White Clay Creek near Oglala, SD

River level and flood forecast · Oglala Lakota County

Normal6.1 ftas of Thu 5 AM

The last 7 days and the forecast

5.966.16.26.3ThuNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 5 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Highest crests on record

  1. 16.11 ft — March 23, 2019
  2. 15.02 ft — March 11, 1966
  3. 14.74 ft — June 16, 1967
  4. 14.36 ft — March 12, 1966
  5. 14.06 ft — February 15, 2011

Recent crests: 8.46 ft (March 5, 2025) · 9.67 ft (February 5, 2024) · 10.19 ft (May 17, 2023) · 10.04 ft (March 16, 2022) · 9.68 ft (March 3, 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 (CLYS2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.