Wounded Knee Creek at Wounded Knee, SD
River level and flood forecast · Oglala Lakota County
Normal0.5 ftas of Thu 8:30 AM
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.
Highest crests on record
- 9.13 ft — June 3, 1997
- 8.69 ft — May 22, 2019
- 6.75 ft — March 5, 2010
- 6.27 ft — August 13, 2005
- 5.99 ft — April 22, 2000
Recent crests: 5.51 ft (May 29, 2025) · 3.73 ft (April 9, 2024) · 5.05 ft (May 16, 2023) · 2.62 ft (April 15, 2022) · 2.66 ft (March 10, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamWhite River (NE-SD) near Interior, SD
- Porcupine Creek near Sharps Corner, SD
- White River (NE-SD) near Oglala, SD
- White River (NE-SD) near Nebraska-South Dakota State Line, SD
- Little White River near Martin, SD
- Bear in the Lodge Creek near Wanblee, SD
- Lake Creek (SD) below Refuge near Tuthill, SD
- Cheyenne River near Buffalo Gap, SD
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (KNES2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.