Lake Creek (SD) below Refuge near Tuthill, SD
River level and flood forecast · Bennett County
Normal2.8 ftas of Mon 1 PM
Flow: 8 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.
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 10 ftLeft bank will overflow.
- 4 ftRight bank will overflow.
Highest crests on record
- 9.01 ft — March 10, 2018
- 6.46 ft — March 12, 1988
- 6.23 ft — December 16, 2022
- 5.76 ft — May 29, 2019
- 5.57 ft — March 25, 1987
Recent crests: 4.56 ft (March 4, 2024) · 6.23 ft (December 16, 2022) · 4.13 ft (May 19, 2022) · 5.02 ft (February 22, 2022) · 4.43 ft (March 3, 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 (LBKS2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.