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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 gauges806 stations ranked in South DakotaSouth Dakota weather

GaugeCountyStage nowReportedRank
Albee - Mud CreekMCAS2Grant1,133.17 ft49 min ago306
Angostura - Cheyenne RiverAACS2Fall River3,199.65 ft34 min ago351
Annie Creek 6 SW LeadANNS2Lawrence3.97 ft34 min ago183
AshtonATNS2Spink3.55 ft64 min ago152
Ashton - Snake CreekSCAS2Bon Homme1,262.03 ft34 min ago351
Aston 2S - Snake RiverSNKS2Spink1.87 ft64 min ago365
Avon - Choteau CreekCCAS2Charles Mix1,148.97 ft34 min ago173
Bad River 2 SW Fort PierreFTPS2Stanley0.95 ft19 min ago263
Bad River at MidlandMIDS2Haakon2.84 ft34 min ago323
Battle Creek 1 S HermosaHERS2Custer2.56 ft49 min ago401
Battle Creek 18 SE HermosaOSAS2Custer1.85 ft19 min ago407
Battle Creek 2 WNW KeystoneJUDS2Pennington3.69 ft34 min ago152
Battle Creek at KeystoneRUSS2Pennington3.33 ft34 min ago331
Bear Butte Creek 5 SE GalenaGLNS2Lawrence3.60 ft64 min ago345
Bear Butte Creek at Boulder CanyonBOUS2Lawrence3.51 ft34 min ago349
Bear in the Lodge Creek 8 SW WanbleeBERS2Jackson1.59 ft34 min ago161
Beaver CreekBCCS2Lincoln1,243.45 ft49 min ago289
Beaver Creek 2 S Buffalo GapBEAS2Fall River4.22 ft64 min ago327
Beaver Creek near BurdockBURS2Fall River3,551.29 ft19 min ago420
Belle Fourche Ham RadioBLES2Butte2,982.52 ft6 hours ago173
Belle Fourche River 20 NE SturgisSBFS2Meade2,529.80 ft34 min ago323
Belle Fourche River 3 SW FruitdaleFRUS2Butte1.56 ft34 min ago321
Belle Fourche River 4 NW Elm SpringsEMSS2Meade3.78 ft49 min ago516
Belle Fourche River at Hwy 79 near ValeBFVS2Butte2,705.67 ft19 min ago420
BentfordMCBS2Spink1,268.19 ft34 min ago173
Big Sioux River 10 SE BrookingsBRKS2Moody2.32 ft64 min ago197
Big Sioux River 12 NE FlorenceFLOS2Grant3.09 ft49 min ago394
Big Sioux River 2 N BruceBRCS2Brookings3.21 ft64 min ago197
Big Sioux River 3 NE JeffersonBSJS2Union9.40 ft19 min ago299
Big Sioux River 3 NW WatertownWBSS2Codington3.18 ft34 min ago804
Big Sioux River 4 SE WatertownBSWS2Codington4.53 ft64 min ago152
Big Sioux River 8 NW WatertownWTRS2Codington3.85 ft49 min ago394
Big Sioux River at Lake KampeskaKAMS2Codington18.55 ft34 min ago378
Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls Maple StreetSFMS2Minnehaha3.13 ft19 min ago120
Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls North CliffSXFS2Minnehaha5.59 ft19 min ago110
Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls Western AvenueWAVS2Minnehaha1.74 ft49 min ago270
Big Sioux River at Watertown - Broadway AvenueWBWS2Codington5.16 ft49 min ago408
Blackpipe Creek 6 SE BelviderePIPS2Mellette2.26 ft49 min ago455
Boxelder Creek 12 NW NemoBNNS2Lawrence1.18 ft64 min ago476
Boxelder Creek 4 NW Rapid CityBNRS2Pennington29.70 ft9 min ago267
Brandon 1W - Big Sioux RiverBBSS2Minnehaha1,318.20 ft49 min ago308
Brandon 2W - Big Sioux RiverBDNS2Minnehaha---
Brookings - Six Mile CreekSMCS2Brookings1,629.18 ft34 min ago144
Brookings 4NW - N Deer CreekNDCS2Brookings1,600.34 ft34 min ago169
CanningMKCS2Hughes1,525.18 ft33 min ago388
Canton 2E - Big Sioux RiverCBSS2Lincoln1,224.97 ft49 min ago372
Carretson 3SW - Split Rock CreekPALS2Minnehaha1,380.47 ft64 min ago335
