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Bad River (SD) near Midland

Highest listed crest 24.44 ftFlood stage 21.0 ft57 crests since 1967

The Bad River (SD) near Midland crested above flood stage 8 times among the 57 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1967 to 2024. The highest, 24.44 ft on June 15, 1967, was moderate flooding, 3.44 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Bad River (SD) crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
24.44 ft
June 15, 1967; 29,400 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
21.0 ft
Major flooding from 25.0 ft
Crests at major
0
8 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 23, 2019
23.48 ft, minor flooding
Location
Haakon County
South Dakota

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Bad River (SD) near Midland
Action stage19.03Jun 25, 2011The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)21.07May 23, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage24.01Jun 15, 1967Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage25.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

57 crests from 1967 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Bad River (SD) near Midland, 1967 to 2024 0510152025ft Flood stage 21.0 ftMajor 25.0 ft Jun 15, 1967: 24.44 ft, moderate flooding; 29,400 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1968: 11.38 ft, below flood stage; 2,000 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1969: 11.82 ft, below flood stage; 2,310 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1970: 13.14 ft, below flood stage; 2,680 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1971: 14.00 ft, below flood stage; 3,120 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1972: 8.71 ft, below flood stage; 1,130 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1973: 9.84 ft, below flood stage; 1,560 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1974: 6.89 ft, below flood stage; 598 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1975: 14.23 ft, below flood stage; 3,140 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1976: 7.10 ft, below flood stage; 134 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1977: 12.93 ft, below flood stage; 1,880 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1978: 22.49 ft, minor flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1979: 9.87 ft, below flood stage; 718 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1980: 8.34 ft, below flood stage; 265 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 1981: 9.39 ft, below flood stage; 544 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1982: 20.31 ft, action stage; 6,120 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1983: 17.95 ft, below flood stage; 4,380 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1984: 11.04 ft, below flood stage; 1,160 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1985: 5.60 ft, below flood stage; 95 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1986: 18.81 ft, below flood stage; 5,240 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1987: 17.10 ft, below flood stage; 3,730 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1988: 8.44 ft, below flood stage; 588 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 1989: 7.27 ft, below flood stage; 379 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1990: 5.91 ft, below flood stage; 171 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1991: 23.74 ft, minor flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1991: 15.91 ft, below flood stage; 3,490 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1992: 9.60 ft, below flood stage; 999 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1993: 13.41 ft, below flood stage; 1,900 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1994: 21.34 ft, minor flooding; 4,500 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1995: 17.40 ft, below flood stage; 3,570 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1996: 22.99 ft, minor flooding; 16,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1997: 23.25 ft, minor flooding; 7,500 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 1998: 17.54 ft, below flood stage; 3,890 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1999: 22.63 ft, minor flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2000: 13.83 ft, below flood stage; 2,240 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2001: 14.03 ft, below flood stage; 1,500 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2002: 4.39 ft, below flood stage; 68 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 2003: 7.41 ft, below flood stage; 400 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2004: 11.30 ft, below flood stage; 1,500 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2005: 11.28 ft, below flood stage; 1,590 