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Cedar Creek (Central SD) near Presho

Highest listed crest 14.64 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft8 crests since 2015

The Cedar Creek (Central SD) near Presho crested above flood stage 1 time among the 8 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2015 to 2025. The highest, 14.64 ft on May 27, 2019, was moderate flooding, 2.64 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.64 ft
May 27, 2019; 4,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 27, 2019
14.64 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Lyman 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, Cedar Creek (Central SD) near Presho
Action stage10.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.01May 27, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

8 crests from 2015 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Cedar Creek (Central SD) near Presho, 2015 to 2025 681012141618ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 18.0 ft Jun 20, 2015: 8.14 ft, below flood stage; 38 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2016: 9.70 ft, below flood stage; 375 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 2017: 8.44 ft, below flood stage; 44 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2018: 8.31 ft, below flood stage; 55 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2019: 14.64 ft, moderate flooding; 4,500 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2020: 9.35 ft, below flood stage; 311 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 2023: 9.77 ft, below flood stage; 971 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2025: 7.89 ft, below flood stage; 41 cubic feet per second Highest, 14.64 ft, May 27, 2019 201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Cedar Creek (Central SD) near Presho 2010s: 1 1 2020s: 0 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, Cedar Creek (Central SD) near Presho
1May 27, 201914.64+2.64Moderate4,500
2Aug 5, 20239.77−2.23Below flood stage971
3Apr 28, 20169.70−2.30Below flood stage375
4Jun 18, 20209.35−2.65Below flood stage311
5Feb 19, 20178.44−3.56Below flood stage44
6Apr 20, 20188.31−3.69Below flood stage55
7Jun 20, 20158.14−3.86Below flood stage38
8May 24, 20257.89−4.11Below flood stage41

Other gauges in Lyman County

Flood gauges in Lyman County
Oacoma17.025.02 ft, Mar 16, 20111

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CCPS2, 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.