Silver Creek at Sioux Falls, SD
River level and flood forecast · Minnehaha County
Normal1.0 ftas of Mon 3:15 PM
The river is 5.0 ft below flood stage (6 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 | 10 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 8.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 6 ft |
| Action stage | 5 ft |
| Record crest (September 14, 2019) | 9.63 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 10 ftWater overtops the bridge on 258th in Renner and several structures may flood.
- 9.5 ftWater overtops 60th Street North at the gauging location.
- 9 ft72nd St just west of the bridge begins to flood.
- 8.5 ftWater reaches the bottom of the 60th Street North bridge.
- 7 ftWater reaches the top of the bridge supports on the 60th Street North bridge and the higher banks of the right side begin to become overtopped.
- 6 ftSignificant agricultural flooding begins between Renner and Sioux Falls. Flooding could also affect the city of Renner if water is spilling from the Big Sioux basin upstream of Renner. Outbuilding north of 72nd St may be threatened.
- 5 ftWater begins to spill over the lower right banks north of the gauge location
Highest crests on record
- 9.63 ft — September 14, 2019
- 6.59 ft — March 25, 2011
- 6.41 ft — March 26, 2019
- 6.35 ft — September 27, 2010
- 4.75 ft — June 25, 2024
Recent crests: 2.84 ft (July 6, 2025) · 4.75 ft (June 25, 2024) · 3.85 ft (April 16, 2023) · 3.39 ft (April 1, 2020) · 9.63 ft (September 14, 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 (AGCS2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.