French Creek (SD) above Fairburn, SD
River level and flood forecast · Custer County
Normal0.6 ftas of Mon 1:15 PM
Flow: 1 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.
Highest crests on record
- 4.08 ft — May 8, 1995
- 4.07 ft — August 3, 2019
- 3.35 ft — August 8, 1999
- 3.16 ft — May 27, 2015
- 2.84 ft — May 20, 2011
Recent crests: 1.95 ft (October 13, 2023) · 1.68 ft (July 1, 2023) · 1.1 ft (May 31, 2022) · 1.28 ft (March 10, 2022) · 1.58 ft (May 24, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamCheyenne River at Redshirt, SD
- Grace Coolidge Creek near Custer, SD
- Battle Creek (SD) near Keystone, SD
- Battle Creek (SD) at Hermosa, SD
- Grizzly Bear Creek near Keystone, SD
- Battle Creek (SD) above Keystone, SD
- Sunday Gulch near Hill City, SD
- Spring Creek near Hill City, SD
- Beaver Creek (SD) near Buffalo Gap, SD
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (FRNS2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.