Castle Creek 14 WNW Hill CityCTCS2Pennington2.76 ft49 min ago412
Castle Creek at below Deerfield ReservoirDFBS2Pennington4.00 ft33 min ago632
CastlewoodCSWS2Hamlin4.73 ft64 min ago152
CentervilleTRCS2Turner1,199.85 ft34 min ago173
Chancellor 4W - Vermillion RiverVRCS2Turner1,282.59 ft49 min ago405
Cheyenne River 1 NE RedshirtCHRS2Custer9.53 ft64 min ago638
Cheyenne River 12 E Buffalo GapBFGS2Custer2.40 ft34 min ago331
Cheyenne River 3 E WastaWASS2Pennington0.45 ft19 min ago515
Cheyenne River 7 SE Angostura ReservoirANGS2Fall River2.86 ft34 min ago312
Cheyenne River 9 NW ScenicSCNS2Pennington6.18 ft34 min ago152
Cheyenne River at EdgemontEDGS2Fall River1.19 ft49 min ago517
Cheyenne River at PlainviewPLNS2Haakon8.04 ft19 min ago273
Cleghorn Springs at Rapid CityCLGS2Pennington2.61 ft19 min ago274
Cold Brook Creek at Hot SpringsARGS2Fall River42.08 ft34 min ago294
CorsonCOSS2Minnehaha1.87 ft64 min ago338
Deadwood - Whitewood CreekDWDS2Lawrence4,449.11 ft34 min ago351
Deadwood 15SDEDS2Pennington3.42 ft49 min ago460
Dell RapidsDERS2Minnehaha3.32 ft19 min ago110
Dell RapidsDRBS2Minnehaha1,473.57 ft49 min ago289
Eagle Butte - Cheyenne RiverEBSS2Haakon10.28 ft49 min ago732
East Brule Creek near AlcesterBCAS2Union1,292.14 ft49 min ago306
East Fork Vermillion River 4 NE ParkerVRPS2Turner5.05 ft34 min ago314
Egan 1NE - Big Sioux RiverEGAS2Moody1,508.58 ft49 min ago287
Elk Creek 10 N Rapid CityEKCS2Meade4.13 ft49 min ago455
Elk Creek 3 E RoubaixROBS2Lawrence2.24 ft49 min ago399
Elk Creek 5 SE Elm SpringsELCS2Meade3.47 ft49 min ago291
Elm River 1 N WestportWESS2Brown4.10 ft49 min ago419
Elm River 1 S OrdwayORDS2Brown3.37 ft64 min ago358
Elm River 9 W FrederickERFS2Brown5.17 ft19 min ago286
EstellineBSES2Hamlin1,638.97 ft49 min ago318
FairviewFVWS2Lincoln1,192.28 ft49 min ago620
Fall River at Hot SpringsHOTS2Fall River0.86 ft24 min ago385
Firesteel Creek 5 N Mount VernonMTVS2Davison2.46 ft34 min ago383
Flandreau - Big Sioux RiverBSFS2Moody1,530.32 ft49 min ago308
Flandreau Creek 5 E FlandreauFCRS2Moody4.20 ft64 min ago313
Foot Creek 6 NW AberdeenAFCS2Brown4.21 ft64 min ago327
ForestburgFORS2Sanborn4.59 ft34 min ago366
Freeman 8W - Wolf CreekCYTS2Hutchinson1,205.69 ft49 min ago394
French Creek above FairburnFRNS2Custer0.63 ft34 min ago321
Gann ValleyGAVS2Buffalo3.50 ft64 min ago327
GaryLQGS2Deuel1,374.57 ft34 min ago173
Grace Coolidge Creek 12 E CusterGCOS2Custer6.72 ft49 min ago402
Grand River 1 S Little EagleLIES2Corson2.57 ft34 min ago334
Grand River 10 S White ButteGRAS2Perkins-0.02 ft64 min ago335
Grizzly Bear Creek 1 SW KeystoneGNKS2Pennington2.24 ft9 min ago276
Hat Creek 13 SE EdgemontHATS2Fall River6.60 ft34 min ago526
Hereford - Elm CreekHEMS2Meade2,357.38 ft34 min ago351
Hidden Timber - Rock CreekHTBS2Todd3.49 ft19 min ago269
Horse Creek above ValeHRSS2Butte2,728.67 ft19 min ago458
Horsehead Creek 1 NE OelrichsHHDS2Fall River1.72 ft19 min ago277
Inlet Canal above Belle Fourche ReservoirINLS2Butte4.89 ft34 min ago188
James River 1 S ColumbiaCMBS2Brown8.07 ft49 min ago472
James River 3 NE RedfieldRFDS2Spink3.07 ft64 min ago152
James River 5 SE MitchellJRMS2Hanson9.90 ft64 min ago338
