Missouri River at Pierre, SD

River level and flood forecast · Hughes County

Normal6.9 ftas of Mon 1:15 PM

The river is 6.1 ft below flood stage (13 ft).

The last 7 days and the forecast

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

Flood stages

Major flood stage	17 ft
Moderate flood stage	15 ft
Flood stage	13 ft
Action stage	12 ft
Record crest (April 10, 1952)	25.35 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

21 ftSignificant flooding of Pierre will be ongoing with water reaching as far as W Sioux Ave.
20 ftMore subtantial flooding of homes and businesses on the Pierre side of the river begins with water reaching as far inland as portions of W Dakota Ave and W Missouri Ave.
18 ftNumerous homes and businesses are flooded, especially on the Fort Pierre side as well as along Island View Dr on the Pierre side.
17 ftWater begins to impact businesses in Fort Pierre and the lowest portions of the causeway to La Framboise Island may begin to flood.
16 ftSteamboat Park is flooded in Pierre.
15 ftMore substantial low lying areas are flooded in Fort Pierre. Water begins to affect the yards of homes north of Hwy 14.
14 ftThe lower banks on the Fort Pierre side are overtopped resulting in flooding of the lower lying areas of town.
13 ftLower lying areas along the river begin to flood as does the lowest portions of the bike trail on the Fort Pierre side of the river.

Highest crests on record

25.35 ft — April 10, 1952
23 ft — March 1, 1881
19.83 ft — June 22, 2011
19.65 ft — April 6, 1943
18.44 ft — April 21, 1950

Recent crests: 12.82 ft (October 25, 2019) · 12.43 ft (September 7, 2019) · 12.29 ft (August 27, 2018) · 9.4 ft (June 27, 2017) · 8.81 ft (January 19, 2016)

Up and down the river, and nearby

See it on the live map →Radar & warnings for Hughes County NWS gauge page USGS gauge 06440000

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (PIRS2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.