Rock Creek near Hidden Timber, SD

River level and flood forecast · Todd County

Normal3.5 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM

The river is 6.0 ft below flood stage (9.5 ft).

The last 7 days and the forecast

2468101214TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 8 ftFlood 9.5 ftModerate 11.5 ftMajor 12.5 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

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

Flood stages

Major flood stage12.5 ft
Moderate flood stage11.5 ft
Flood stage9.5 ft
Action stage8 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 12.5 ftMajor flood stage. Water may overflow 290th Street and Hidden Timber Road.
  • 11.5 ftModerate flood stage. Water will back-up behind 290th Street and Hidden Timber Road.
  • 9.5 ftFlood stage. Minor flooding of pasture and farm land along Rock Creek.
  • 8 ftAction stage. Water will overspread into pasture land and farm land along Rock Creek.

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (HTBS2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.