Current Stream Flow Conditions In South Dakota

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) maintains gaging stations on many of the rivers, streams, creeks and lakes around South Dakota. From these stations, current stream flow conditions are transmitted every few hours via satellite into USGS district computer systems and from there onto the Internet. This data should be considered PROVISIONAL in nature. What does this mean? Well, it means that this data may be significantly inaccurate due to any of the following causes: backwater from ice or debris such as log jams; algal and aquatic growth in the stream; sediment movement; or malfunction of recording equipment. All data will subsequently be reviewed and could possibly be changed by the USGS, usually within 6 months of the end of the water year.

The USGS strongly cautions any users of this information to consider carefully the provisional nature of the information before using it for decisions that concern personal or public safety or the conduct of business that involves substantial monetary or operational consequences. You should always visually inspect a river, stream or creek for yourself, prior to beginning a float trip, to determine whether current stream flow conditions are adequete and safe.

Now, with that out of the way....

Bad River
Bad River near Fort Pierre, SD

Battle Creek
Battle Creek at Hermosa, SD
Battle Creek below Hermosa, SD
Battle Creek near Keystone, SD

Beaver Creek
Beaver Creek near Buffalo Gap, SD

Belle Fourche River
Belle Fourche River at Wyoming-South Dakota State Line, SD
Belle Fourche River near Elm Springs, SD
Belle Fourche River near Fruitdale, SD
Belle Fourche River near Sturgis, SD

Big Coulee Creek
Big Coulee Creek near Peever, SD

Big Sioux River
Big Sioux River at Broadway at Watertown, SD
Big Sioux River at North Cliff Avenue at Sioux Falls, SD
Big Sioux River at Watertown, SD
Big Sioux River near Brookings, SD
Big Sioux River near Bruce, SD
Big Sioux River near Castlewood, SD
Big Sioux River near Dell Rapids, SD
Big Sioux River near Florence, SD
Big Sioux River near Watertown, SD

Blue Dog Lake
Blue Dog Lake Inflow (Owens Creek) near Waubay, SD

Bois De Sioux River
Bois De Sioux River near White Rock, SD

Boxelder Creek
Boxelder Creek near Nemo, SD

Castle Creek
Castle Creek above Deerfield Reservoir near Hill City, SD

Cheyenne River
Cheyenne River at Edgemont, SD
Cheyenne River at Redshirt, SD
Cheyenne River near Plainview, SD
Cheyenne River near Wasta, SD

Cobb Creek
Cobb Creek near Gary, SD

Elk Creek
Elk Creek near Elm Springs, SD
Elk Creek near Roubaix, SD

Elm River
Elm River at Westport, SD
Elm River near Frederick, SD
Elm River near Ordway, SD

Fall River
Fall River at Hot Springs, SD

Firesteel Creek
Firesteel Creek near Mount Vernon, SD

Foot Creek
Foot Creek near Aberdeen, SD

Grace Coolidge Creek
Grace Coolidge Creek near Game Lodge near Custer, SD

Grand River
Grand River at Little Eagle, SD

Hat Creek
Hat Creek near Edgemont, SD

Horsehead Creek
Horsehead Creek at Oelrichs, SD

Inlet Canal
Inlet Canal above Belle Fourche Reservoir, SD

James River
James River at Ashton, SD
James River at Columbia, SD
James River at Huron, SD
James River near Forestburg, SD
James River near Redfield, SD
James River near Scotland, SD
James River near Stratford, SD

Lake Creek
Lake Creek above Refuge near Tuthill, SD
Lake Creek below Refuge near Tuthill, SD

Lake Francis Case
Lake Francis Case (Am Creek Bay) at Chamberlain, SD

Lake Kampeska
Lake Kampeska (Inlet/Outlet) near Watertown, SD

Lewis and Clark Lake
Lewis and Clark Lake at Springfield, SD

Little Minnesota River
Little Minnesota River near Peever, SD

Missouri River
Missouri River at Yankton, SD

Moccasin Creek
Moccasin Creek at Aberdeen, SD

Moreau River
Moreau River near Whitehorse, SD

Mud Creek
Mud Creek near Rauville, SD
South Branch Tributary To Mud Creek near Rauville, SD

Oak Creek
Oak Creek near Wakpala, SD

Rapid Creek
Rapid Creek above Canyon Lake near Rapid City, SD
Rapid Creek above Pactola Reservoir at Silver City, SD
Rapid Creek at Rapid City, SD
Rapid Creek below Sewage Treatment Plant near Rapid City, SD
Rapid Creek near Farmingdale, SD

Redwater River
Redwater River above Belle Fourche, SD

Skunk Creek
Skunk Creek at Sioux Falls, SD

Spearfish Creek
Spearfish Creek at Spearfish, SD

Spring Creek
Spring Creek near Hermosa, SD
Spring Creek near Keystone, SD

Vermillion River
East Fork Vermillion River near Parker, SD
East Fork Vermillion River near Ramona, SD
Vermillion River near Vermillion, SD
West Fork Vermillion River near Parker, SD

Whetstone River
Whetstone River near Big Stone City, SD

White River
White River near Kadoka, SD
White River near Oacoma, SD
White River near White River, SD

Whitewood Creek
Whitewood Creek above Whitewood, SD

Willow Creek
Willow Creek near Watertown, SD