Brule Creek near Richland

Highest listed crest 1,133.76 ftFlood stage 1,125.0 ft7 crests since 2018

The Brule Creek near Richland crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 7 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2018 to 2025. The highest, 1,133.76 ft on March 14, 2019, was major flooding, 8.76 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 1,133.76 ft; March 14, 2019
Flood stage: 1,125.0 ft; Major flooding from 1,130.0 ft
Crests at major: 2; 42nd of 155 gauges in South Dakota
Most recent flood crest: June 24, 2024; 1,129.71 ft, moderate flooding
Location: Union County; Near Vermillion (12.8 mi)
Identifiers: NWS BCKS2; 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, Brule Creek near Richland

Action stage	1,122.0	1	Jun 22, 2020	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	1,125.0	2	Mar 16, 2023	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	1,127.0	1	Jun 24, 2024	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	1,130.0	2	Mar 14, 2019	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

7 crests from 2018 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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.
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, Brule Creek near Richland

1	Mar 14, 2019	1,133.76	+8.76	Major	—
2	Sep 5, 2018	1,131.00	+6.00	Major	—
3	Jun 24, 2024	1,129.71	+4.71	Moderate	—
4	Mar 16, 2023	1,125.45	+0.45	Minor	—
5	Jun 25, 2018	1,125.00	0.00	Minor	—
6	Jun 22, 2020	1,122.47	−2.53	Action	—
7	Jul 24, 2025	1,121.95	−3.05	Below flood stage	—

Other gauges in Union County

Flood gauges in Union County

Hawarden	20.5	39.92 ft, Jun 22, 2024	4
Sioux City	32.0	44.90 ft, Jun 23, 2024	1

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BCKS2, 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.