Skunk Creek near Chester, SD
River level and flood forecast · Minnehaha County
Normal0.8 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 6.2 ft below flood stage (7 ft).
Flow: 0 cubic feet per second (USGS).
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 | 11 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 9 ft |
| Flood stage | 7 ft |
| Action stage | 6 ft |
| Record crest (July 10, 2011) | 7.45 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 12 ftWater overtops the bridge on 246th St. 248th St is flooded.
- 11 ftWater overtops the bridge at the gage on 244th St. 245th St as well as 250th St are flooded.
- 9.5 ft244th west of the bridge floods and reaches the bottom of the bridge on 246th St.
- 8 ftWater reaches the bottom of the bridge at the gauge location and approaches the lowest portions of 244th east of the bridge.
- 7 ftFlooding begins to affect significant amounts of pasture land.
- 4.5 ftThe lowest banks are overtopped with minor flooding of low lying areas.
Highest crests on record
- 7.45 ft — July 10, 2011
- 7.37 ft — September 12, 2019
- 7.07 ft — June 23, 2024
- 6.99 ft — March 18, 2019
- 6.95 ft — September 21, 1986
Recent crests: 2.07 ft (May 19, 2025) · 7.07 ft (June 23, 2024) · 4.47 ft (April 8, 2023) · 1.9 ft (May 11, 2022) · 2.25 ft (March 24, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SCCS2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.