Rapid Creek near Farmingdale, SD
River level and flood forecast · Pennington County
Normal5.6 ftas of Mon 1:45 PM
The river is 5.4 ft below flood stage (11 ft).
Flow: 32 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 | 12 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 11.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 11 ft |
| Action stage | 9 ft |
| Record crest (May 24, 2010) | 12.69 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 18.2 ftTop of bridge.
- 12 ftMajor Flood Stage. Record flooding, greater than 1972 flood.
- 11.5 ftModerate Flood Stage.
- 11 ftMinor Flood Stage. Flooding of agricultural land and water will begin to overflow Farmingdale/Folsom Road.
- 10 ftBankfull. Right bank subject to overflow.
- 9 ftAction Stage. Water begins to flood low-lying areas along the creek.
Highest crests on record
- 12.69 ft — May 24, 2010
- 12.6 ft — June 18, 2015
- 12.52 ft — May 29, 2019
- 11.85 ft — June 10, 1972
- 11.43 ft — June 24, 2018
Recent crests: 9.63 ft (April 16, 2024) · 9.41 ft (May 12, 2023) · 8.85 ft (July 25, 2022) · 8.17 ft (May 24, 2021) · 8.85 ft (June 5, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamRapid Creek above Water Reclamation Facility near Rapid City, SD
- Cheyenne River near Scenic, SD
- Battle Creek (SD) below Hermosa, SD
- Rapid Creek below Hawthorne Ditch at Rapid City, SD
- Cheyenne River at Redshirt, SD
- Battle Creek (SD) at Hermosa, SD
- Rapid Creek at Founders Park, SD
- Rapid Creek above Canyon Lake near Rapid City, SD
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (FARS2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.