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Flandreau Creek above Flandreau

Highest listed crest 14.00 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft43 crests since 1982

The Flandreau Creek above Flandreau crested above flood stage 19 times among the 43 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1982 to 2025. The highest, 14.00 ft on September 12, 2019, was moderate flooding, 5.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.00 ft
September 12, 2019; 6,960 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.0 ft
Major flooding from 15.0 ft
Crests at major
0
19 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 22, 2024
11.63 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Moody 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, Flandreau Creek above Flandreau
Action stage8.05Aug 10, 2015The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.010Mar 28, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.09Jun 22, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage15.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

43 crests from 1982 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Flandreau Creek above Flandreau, 1982 to 2025 46810121416ft Flood stage 9.0 ftMajor 15.0 ft Jul 15, 1982: 9.01 ft, minor flooding; 1,080 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1983: 9.92 ft, minor flooding; 1,500 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1984: 11.02 ft, moderate flooding; 2,650 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1985: 9.14 ft, minor flooding; 1,280 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 1986: 9.76 ft, minor flooding; 1,530 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1987: 7.16 ft, below flood stage; 445 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1988: 6.91 ft, below flood stage; 160 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1989: 9.62 ft, minor flooding; 600 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1990: 10.04 ft, minor flooding; 1,790 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1991: 6.72 ft, below flood stage; 328 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1992: 9.06 ft, minor flooding; 800 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 1993: 11.28 ft, moderate flooding; 2,410 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1994: 9.04 ft, minor flooding; 1,080 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1995: 8.73 ft, action stage; 990 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1996: 7.24 ft, below flood stage; 295 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1997: 11.40 ft, moderate flooding; 651 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1998: 5.44 ft, below flood stage; 175 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1999: 7.30 ft, below flood stage; 500 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2000: 6.32 ft, below flood stage; 322 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2001: 11.04 ft, moderate flooding; 2,640 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2002: 8.89 ft, action stage; 1,020 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2003: 5.37 ft, below flood stage; 150 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2004: 8.43 ft, action stage; 840 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2005: 5.78 ft, below flood stage; 220 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2006: 8.08 ft, action stage; 769 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2008: 5.65 ft, below flood stage; 190 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2009: 6.74 ft, below flood stage; 390 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 2010: 12.94 ft, moderate flooding; 1,555 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2011: 10.07 ft, minor flooding; 850 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2012: 12.89 ft, moderate flooding; 3,890 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2013: 5.32 ft, below flood stage; 133 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2014: 6.49 ft, below flood stage; 367 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 2015: 8.40 ft, action stage; 621 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 2016: 5.90 ft, below flood stage; 275 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 2017: 6.83 ft, below flood stage; 307 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 2018: 11.10 ft, moderate floodingMar 28, 2019: 9.98 ft, minor floodingSep 12, 2019: 14.00 ft, moderate flooding; 6,960 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2020: 5.38 ft, below flood stageMar 24, 2021: 5.16 ft, below flood stage; 123 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2022: 7.89 ft, below flood stage; 664 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2024: 11.63 ft, moderate floodingJul 1, 2025: 6.53 ft, below flood stage; 255 cubic feet per second Highest, 14.00 ft, Sep 12, 2019 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Flandreau Creek above Flandreau 1980s: 6 6 1990s: 5 2000s: 1 2010s: 6 2020s: 1 1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Flandreau Creek above Flandreau
1Sep 12, 201914.00+5.00Moderate6,960
2Sep 24, 201012.94+3.94Moderate1,555
3May 6, 201212.89+3.89Moderate3,890
4Jun 22, 202411.63+2.63Moderate—
5Mar 28, 199711.40+2.40Moderate651
6Jul 4, 199311.28+2.28Moderate2,410
7Jul 4, 201811.10+2.10Moderate—
8Apr 24, 200111.04+2.04Moderate2,640
9Jun 20, 198411.02+2.02Moderate2,650
10Mar 23, 201110.07+1.07Minor850
11Jun 17, 199010.04+1.04Minor1,790
12Mar 28, 20199.98+0.98Minor—
13Mar 1, 19839.92+0.92Minor1,500
14Sep 21, 19869.76+0.76Minor1,530
15Mar 25, 19899.62+0.62Minor600
16Apr 23, 19859.14+0.14Minor1,280
17Feb 28, 19929.06+0.06Minor800
18Jun 19, 19949.04+0.04Minor1,080
19Jul 15, 19829.01+0.01Minor1,080
20Apr 1, 20028.89−0.11Action1,020
21Apr 19, 19958.73−0.27Action990
22May 30, 20048.43−0.57Action840
23Aug 10, 20158.40−0.60Action621
24Apr 1, 20068.08−0.92Action769
25May 13, 20227.89−1.11Below flood stage664
26Apr 11, 19997.30−1.70Below flood stage500
27Mar 14, 19967.24−1.76Below flood stage295
28Mar 24, 19877.16−1.84Below flood stage445
29Mar 12, 19886.91−2.09Below flood stage160
30Aug 18, 20176.83−2.17Below flood stage307
31Mar 23, 20096.74−2.26Below flood stage390
32Jun 6, 19916.72−2.28Below flood stage328
33Jul 1, 20256.53−2.47Below flood stage255
34Jun 16, 20146.49−2.51Below flood stage367
35May 31, 20006.32−2.68Below flood stage322
36Mar 9, 20165.90−3.10Below flood stage275
37Jun 21, 20055.78−3.22Below flood stage220
38Jun 12, 20085.65−3.35Below flood stage190
39Feb 25, 19985.44−3.56Below flood stage175
40Apr 1, 20205.38−3.62Below flood stage—
41Apr 18, 20035.37−3.63Below flood stage150
42Jun 24, 20135.32−3.68Below flood stage133
43Mar 24, 20215.16−3.84Below flood stage123

Other gauges in Moody County

Flood gauges in Moody County
Flandreau1,540.01,545.29 ft, Sep 13, 20191
Trent1,495.01,501.42 ft, Sep 13, 20192
Brookings9.014.77 ft, Apr 9, 19690
Egan1,516.51,524.20 ft, Sep 12, 20192
Chester7.07.45 ft, Jul 10, 20110

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FCRS2, 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.