronHURS2Beadle9.15 ft78 min ago340
KennebecMCKS2Lyman1,658.60 ft63 min ago325
Keya Paha River 1 N WewelaWEWS2Tripp2.29 ft63 min ago361
Keya Paha River 2 NE KeyapahaPAHS2Tripp4.48 ft78 min ago343
Lake Creek 1 SW Refuge near TuthillLBKS2Bennett3.06 ft18 min ago103
Little Missouri River at Camp CrookCACS2Harding1.72 ft33 min ago165
Little Spearfish Creek near Lead SdLSLS2Lawrence4.76 ft18 min ago184
Little White River 11 SE VetalVTLS2Bennett3.49 ft78 min ago213
Little White River 2 N White RiverLWRS2Mellette1.94 ft78 min ago213
Little White River 5 E MartinLITS2Bennett0.92 ft78 min ago423
Little White River 6 N RosebudRSBS2Todd4.16 ft63 min ago399
Long Creek above CentervilleLCCS2Lincoln1,222.01 ft48 min ago205
Maple River 8 NNE FrederickMAPS2Brown2.00 ft33 min ago165
Medary CreekMDYS2Brookings1,582.40 ft63 min ago28
MilbankMYBS2Grant1,033.05 ft63 min ago325
MilbankNWMS2Grant1,049.78 ft63 min ago325
MilbankSWMS2Grant1,104.39 ft63 min ago336
Mission 3SSW - Antelope CreekANTS2Todd1.40 ft78 min ago343
Missouri River 1 S La Framboise IslandLFIS2Stanley23.38 ft63 min ago152
Missouri River 2 S GreenwoodGRWS2Charles Mix25.23 ft63 min ago222
Missouri River 6 ESE Farm IslandFRMS2Hughes22.20 ft63 min ago152
Missouri River at PierrePIRS2Hughes9.39 ft63 min ago152
Missouri River at YanktonYANS2Yankton10.07 ft48 min ago70
Moccasin Creek at AberdeenAMCS2Brown1.81 ft33 min ago165
Montrose 4S - EF Vermillion RiverEVMS2McCook1,437.82 ft2 hours ago401
Montrose 6NNW - EF VermillionMVRS2McCook1,520.00 ft18 min ago80
Moreau River 14 NW FaithFTHS2Perkins-1.63 ft33 min ago165
Moreau River 2 SE WhitehorseWHIS2Dewey0.98 ft48 min ago70
Mud Creek 2 N RauvilleRAUS2Codington7.58 ft18 min ago192
Murray Ditch at Headgate near Belle FourcheMDHS2Butte1.43 ft78 min ago213
New Underwood - Boxelder CreekUNDS2Pennington2,841.48 ft63 min ago325
Oak Creek 4 NW WakpalaWKPS2Corson3.29 ft33 min ago165
PeeverPVRS2Roberts9.89 ft78 min ago213
Piedmont - Stagebarn CanyonSBSS2Meade1.58 ft18 min ago349
PierreLAFS2Hughes22.76 ft63 min ago152
Pine Ridge 11NW - White Clay CreekCLYS2Oglala Lakota6.03 ft78 min ago-
Pipestone Creek near ShermanPCSS2Minnehaha1,494.97 ft48 min ago205
PlainviewCHCS2Meade1.97 ft63 min ago336
Platte Creek 8 SW PlattePCPS2Charles Mix1.59 ft63 min ago127
Presho - Cedar CreekCCPS2Lyman6.79 ft63 min ago127
PromiseMRPS2Dewey6.42 ft48 min ago205
Rapid City - Rapid Creek above WRFRCVS2Pennington3.43 ft63 min ago51
Rapid Creek 1 W Silver CityRSIS2Pennington4.59 ft48 min ago191
Rapid Creek 11 SW Victoria CreekRAVS2Pennington5.35 ft33 min ago51
Rapid Creek 13 W below Pactola DamRCBS2Pennington7.40 ft63 min ago127
Rapid Creek 2 SE FarmingdaleFARS2Pennington5.67 ft33 min ago188
Rapid Creek at Big BendBIGS2Pennington2.92 ft33 min ago36
Rapid Creek at Canyon LakeCYNS2Pennington2.01 ft53 min ago36
Rapid Creek at Johnson SidingJHNS2Pennington2.94 ft38 min ago102
Rapid Creek at Rapid CityRCYS2Pennington3.27 ft48 min ago110
Rapid Creek at St. Patrick St.HAWS2Pennington9.39 ft38 min ago109
Redwater Creek SW Wy/SD State LineRDWS2Lawrence2.88 ft78 min ago213
Redwater River 1 NW Belle FourcheRWRS2Butte2.95 ft33 min ago36
Reno Gulch 4 SW Hill CityRGUS2Pennington3.65 ft33 min ago51
Reva - SF Grand RiverREVS2Harding2,572.89 ft63 min ago127