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 2006: 5.39 ft, below flood stage; 217 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2007: 7.69 ft, below flood stage; 708 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2008: 19.67 ft, action stage; 4,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 2009: 17.26 ft, below flood stage; 3,340 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2010: 15.81 ft, below flood stage; 2,860 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2011: 13.27 ft, below flood stage; 1,040 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2011: 19.69 ft, action stage; 4,940 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2012: 4.87 ft, below flood stage; 102 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2016: 10.84 ft, below flood stage; 1,520 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2017: 5.78 ft, below flood stage; 188 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2018: 8.88 ft, below flood stage; 867 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2019: 23.48 ft, minor flooding; 13,300 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2020: 16.07 ft, below flood stage; 2,950 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2021: 5.20 ft, below flood stage; 179 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 2022: 12.98 ft, below flood stage; 2,100 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2023: 10.57 ft, below flood stage; 1,370 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2024: 7.86 ft, below flood stage; 674 cubic feet per second Highest, 24.44 ft, Jun 15, 1967 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Bad River (SD) near Midland 1960s: 1 1970s: 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 5 5 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 2020s: 0 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 57 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Bad River (SD) near Midland
1Jun 15, 196724.44+3.44Moderate29,400
2May 30, 199123.74+2.74Minor13,500
3May 23, 201923.48+2.48Minor13,300
4Feb 19, 199723.25+2.25Minor7,500
5May 29, 199622.99+1.99Minor16,300
6Jun 7, 199922.63+1.63Minor10,100
7Mar 20, 197822.49+1.49Minor11,100
8Mar 4, 199421.34+0.34Minor4,500
9May 21, 198220.31−0.69Action6,120
10Jun 25, 201119.69−1.31Action4,940
11Jun 7, 200819.67−1.33Action4,600
12Apr 19, 198618.81−2.19Below flood stage5,240
13May 2, 198317.95−3.05Below flood stage4,380
14Aug 27, 199817.54−3.46Below flood stage3,890
15Jun 10, 199517.40−3.60Below flood stage3,570
16Feb 10, 200917.26−3.74Below flood stage3,340
17Mar 21, 198717.10−3.90Below flood stage3,730
18May 24, 202016.07−4.93Below flood stage2,950
19Jun 8, 199115.91−5.09Below flood stage3,490
20Mar 19, 201015.81−5.19Below flood stage2,860
21May 1, 197514.23−6.77Below flood stage3,140
22Mar 11, 200114.03−6.97Below flood stage1,500
23Mar 15, 197114.00−7.00Below flood stage3,120
24Apr 24, 200013.83−7.17Below flood stage2,240
25Mar 8, 199313.41−7.59Below flood stage1,900
26May 20, 201113.27−7.73Below flood stage1,040
27Apr 25, 197013.14−7.86Below flood stage2,680
28Jul 4, 202212.98−8.02Below flood stage2,100
29Apr 9, 197712.93−8.07Below flood stage1,880
30Jul 21, 196911.82−9.18Below flood stage2,310
31Jun 10, 196811.38−9.62Below flood stage2,000
32Jun 12, 200411.30−9.70Below flood stage1,500
33May 14, 200511.28−9.72Below flood stage1,590
34Jun 21, 198411.04−9.96Below flood stage1,160
35Apr 19, 201610.84−10.16Below flood stage1,520
36Apr 12, 202310.57−10.43Below flood stage1,370
37Jun 25, 19799.87−11.13Below flood stage718
38May 29, 19739.84−11.16Below flood stage1,560
39Jun 15, 19929.60−11.40Below flood stage999
40Aug 14, 19819.39−11.61Below flood stage544
41Jun 23, 20188.88−12.12Below flood stage867
42May 13, 19728.71−12.29Below flood stage1,130
43Jul 1, 19888.44−12.56Below flood stage588
44Jun 3, 19808.34−12.66Below flood stage265
45Apr 10, 20247.86−13.14Below flood stage674
46May 8, 20077.69−13.31Below flood stage708
47Feb 20, 20037.41−13.59Below flood stage400
48Sep 24, 19897.27−13.73Below flood stage379
49May 26, 19767.10−13.90Below flood stage134
50Apr 14, 19746.89−14.11Below flood stage598

The worst floods along the Bad River (SD)

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Bad River (SD) that crested above flood stage within a week.

June 15, 1967: 24.44 ft here, moderate flooding

May 29, 1996: 22.99 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Bad River (SD)

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Bad River (SD)
Midland this gaugeSD21.024.44 ft, Jun 15, 19670
Fort PierreSD21.032.90 ft, Jul 3, 19058

Other gauges in Haakon County

Flood gauges in Haakon County
Eagle Butte21.026.82 ft, Jun 7, 20081
Plainview17.022.99 ft, May 23, 20193

Haakon County: every hazard · River floods across the country · South Dakota

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MIDS2, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.