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Elk Creek near Roubaix

Highest listed crest 12.32 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft34 crests since 1992

The Elk Creek near Roubaix crested above flood stage 1 time among the 34 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1992 to 2020. The highest, 12.32 ft on May 8, 1995, was moderate flooding, 1.32 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
12.32 ft
May 8, 1995; 515 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 13.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 8, 1995
12.32 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Lawrence County
South Dakota
Identifiers
NWS ROBS2
USGS 06424000; 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, Elk Creek near Roubaix
Action stage9.01Mar 23, 2019The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.01May 8, 1995Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage13.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

34 crests from 1992 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Elk Creek near Roubaix, 1992 to 2020 051015ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 13.0 ft May 10, 1992: 7.12 ft, below flood stage; 15 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1993: 7.87 ft, below flood stage; 154 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1994: 7.70 ft, below flood stage; 103 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1995: 12.32 ft, moderate flooding; 515 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1996: 0.00 ft, below flood stage; 176 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1997: 0.00 ft, below flood stage; 200 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1998: 7.99 ft, below flood stage; 197 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1999: 7.76 ft, below flood stage; 133 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1999: 8.00 ft, below flood stage; 131 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2000: 7.80 ft, below flood stage; 123 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2001: 7.08 ft, below flood stage; 39 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2002: 8.00 ft, below flood stage; 155 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2003: 8.10 ft, below flood stage; 100 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 2004: 7.02 ft, below flood stage; 28 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2005: 7.32 ft, below flood stage; 45 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 2006: 7.99 ft, below flood stage; 153 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2007: 8.11 ft, below flood stage; 132 cubic feet per secondAug 6, 2008: 8.32 ft, below flood stage; 300 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2009: 7.98 ft, below flood stage; 130 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2010: 8.30 ft, below flood stage; 190 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2011: 8.22 ft, below flood stage; 213 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2012: 7.66 ft, below flood stage; 60 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2013: 8.17 ft, below flood stage; 159 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2014: 8.15 ft, below flood stage; 240 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 2015: 8.30 ft, below flood stage; 183 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 2016: 7.43 ft, below flood stageJul 19, 2016: 7.29 ft, below flood stage; 32 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 2017: 8.55 ft, below flood stageJun 11, 2017: 7.65 ft, below flood stage; 21 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2018: 7.94 ft, below flood stage; 133 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2019: 9.14 ft, action stageJul 4, 2019: 8.41 ft, below flood stage; 404 cubic feet per secondNov 12, 2019: 8.95 ft, below flood stageApr 24, 2020: 7.92 ft, below flood stage; 83 cubic feet per second Highest, 12.32 ft, May 8, 1995 199520002005201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Elk Creek near Roubaix 1990s: 1 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 0 1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Elk Creek near Roubaix
1May 8, 199512.32+1.32Moderate515
2Mar 23, 20199.14−1.86Action—
3Nov 12, 20198.95−2.05Below flood stage—
4Jan 29, 20178.55−2.45Below flood stage—
5Jul 4, 20198.41−2.59Below flood stage404
6Aug 6, 20088.32−2.68Below flood stage300
7Apr 23, 20108.30−2.70Below flood stage190
8Jul 8, 20158.30−2.70Below flood stage183
9May 29, 20118.22−2.78Below flood stage213
10May 21, 20138.17−2.83Below flood stage159
11May 22, 20148.15−2.85Below flood stage240
12Jun 7, 20078.11−2.89Below flood stage132
13Mar 14, 20038.10−2.90Below flood stage100
14Jun 12, 19998.00−3.00Below flood stage131
15Apr 8, 20028.00−3.00Below flood stage155
16Jun 18, 19987.99−3.01Below flood stage197
17Sep 23, 20067.99−3.01Below flood stage153
18Apr 15, 20097.98−3.02Below flood stage130
19Jun 24, 20187.94−3.06Below flood stage133
20Apr 24, 20207.92−3.08Below flood stage83
21Jun 8, 19937.87−3.13Below flood stage154
22May 11, 20007.80−3.20Below flood stage123
23Apr 21, 19997.76−3.24Below flood stage133
24May 5, 19947.70−3.30Below flood stage103
25Mar 10, 20127.66−3.34Below flood stage60
26Jun 11, 20177.65−3.35Below flood stage21
27Feb 1, 20167.43−3.57Below flood stage—
28May 13, 20057.32−3.68Below flood stage45
29Jul 19, 20167.29−3.71Below flood stage32
30May 10, 19927.12−3.88Below flood stage15
31Apr 23, 20017.08−3.92Below flood stage39
32Mar 27, 20047.02−3.98Below flood stage28
33May 30, 19960.00−11.00Below flood stage176
34Apr 7, 19970.00−11.00Below flood stage200

Other gauges in Lawrence County

Flood gauges in Lawrence County
Bear Butte Creek in Boulder Canyon6.57.86 ft, Jul 4, 20190
Galena7.58.34 ft, May 8, 19950
Lead7.523.40 ft, May 2, 199710
Wyoming-South Dakota State Line12.012.19 ft, Aug 22, 19730
Spearfish7.07.42 ft, May 8, 19950
Spearfish10.010.54 ft, Jun 15, 19760

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ROBS2, 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.