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Medary Creek near Medary

Highest listed crest 1,591.86 ftFlood stage 1,588.0 ft8 crests since 2018

The Medary Creek near Medary crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 8 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2018 to 2025. The highest, 1,591.86 ft on September 12, 2019, was major flooding, 3.86 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
1,591.86 ft
September 12, 2019
Flood stage
1,588.0 ft
Major flooding from 1,591.0 ft
Crests at major
1
62nd of 155 gauges in South Dakota
Most recent flood crest
June 30, 2025
1,588.83 ft, minor flooding
Location
Brookings County
Near Brookings (5.0 mi)
Identifiers
NWS MDYS2
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, Medary Creek near Medary
Action stage1,587.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)1,588.04Jun 30, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage1,589.02Mar 21, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage1,591.01Sep 12, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

8 crests from 2018 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Medary Creek near Medary, 2018 to 2025 15841586158815901592ft Flood stage 1,588.0 ftMajor 1,591.0 ft Apr 23, 2018: 1,588.50 ft, minor floodingJul 20, 2018: 1,590.50 ft, moderate floodingMar 21, 2019: 1,589.71 ft, moderate floodingSep 12, 2019: 1,591.86 ft, major floodingApr 1, 2020: 1,585.08 ft, below flood stageApr 10, 2023: 1,588.47 ft, minor floodingJun 24, 2024: 1,588.61 ft, minor floodingJun 30, 2025: 1,588.83 ft, minor flooding Highest, 1,591.86 ft, Sep 12, 2019 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Medary Creek near Medary 2010s: 4 4 2020s: 3 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, Medary Creek near Medary
1Sep 12, 20191,591.86+3.86Major—
2Jul 20, 20181,590.50+2.50Moderate—
3Mar 21, 20191,589.71+1.71Moderate—
4Jun 30, 20251,588.83+0.83Minor—
5Jun 24, 20241,588.61+0.61Minor—
6Apr 23, 20181,588.50+0.50Minor—
7Apr 10, 20231,588.47+0.47Minor—
8Apr 1, 20201,585.08−2.92Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Brookings County

Flood gauges in Brookings County
Bruce8.012.16 ft, Mar 28, 20110
Brookings1,607.01,607.49 ft, Apr 23, 20180
Brookings1,634.01,635.65 ft, Sep 12, 20190

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MDYS2, 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.