Foot Creek near Aberdeen, SD

River level and flood forecast · Brown County

Normal4.1 ftas of Mon 1:45 PM

The river is 4.9 ft below flood stage (9 ft).

Flow: 0 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

246810TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 8 ftFlood 9 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Flood stage9 ft
Action stage8 ft
Record crest (March 16, 2010)10.38 ft

Highest crests on record

  1. 10.38 ft — March 16, 2010
  2. 10.28 ft — June 25, 2011
  3. 10.04 ft — April 1, 2019
  4. 9.71 ft — March 23, 2009
  5. 9.44 ft — March 29, 1997

Recent crests: 4.88 ft (September 18, 2025) · 8.6 ft (April 18, 2023) · 8.35 ft (June 12, 2020) · 10.04 ft (April 1, 2019) · 5.61 ft (April 27, 2018)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (AFCS2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.