Little Missouri River at Camp Crook, SD
River level and flood forecast · Harding County
Normal1.7 ftas of Mon 1:45 PM
The river is 10.3 ft below flood stage (12 ft).
Flow: 2 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 | 19 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 17 ft |
| Flood stage | 12 ft |
| Action stage | 10 ft |
| Record crest (May 24, 2011) | 19.4 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 19 ftMajor Flood Stage. Water may begin to wash against the main highway bridge.
- 18 ftWater covers the concrete bridge supports.
- 17 ftModerate Flood Stage. Some structural flooding is possible near the Little Missouri River.
- 16 ftWater covers erosion control walls upstream from the highway bridge. Minor flooding along lower areas of west bank begins.
- 14 ftWater overflows tree-line along the east bank. Minor flooding of pasture land.
- 12 ftFlood Stage. Water overflows areas along the east bank and causes lowland pasture flooding.
Highest crests on record
- 19.4 ft — May 24, 2011
- 17.67 ft — April 17, 2009
- 16.9 ft — March 24, 1978
- 16.46 ft — March 25, 2019
- 16.18 ft — March 12, 2014
Recent crests: 4.03 ft (May 12, 2024) · 9.13 ft (June 2, 2023) · 11.75 ft (May 1, 2022) · 3.65 ft (May 29, 2021) · 16.46 ft (March 25, 2019)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (CACS2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.