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Foot Creek near Aberdeen

Highest listed crest 10.38 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft24 crests since 1997

The Foot Creek near Aberdeen crested above flood stage 5 times among the 24 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1997 to 2025. The highest, 10.38 ft on March 16, 2010, was minor flooding, 1.38 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
10.38 ft
March 16, 2010; 1,450 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
5 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 1, 2019
10.04 ft, minor flooding
Location
Brown County
Near Aberdeen (6.5 mi)

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Foot Creek near Aberdeen
Action stage8.04Apr 18, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.05Apr 1, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

24 crests from 1997 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Foot Creek near Aberdeen, 1997 to 2025 4681012ft Flood stage 9.0 ft Mar 29, 1997: 9.44 ft, minor flooding; 1,670 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1999: 5.89 ft, below flood stage; 36 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2001: 8.43 ft, action stage; 469 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 2001: 4.77 ft, below flood stage; 2 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2003: 5.44 ft, below flood stage; 16 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2004: 5.17 ft, below flood stage; 9 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 2005: 4.82 ft, below flood stage; 3 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2006: 4.82 ft, below flood stage; 1 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2007: 8.82 ft, action stage; 512 cubic feet per secondAug 12, 2008: 5.30 ft, below flood stage; 5 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2009: 9.71 ft, minor flooding; 786 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2010: 10.38 ft, minor flooding; 1,450 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2011: 10.28 ft, minor flooding; 733 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2012: 4.29 ft, below flood stage; 2 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 2013: 4.30 ft, below flood stage; 2 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 2014: 6.94 ft, below flood stage; 144 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2015: 7.95 ft, below flood stage; 147 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2016: 4.44 ft, below flood stage; 2 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2017: 6.69 ft, below flood stage; 10 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2018: 5.61 ft, below flood stage; 10 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2019: 10.04 ft, minor flooding; 1,090 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2020: 8.35 ft, action stage; 197 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2023: 8.60 ft, action stage; 324 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2025: 4.88 ft, below flood stage; 3 cubic feet per second Highest, 10.38 ft, Mar 16, 2010 200020052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Foot Creek near Aberdeen 1990s: 1 2000s: 1 2010s: 3 3 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, Foot Creek near Aberdeen
1Mar 16, 201010.38+1.38Minor1,450
2Jun 25, 201110.28+1.28Minor733
3Apr 1, 201910.04+1.04Minor1,090
4Mar 23, 20099.71+0.71Minor786
5Mar 29, 19979.44+0.44Minor1,670
6May 7, 20078.82−0.18Action512
7Apr 18, 20238.60−0.40Action324
8Apr 8, 20018.43−0.57Action469
9Jun 12, 20208.35−0.65Action197
10Jun 28, 20157.95−1.05Below flood stage147
11Sep 1, 20146.94−2.06Below flood stage144
12Feb 23, 20176.69−2.31Below flood stage10
13Oct 1, 19995.89−3.11Below flood stage36
14Apr 27, 20185.61−3.39Below flood stage10
15Jun 25, 20035.44−3.56Below flood stage16
16Aug 12, 20085.30−3.70Below flood stage5
17May 30, 20045.17−3.83Below flood stage9
18Sep 18, 20254.88−4.12Below flood stage3
19Jun 29, 20054.82−4.18Below flood stage3
20Apr 7, 20064.82−4.18Below flood stage1
21Oct 10, 20014.77−4.23Below flood stage2
22Jul 11, 20164.44−4.56Below flood stage2
23Jul 9, 20134.30−4.70Below flood stage2
24Apr 15, 20124.29−4.71Below flood stage2

Other gauges in Brown County

Flood gauges in Brown County
Ordway13.015.88 ft, Apr 5, 20190
Frederick13.019.56 ft, Jul 25, 20200
Westport14.022.63 ft, Mar 25, 20097
Columbia13.019.81 ft, Jul 16, 20118
Aberdeen6.08.00 ft, May 6, 20070

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge AFCS2, 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.