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Boxelder Creek near Rapid City

Highest listed crest 34.24 ftFlood stage 33.5 ft27 crests since 1982

The Boxelder Creek near Rapid City crested above flood stage 1 time among the 27 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1982 to 2020. The highest, 34.24 ft on July 5, 2019, was minor flooding, 0.74 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
34.24 ft
July 5, 2019; 1,330 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
33.5 ft
Major flooding from 36.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
July 5, 2019
34.24 ft, minor flooding
Location
Pennington County
Near Rapid City (5.8 mi), Box Elder (10.9 mi)
Identifiers
NWS BNRS2
USGS 06423010; out of service

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Boxelder Creek near Rapid City
Action stage32.05Jun 7, 2015The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)33.51Jul 5, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage35.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage36.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

27 crests from 1982 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Boxelder Creek near Rapid City, 1982 to 2020 2830323436ft Flood stage 33.5 ftMajor 36.0 ft May 22, 1982: 30.84 ft, below flood stage; 23 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1983: 31.51 ft, below flood stage; 141 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1984: 31.29 ft, below flood stage; 76 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1991: 31.64 ft, below flood stage; 160 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1993: 31.49 ft, below flood stage; 121 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1994: 31.40 ft, below flood stage; 49 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1995: 33.09 ft, action stage; 1,080 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1996: 33.46 ft, action stage; 1,060 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1997: 32.21 ft, action stage; 485 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1998: 31.76 ft, below flood stage; 220 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1999: 31.73 ft, below flood stage; 286 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2000: 31.35 ft, below flood stage; 118 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 2000: 30.36 ft, below flood stage; 1 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2008: 32.23 ft, action stage; 438 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2009: 31.63 ft, below flood stage; 248 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2010: 31.80 ft, below flood stage; 319 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2011: 31.60 ft, below flood stage; 224 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 2012: 29.87 ft, below flood stageMay 29, 2013: 30.96 ft, below flood stage; 48 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 2014: 31.34 ft, below flood stage; 123 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2015: 32.69 ft, action stage; 761 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 2016: 31.08 ft, below flood stage; 73 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 2017: 31.36 ft, below flood stage; 136 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2018: 30.94 ft, below flood stage; 48 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 2019: 34.24 ft, minor flooding; 1,330 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2020: 30.83 ft, below flood stage; 55 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 2020: 29.97 ft, below flood stage; 1 cubic feet per second Highest, 34.24 ft, Jul 5, 2019 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Boxelder Creek near Rapid City 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 1 2020s: 0 1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Boxelder Creek near Rapid City
1Jul 5, 201934.24+0.74Minor1,330
2May 31, 199633.46−0.04Action1,060
3May 10, 199533.09−0.41Action1,080
4Jun 7, 201532.69−0.81Action761
5Jun 6, 200832.23−1.27Action438
6Jun 3, 199732.21−1.29Action485
7May 15, 201031.80−1.70Below flood stage319
8Jun 19, 199831.76−1.74Below flood stage220
9Jun 15, 199931.73−1.77Below flood stage286
10Jun 6, 199131.64−1.86Below flood stage160
11Apr 16, 200931.63−1.87Below flood stage248
12May 25, 201131.60−1.90Below flood stage224
13May 7, 198331.51−1.99Below flood stage141
14Jun 9, 199331.49−2.01Below flood stage121
15May 3, 199431.40−2.10Below flood stage49
16Aug 14, 201731.36−2.14Below flood stage136
17May 18, 200031.35−2.15Below flood stage118
18Aug 5, 201431.34−2.16Below flood stage123
19Jun 11, 198431.29−2.21Below flood stage76
20Jul 18, 201631.08−2.42Below flood stage73
21May 29, 201330.96−2.54Below flood stage48
22Jun 22, 201830.94−2.56Below flood stage48
23May 22, 198230.84−2.66Below flood stage23
24Apr 8, 202030.83−2.67Below flood stage55
25Oct 1, 200030.36−3.14Below flood stage1
26Oct 2, 202029.97−3.53Below flood stage1
27Jul 17, 201229.87−3.63Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Pennington County

Flood gauges in Pennington County
Keystone6.514.50 ft, Jun 9, 19721
Keystone8.014.50 ft, Jun 9, 19721
Deerfield6.06.54 ft, Mar 15, 20190
Scenic18.019.31 ft, Mar 11, 20110
Wasta13.018.00 ft, May 15, 19202
Keystone4.56.32 ft, Oct 11, 20131
Johnson Siding4.54.88 ft, Jun 24, 20150
Victoria Creek near Rapid City7.513.00 ft, Jun 9, 19721
Water Reclamation Facility near Rapid City9.011.23 ft, May 28, 20190
Big Bend7.07.43 ft, Jun 24, 20150
Founders Park11.011.18 ft, Jun 2, 19970
Hawthorne Ditch at Rapid City16.024.30 ft, Jun 9, 19720
Farmingdale11.012.69 ft, May 24, 20103
Hill City6.06.32 ft, May 26, 20150
Rockerville7.014.00 ft, Jun 10, 19721
Hill City6.58.23 ft, Jun 18, 19981
Victoria Dam nr Rapid City6.58.20 ft, May 28, 20191

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BNRS2, 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.