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Beaver Creek (SD) at Canton

Highest listed crest 1,257.46 ftFlood stage 1,247.0 ft6 crests since 2019

The Beaver Creek (SD) at Canton crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 6 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2019 to 2025. The highest, 1,257.46 ft on June 22, 2024, was major flooding, 10.46 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
1,257.46 ft
June 22, 2024
Flood stage
1,247.0 ft
Major flooding from 1,251.0 ft
Crests at major
1
62nd of 155 gauges in South Dakota
Most recent flood crest
June 22, 2024
1,257.46 ft, major flooding
Location
Lincoln County
Near Harrisburg (10.7 mi)
Identifiers
NWS BCCS2
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Beaver Creek (SD) at Canton
Action stage1,246.02Mar 29, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)1,247.02Aug 29, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage1,249.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage1,251.01Jun 22, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

6 crests from 2019 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Beaver Creek (SD) at Canton, 2019 to 2025 12401245125012551260ft Flood stage 1,247.0 ftMajor 1,251.0 ft Sep 11, 2019: 1,246.43 ft, action stageMar 29, 2020: 1,247.73 ft, minor floodingAug 29, 2021: 1,248.08 ft, minor floodingMar 29, 2023: 1,246.12 ft, action stageJun 22, 2024: 1,257.46 ft, major floodingDec 16, 2025: 1,244.03 ft, below flood stage Highest, 1,257.46 ft, Jun 22, 2024 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Beaver Creek (SD) at Canton 2010s: 0 2020s: 3 3 2010s2020s
  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

Highest listed crests, Beaver Creek (SD) at Canton
1Jun 22, 20241,257.46+10.46Major—
2Aug 29, 20211,248.08+1.08Minor—
3Mar 29, 20201,247.73+0.73Minor—
4Sep 11, 20191,246.43−0.57Action—
5Mar 29, 20231,246.12−0.88Action—
6Dec 16, 20251,244.03−2.97Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Lincoln County

Flood gauges in Lincoln County
Canton1,235.01,248.35 ft, Jun 22, 20243
Fairview1,202.01,213.14 ft, Sep 14, 20190

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BCCS2, 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.