Bear in the Lodge Creek near Wanblee, SD
River level and flood forecast · Jackson County
Normal1.6 ftas of Mon 2:15 PM
The river is 6.4 ft below flood stage (8 ft).
Flow: 6 cubic feet per second (USGS).
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 | 13 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 10 ft |
| Flood stage | 8 ft |
| Action stage | 7 ft |
| Record crest (March 23, 2019) | 10.06 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 13 ftMajor flood stage.
- 10 ftModerate Flood Stage.
- 9 ftPossible flooding of Jackson County Road 2 and near Highway 44 begins.
- 8 ftFlood Stage. Minor flooding of agricultural land begins.
- 7 ftAction Stage; low lying areas along the river begin to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 10.06 ft — March 23, 2019
- 9.48 ft — March 24, 2019
- 9.11 ft — June 3, 1997
- 8.54 ft — March 12, 2011
- 7.68 ft — March 5, 2018
Recent crests: 4.86 ft (October 12, 2023) · 3.73 ft (May 12, 2023) · 3.12 ft (May 9, 2022) · 3.19 ft (February 23, 2022) · 3.05 ft (March 19, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BERS2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.