Battle Creek (SD) above Keystone, SD
River level and flood forecast · Pennington County
Normal3.7 ftas of Mon 2:15 PM
The river is 2.8 ft below flood stage (6.5 ft).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 5 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 8.5 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 7.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 6.5 ft |
| Action stage | 5.5 ft |
| Record crest (June 9, 1972) | 14.5 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 14.5 ftRecord flood level reached during the 1972 Flood which destroyed much of Keystone, SD.
- 8.5 ftMajor Flood Stage. Low spots along Old Hill City Road are covered with water.
- 7.5 ftModerate Flood Stage. Flooding of property along the creek. Access to property across the creek may be impacted.
- 6.5 ftMinor Flood Stage. Localized flooding of property along creek.
- 5.5 ftAction Stage. Culvert 1 mile downstream fills with water backing up behind the culvert. Water begins to flow along the ditch next to Old Hill City Road.
- 4.5 ftWater begins to flow in the creek.
Highest crests on record
- 14.5 ft — June 9, 1972
- 8.48 ft — June 18, 1999
- 6.59 ft — May 24, 2010
- 6.15 ft — May 30, 2011
- 6.12 ft — July 17, 2018
Recent crests: 5.56 ft (April 7, 2024) · 5.78 ft (June 29, 2023) · 5.35 ft (May 30, 2022) · 5.54 ft (May 23, 2021) · 5.45 ft (July 6, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamBattle Creek (SD) near Keystone, SD
- Grizzly Bear Creek near Keystone, SD
- Sunday Gulch near Hill City, SD
- Reno Gulch near Hill City, SD
- Spring Creek (SD) near Rockerville, SD
- Spring Creek near Hill City, SD
- Victoria Creek below Victoria Dam nr Rapid City, SD
- Victoria Creek above Victoria Dam nr Rapid City, SD
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (JUDS2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.