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Cold Brook Creek near Hot Springs

Highest listed crest 48.39 ftFlood stage 45.0 ft4 crests since 2013

The Cold Brook Creek near Hot Springs crested above flood stage 2 times among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2013 to 2024. The highest, 48.39 ft on August 9, 2014, was moderate flooding, 3.39 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
48.39 ft
August 9, 2014
Flood stage
45.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 9, 2014
48.39 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Fall River County
South Dakota
Identifiers
NWS ARGS2
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, Cold Brook Creek near Hot Springs
Action stage42.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)45.01Aug 14, 2013Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage48.01Aug 9, 2014Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

4 crests from 2013 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Cold Brook Creek near Hot Springs, 2013 to 2024 4244464850ft Flood stage 45.0 ft Aug 14, 2013: 45.85 ft, minor floodingAug 9, 2014: 48.39 ft, moderate floodingMar 14, 2023: 42.15 ft, below flood stageFeb 3, 2024: 42.23 ft, below flood stage Highest, 48.39 ft, Aug 9, 2014 201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Cold Brook Creek near Hot Springs 2010s: 2 2 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, Cold Brook Creek near Hot Springs
1Aug 9, 201448.39+3.39Moderate—
2Aug 14, 201345.85+0.85Minor—
3Feb 3, 202442.23−2.77Below flood stage—
4Mar 14, 202342.15−2.85Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Fall River County

Flood gauges in Fall River County
Buffalo Gap7.58.38 ft, Jul 14, 19660
Edgemont9.014.00 ft, May 1, 19223
Hot Springs4.511.12 ft, Jun 20, 19472
Edgemont16.021.19 ft, Jun 6, 20150
Oelrichs16.016.31 ft, May 25, 20100

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ARGS2, 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.