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Cheyenne River near Eagle Butte

Highest listed crest 26.82 ftFlood stage 21.0 ft9 crests since 1941

The Cheyenne River near Eagle Butte crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 9 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1941 to 2023. The highest, 26.82 ft on June 7, 2008, was major flooding, 5.82 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Cheyenne River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
26.82 ft
June 7, 2008; 84,300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
21.0 ft
Major flooding from 24.0 ft
Crests at major
1
62nd of 155 gauges in South Dakota
Most recent flood crest
May 15, 2023
22.56 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, Cheyenne River near Eagle Butte
Action stage19.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)21.01May 15, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage23.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage24.01Jun 7, 2008Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

9 crests from 1941 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Cheyenne River near Eagle Butte, 1941 to 2023 51015202530ft Flood stage 21.0 ftMajor 24.0 ft Jun 11, 1941: 12.20 ft, below flood stage; 59,000 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1951: 7.32 ft, below flood stage; 9,400 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1960: 7.90 ft, below flood stage; 10,200 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2007: 16.26 ft, below flood stage; 3,850 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2008: 26.82 ft, major flooding; 84,300 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2021: 14.83 ft, below flood stageOct 14, 2021: 17.10 ft, below flood stageMay 15, 2023: 22.56 ft, minor floodingOct 14, 2023: 17.57 ft, below flood stage Highest, 26.82 ft, Jun 7, 2008 1960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Cheyenne River near Eagle Butte 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 1 1 2010s: 0 2020s: 1 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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.
  3. 38 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 18.90 ft on May 13, 1920; 18.10 ft on May 9, 1927; 10.12 ft on Jun 3, 1929; 5.95 ft on Feb 24, 1930; 5.80 ft on Jul 4, 1931; 10.93 ft on May 7, 1932; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Cheyenne River near Eagle Butte
1Jun 7, 200826.82+5.82Major84,300
2May 15, 202322.56+1.56Minor—
3Oct 14, 202317.57−3.43Below flood stage—
4Oct 14, 202117.10−3.90Below flood stage—
5Jun 18, 200716.26−4.74Below flood stage3,850
6Mar 6, 202114.83−6.17Below flood stage—
7Jun 11, 194112.20−8.80Below flood stage59,000
8Mar 22, 19607.90−13.10Below flood stage10,200
9Mar 28, 19517.32−13.68Below flood stage9,400

The worst floods along the Cheyenne River

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

June 7, 2008: 26.82 ft here, major flooding

  • PlainviewSD · Jun 7, 2008 · 22.63 ft · Major

Gauges on the Cheyenne River

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

Flood gauges on the Cheyenne River
EdgemontSD9.014.00 ft, May 1, 19223
Buffalo GapSD13.013.15 ft, May 21, 19780
ScenicSD18.019.31 ft, Mar 11, 20110
WastaSD13.018.00 ft, May 15, 19202
PlainviewSD17.022.99 ft, May 23, 20193
Eagle Butte this gaugeSD21.026.82 ft, Jun 7, 20081

Other gauges in Haakon County

Flood gauges in Haakon County
Midland21.024.44 ft, Jun 15, 19670
Plainview17.022.99 ft, May 23, 20193

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge EBSS2, 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.