Spring Creek near Hill City, SD
River level and flood forecast · Pennington County
Normal4.2 ftas of Mon 1:45 PM
The river is 2.3 ft below flood stage (6.5 ft).
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 | 8 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 7 ft |
| Flood stage | 6.5 ft |
| Action stage | 5.5 ft |
| Record crest (June 18, 1998) | 8.23 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 8 ftMajor Flood Stage. Extensive flooding with inundation of structures and roads.
- 7 ftModerate Flood Stage. Some inundation of structures and roads are possible.
- 6.5 ftMinor Flood Stage. Banks begin to overflow. Minor flooding may begin to occur downstream.
- 6 ftCreek begins to spread out across most of the right bank causing flooding of low-lying areas downstream from the gage.
- 5.5 ftAction Stage. The lowest areas along the river begin to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 8.23 ft — June 18, 1998
- 7.26 ft — May 28, 2019
- 7.22 ft — May 28, 2015
- 6.71 ft — May 25, 2010
- 6.26 ft — June 27, 2014
Recent crests: 4.79 ft (October 12, 2023) · 4.97 ft (May 28, 2023) · 5.09 ft (October 13, 2021) · 4.39 ft (May 24, 2021) · 5.02 ft (May 3, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamSpring Creek (SD) near Rockerville, SD
- Sunday Gulch near Hill City, SD
- Reno Gulch near Hill City, SD
- Battle Creek (SD) above Keystone, SD
- Grizzly Bear Creek near Keystone, SD
- Castle Creek below Deerfield Reservoir, SD
- Battle Creek (SD) near Keystone, SD
- Castle Creek above Deerfield, SD
- Victoria Creek above Victoria Dam nr Rapid City, SD
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (TDFS2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.