Rhoads Fork 9 W RochfordRHOS2Pennington3.72 ft63 min ago152
Richland 2E - Big Sioux RiverBSRS2Union1,107.48 ft18 min ago92
Road - Rabbit CreekURCS2Perkins2,259.00 ft18 min ago103
ScotlandSCOS2Hutchinson4.80 ft48 min ago87
Silver Creek at Sioux FallsAGCS2Minnehaha1.15 ft63 min ago127
Sioux FallsSIFS2Minnehaha3.10 ft48 min ago70
Sioux Falls - Sioux Falls River at I-90SFLS2Minnehaha7.85 ft5 hours ago-
Skunk Creek 2 NE HartfordHTFS2Minnehaha3.76 ft63 min ago127
Skunk Creek 6 SE ChesterSCCS2Moody0.85 ft18 min ago92
South Branch Mud Creek 2 S RauvilleRVLS2Codington0.33 ft18 min ago192
South Canyon 5 W Rapid CityECHS2Pennington3.58 ft33 min ago51
South Fork Bad River 7 E CottonwoodCTTS2Jackson3.47 ft48 min ago81
South Fork Grand River at CashCSHS2Perkins0.91 ft63 min ago127
SpearfishSPRS2Lawrence3,306.15 ft63 min ago127
Spearfish Creek 5 SW LeadSLNS2Lawrence7.52 ft48 min ago87
Spearfish Creek at SpearfishSFHS2Lawrence4.82 ft78 min ago346
Spring Creek 5 SW Hill CityTDFS2Pennington4.04 ft33 min ago418
Spring Creek 7 NE KeystoneKSTS2Pennington3.37 ft18 min ago103
Spring Creek near FlandreauSCFS2Moody1,577.21 ft18 min ago322
Sturgis - Bear Butte CreekSTUS2Meade1.75 ft23 min ago61
Sturgis - Deadman GultchSTGS2Meade0.86 ft23 min ago61
Sturgis - Vanocker CreekVNKS2Meade0.34 ft28 min ago115
Sunday Gulch 4 S Hill CitySUNS2Pennington4.45 ft33 min ago36
Thunder HawkGTHS2Corson5.27 ft18 min ago103
Trent - Big Sioux RiverTRES2Moody1,486.24 ft63 min ago28
Trent 4WNW - Bachelor CreekTBCS2Moody1,528.92 ft2 hours ago401
TulareTULS2Spink1,304.50 ft63 min ago325
VermillionVERS2Clay1.45 ft63 min ago211
Victoria Creek 4 SW Victoria DamVBVS2Pennington3.47 ft33 min ago425
Victoria Creek 4 W Victoria DamVAVS2Pennington3.45 ft13 min ago51
Wakonda 7 ESEWKAS2Clay1.98 ft18 min ago192
West Fork Vermillion River 4 NW ParkerPKRS2Turner1.47 ft63 min ago127
Whetstone River at Big Stone CityBGCS2Grant1.43 ft78 min ago213
White River 1 N State LineNEBS2Shannon4.15 ft33 min ago165
White River 4 SE InteriorIRRS2Jackson3.89 ft78 min ago410
White River 6 S KadokaKDKS2Jackson4.03 ft33 min ago36
White River 7 NW OglalaWOGS2Shannon7.06 ft18 min ago189
White River 9 SW OacomaOACS2Lyman9.09 ft63 min ago222
White River at White RiverWHRS2Jones4.18 ft78 min ago346
Whitewood Creek 1 S WhitewoodWTWS2Lawrence0.25 ft28 min ago70
Whitewood Creek at ValeVAES2Butte0.56 ft18 min ago184
Whitewood Creek near WhitewoodWNWS2Lawrence5.40 ft33 min ago126
Wild Irishman Gulch near Rapid City 6WIRIS2Pennington3.55 ft33 min ago36
Willow Creek 2 SW CrooksWCCS2Minnehaha4.11 ft63 min ago127
Willow Creek 3 NE Watertown (Willow Creek)WWCS2Codington6.26 ft78 min ago192
Wounded KneeKNES2Oglala Lakota0.31 ft63 min ago-
Yankton - Marne CreekMCNS2Yankton1,250.87 ft63 min ago127
Yankton - Marne Creek at BurleighMCSS2Yankton1,168.72 ft63 min ago127

How to read a gauge

A gauge measures the height of the water where it stands, its stage, in feet above a fixed mark at that gauge. Two gauges' stages are not comparable: each is measured from its own mark, and a reservoir's is often its height above sea level.

The stage shown is the latest the gauge reported, with the time it reported it. Storm Station hears each gauge on its own schedule and ranks it among its state's stations by how reliably it reports: that is its 247 rank.