James River 6 SW Hecla 4nnwJSLS2Brown88.22 ft64 min ago366
James River 7 SW StratfordSFDS2Spink5.77 ft22 hours ago152
James River 9 NE YanktonYNNS2Yankton3.55 ft49 min ago310
James River at HuronHURS2Beadle9.10 ft49 min ago796
KennebecMCKS2Lyman1,658.58 ft34 min ago173
Keya Paha River 1 N WewelaWEWS2Tripp2.19 ft34 min ago656
Keya Paha River 2 NE KeyapahaPAHS2Tripp4.45 ft49 min ago460
Lake Creek 1 SW Refuge near TuthillLBKS2Bennett2.81 ft49 min ago287
Little Missouri River at Camp CrookCACS2Harding1.71 ft64 min ago327
Little Spearfish Creek near Lead SdLSLS2Lawrence4.76 ft49 min ago270
Little White River 11 SE VetalVTLS2Bennett3.18 ft49 min ago400
Little White River 2 N White RiverLWRS2Mellette1.95 ft49 min ago596
Little White River 5 E MartinLITS2Bennett0.89 ft49 min ago521
Little White River 6 N RosebudRSBS2Todd4.59 ft34 min ago426
Long Creek above CentervilleLCCS2Lincoln1,221.62 ft19 min ago420
Maple River 8 NNE FrederickMAPS2Brown1.94 ft64 min ago358
Medary CreekMDYS2Brookings1,581.81 ft34 min ago144
MilbankMYBS2Grant1,032.94 ft34 min ago183
MilbankNWMS2Grant1,049.86 ft34 min ago173
MilbankSWMS2Grant1,104.32 ft34 min ago376
Mission 3SSW - Antelope CreekANTS2Todd1.40 ft49 min ago460
Missouri River 1 S La Framboise IslandLFIS2Stanley19.71 ft34 min ago390
Missouri River 2 S GreenwoodGRWS2Charles Mix26.20 ft34 min ago366
Missouri River 6 ESE Farm IslandFRMS2Hughes19.54 ft34 min ago685
Missouri River at PierrePIRS2Hughes5.29 ft34 min ago390
Missouri River at YanktonYANS2Yankton10.14 ft19 min ago110
Moccasin Creek at AberdeenAMCS2Brown2.04 ft64 min ago381
Montrose 4S - EF Vermillion RiverEVMS2McCook1,437.63 ft34 min ago282
Montrose 6NNW - EF VermillionMVRS2McCook1,519.80 ft49 min ago135
Moreau River 14 NW FaithFTHS2Perkins-1.64 ft64 min ago670
Moreau River 2 SE WhitehorseWHIS2Dewey1.81 ft19 min ago120
Mud Creek 2 N RauvilleRAUS2Codington7.61 ft49 min ago540
Murray Ditch at Headgate near Belle FourcheMDHS2Butte0.93 ft49 min ago404
New Underwood - Boxelder CreekUNDS2Pennington2,841.54 ft34 min ago173
Oak Creek 4 NW WakpalaWKPS2Corson5.03 ft64 min ago794
PeeverPVRS2Roberts9.81 ft49 min ago464
Piedmont - Stagebarn CanyonSBSS2Meade1.63 ft14 min ago525
PierreLAFS2Hughes19.66 ft34 min ago390
Pine Ridge 11NW - White Clay CreekCLYS2Oglala Lakota6.16 ft49 min ago489
Pipestone Creek near ShermanPCSS2Minnehaha1,495.41 ft19 min ago420
PlainviewCHCS2Meade2.66 ft34 min ago357
Platte Creek 8 SW PlattePCPS2Charles Mix1.54 ft34 min ago382
Presho - Cedar CreekCCPS2Lyman6.84 ft34 min ago358
PromiseMRPS2Dewey5.86 ft19 min ago301
Rapid City - Rapid Creek above WRFRCVS2Pennington3.37 ft34 min ago411
Rapid Creek 1 W Silver CityRSIS2Pennington4.77 ft19 min ago406
Rapid Creek 11 SW Victoria CreekRAVS2Pennington---
Rapid Creek 13 W below Pactola DamRCBS2Pennington7.22 ft34 min ago326
Rapid Creek 2 SE FarmingdaleFARS2Pennington5.69 ft64 min ago345
Rapid Creek at Big BendBIGS2Pennington---
Rapid Creek at Canyon LakeCYNS2Pennington1.62 ft24 min ago414
Rapid Creek at Johnson SidingJHNS2Pennington---
Rapid Creek at Rapid CityRCYS2Pennington3.26 ft19 min ago519
Rapid Creek at St. Patrick St.HAWS2Pennington9.34 ft9 min ago268
