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Little Minnesota River near Peever

Highest listed crest 22.86 ftFlood stage 17.0 ft47 crests since 1941

The Little Minnesota River near Peever crested above flood stage 7 times among the 47 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1941 to 2025. The highest, 22.86 ft on March 18, 2010, was moderate flooding, 5.86 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
22.86 ft
March 18, 2010; 5,450 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
17.0 ft
Major flooding from 24.0 ft
Crests at major
0
7 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 14, 2025
21.46 ft, minor flooding
Location
Roberts 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, Little Minnesota River near Peever
Action stage16.02Oct 23, 2019The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)17.06Jun 14, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage22.01Mar 18, 2010Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage24.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

47 crests from 1941 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little Minnesota River near Peever, 1941 to 2025 0510152025ft Flood stage 17.0 ftMajor 24.0 ft Jun 23, 1941: 5.72 ft, below flood stage; 714 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1942: 9.80 ft, below flood stage; 2,960 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1947: 9.51 ft, below flood stage; 2,780 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1948: 8.84 ft, below flood stage; 1,410 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1949: 5.64 ft, below flood stageApr 8, 1952: 12.16 ft, below flood stage; 4,730 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1953: 5.57 ft, below flood stage; 818 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1954: 8.55 ft, below flood stage; 2,300 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1955: 4.56 ft, below flood stage; 156 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1956: 4.32 ft, below flood stageJun 27, 1959: 4.51 ft, below flood stage; 340 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1960: 6.74 ft, below flood stage; 1,050 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1961: 3.10 ft, below flood stage; 64 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1962: 9.89 ft, below flood stage; 3,140 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1963: 3.68 ft, below flood stage; 183 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1965: 9.46 ft, below flood stage; 2,920 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1968: 3.55 ft, below flood stage; 152 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1969: 11.31 ft, below flood stage; 3,270 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1970: 4.49 ft, below flood stage; 371 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1972: 9.05 ft, below flood stage; 2,180 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1973: 4.41 ft, below flood stage; 352 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1974: 5.52 ft, below flood stage; 368 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1975: 4.38 ft, below flood stage; 352 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1976: 11.03 ft, below flood stage; 2,960 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1979: 9.62 ft, below flood stage; 1,810 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1980: 5.02 ft, below flood stage; 490 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1981: 3.04 ft, below flood stage; 17 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1989: 10.34 ft, below flood stageMar 13, 1990: 5.12 ft, below flood stage; 339 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1991: 5.77 ft, below flood stage; 891 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1992: 4.03 ft, below flood stage; 271 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1994: 5.41 ft, below flood stage; 874 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 2009: 20.33 ft, minor flooding; 3,150 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2010: 22.86 ft, moderate flooding; 5,450 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2011: 19.18 ft, minor flooding; 2,700 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2012: 15.78 ft, below flood stage; 1,340 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2013: 16.30 ft, action stage; 1,530 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2014: 20.72 ft, minor flooding; 3,540 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2015: 11.75 ft, below flood stage; 238 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 2016: 11.65 ft, below flood stage; 220 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2017: 11.21 ft, below flood stage; 143 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2018: 14.71 ft, below flood stage; 968 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 2019: 20.72 ft, minor flooding; 3,560 cubic feet per secondOct 23, 2019: 16.17 ft, action stage; 1,480 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2021: 11.93 ft, below flood stage; 214 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2022: 17.69 ft, minor flooding; 2,030 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2025: 21.46 ft, minor flooding; 4,160 cubic feet per second Highest, 22.86 ft, Mar 18, 2010 1960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little Minnesota River near Peever 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 1 2010s: 4 4 2020s: 2 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. 10 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 13.35 ft on Mar 25, 1943; 13.58 ft on Jul 25, 1993; 9.04 ft on Mar 13, 1995; 9.46 ft on Apr 12, 1996; 8.82 ft on Mar 28, 1997; 6.31 ft on May 17, 1998; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Little Minnesota River near Peever
1Mar 18, 201022.86+5.86Moderate5,450
2Jun 14, 202521.46+4.46Minor4,160
3Jun 19, 201420.72+3.72Minor3,540
4Mar 28, 201920.72+3.72Minor3,560
5Mar 24, 200920.33+3.33Minor3,150
6Mar 19, 201119.18+2.18Minor2,700
7May 10, 202217.69+0.69Minor2,030
8Apr 28, 201316.30−0.70Action1,530
9Oct 23, 201916.17−0.83Action1,480
10Apr 16, 201215.78−1.22Below flood stage1,340
11Apr 22, 201814.71−2.29Below flood stage968
12Apr 8, 195212.16−4.84Below flood stage4,730
13Apr 9, 202111.93−5.07Below flood stage214
14May 30, 201511.75−5.25Below flood stage238
15Jul 28, 201611.65−5.35Below flood stage220
16Apr 6, 196911.31−5.69Below flood stage3,270
17Apr 21, 201711.21−5.79Below flood stage143
18Mar 21, 197611.03−5.97Below flood stage2,960
19Mar 24, 198910.34−6.66Below flood stage—
20May 23, 19629.89−7.11Below flood stage3,140
21Jun 7, 19429.80−7.20Below flood stage2,960
22Apr 13, 19799.62−7.38Below flood stage1,810
23Apr 11, 19479.51−7.49Below flood stage2,780
24May 2, 19659.46−7.54Below flood stage2,920
25Mar 16, 19729.05−7.95Below flood stage2,180
26Mar 24, 19488.84−8.16Below flood stage1,410
27May 27, 19548.55−8.45Below flood stage2,300
28Apr 7, 19606.74−10.26Below flood stage1,050
29Jun 22, 19915.77−11.23Below flood stage891
30Jun 23, 19415.72−11.28Below flood stage714
31Mar 5, 19495.64−11.36Below flood stage—
32Jun 16, 19535.57−11.43Below flood stage818
33Mar 5, 19745.52−11.48Below flood stage368
34Mar 21, 19945.41−11.59Below flood stage874
35Mar 13, 19905.12−11.88Below flood stage339
36Mar 31, 19805.02−11.98Below flood stage490
37Mar 31, 19554.56−12.44Below flood stage156
38Jun 27, 19594.51−12.49Below flood stage340
39Apr 7, 19704.49−12.51Below flood stage371
40May 25, 19734.41−12.59Below flood stage352
41Jun 21, 19754.38−12.62Below flood stage352
42Apr 6, 19564.32−12.68Below flood stage—
43Jul 13, 19924.03−12.97Below flood stage271
44Jun 10, 19633.68−13.32Below flood stage183
45May 9, 19683.55−13.45Below flood stage152
46May 19, 19613.10−13.90Below flood stage64
47Jun 15, 19813.04−13.96Below flood stage17

Other gauges in Roberts County

Flood gauges in Roberts County
White Rock Dam14.016.90 ft, Apr 20, 19970

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PVRS2, 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.