Redwater Creek SW Wy/SD State LineRDWS2Lawrence2.97 ft49 min ago408
Redwater River 1 NW Belle FourcheRWRS2Butte3.08 ft64 min ago152
Reno Gulch 4 SW Hill CityRGUS2Pennington3.65 ft64 min ago152
Reva - SF Grand RiverREVS2Harding2,572.84 ft34 min ago351
Rhoads Fork 9 W RochfordRHOS2Pennington3.69 ft34 min ago337
Richland 2E - Big Sioux RiverBSRS2Union1,106.59 ft49 min ago318
Road - Rabbit CreekURCS2Perkins2,258.87 ft49 min ago318
ScotlandSCOS2Hutchinson4.24 ft19 min ago262
Silver Creek at Sioux FallsAGCS2Minnehaha0.93 ft34 min ago358
Sioux FallsSIFS2Minnehaha2.40 ft19 min ago110
Sioux Falls - Sioux Falls River at I-90SFLS2Minnehaha7.57 ft49 min ago303
Skunk Creek 2 NE HartfordHTFS2Minnehaha3.58 ft34 min ago378
Skunk Creek 6 SE ChesterSCCS2Moody0.80 ft49 min ago292
South Branch Mud Creek 2 S RauvilleRVLS2Codington0.59 ft49 min ago394
South Canyon 5 W Rapid CityECHS2Pennington3.59 ft64 min ago162
South Fork Bad River 7 E CottonwoodCTTS2Jackson3.20 ft19 min ago280
South Fork Grand River at CashCSHS2Perkins0.74 ft34 min ago333
SpearfishSPRS2Lawrence3,306.23 ft34 min ago351
Spearfish Creek 5 SW LeadSLNS2Lawrence7.47 ft19 min ago799
Spearfish Creek at SpearfishSFHS2Lawrence4.80 ft49 min ago460
Spring Creek 5 SW Hill CityTDFS2Pennington4.04 ft64 min ago371
Spring Creek 7 NE KeystoneKSTS2Pennington3.29 ft49 min ago275
Spring Creek near FlandreauSCFS2Moody1,576.76 ft49 min ago316
Sturgis - Bear Butte CreekSTUS2Meade1.76 ft54 min ago171
Sturgis - Deadman GultchSTGS2Meade0.86 ft54 min ago190
Sturgis - Vanocker CreekVNKS2Meade0.34 ft59 min ago298
Sunday Gulch 4 S Hill CitySUNS2Pennington4.45 ft64 min ago163
Thunder HawkGTHS2Corson5.10 ft49 min ago733
Trent - Big Sioux RiverTRES2Moody1,485.93 ft34 min ago170
Trent 4WNW - Bachelor CreekTBCS2Moody1,528.65 ft34 min ago261
TulareTULS2Spink1,304.43 ft34 min ago173
VermillionVERS2Clay1.61 ft19 min ago466
Victoria Creek 4 SW Victoria DamVBVS2Pennington3.46 ft64 min ago684
Victoria Creek 4 W Victoria DamVAVS2Pennington---
Wakonda 7 ESEWKAS2Clay--416
West Fork Vermillion River 4 NW ParkerPKRS2Turner1.34 ft34 min ago377
Whetstone River at Big Stone CityBGCS2Grant1.28 ft49 min ago454
White River 1 N State LineNEBS2Shannon3.73 ft64 min ago345
White River 4 SE InteriorIRRS2Jackson3.79 ft49 min ago520
White River 6 S KadokaKDKS2Jackson3.28 ft64 min ago149
White River 7 NW OglalaWOGS2Shannon6.36 ft49 min ago413
White River 9 SW OacomaOACS2Lyman7.78 ft34 min ago343
White River at White RiverWHRS2Jones3.05 ft49 min ago465
Whitewood Creek 1 S WhitewoodWTWS2Lawrence0.31 ft59 min ago114
Whitewood Creek at ValeVAES2Butte0.39 ft49 min ago270
Whitewood Creek near WhitewoodWNWS2Lawrence5.47 ft34 min ago323
Wild Irishman Gulch near Rapid City 6WIRIS2Pennington3.55 ft4 min ago151
Willow Creek 2 SW CrooksWCCS2Minnehaha3.75 ft34 min ago358
Willow Creek 3 NE Watertown (Willow Creek)WWCS2Codington5.80 ft49 min ago680
Wounded KneeKNES2Oglala Lakota0.53 ft34 min ago315
Yankton - Marne CreekMCNS2Yankton1,251.11 ft34 min ago386
Yankton - Marne Creek at BurleighMCSS2Yankton1,168.81 ft34 min ago387

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 its 247 score, how reliably it reports and how its readings hold up: that is its 247 rank.