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Missouri River at Chamberlain

Highest listed crest 75.08 ftFlood stage 65.0 ft35 crests since 1989

The Missouri River at Chamberlain crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 35 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1989 to 2025. The highest, 75.08 ft on July 8, 2011, was major flooding, 10.08 feet above flood stage. 13 other gauges on the Missouri River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
75.08 ft
July 8, 2011
Flood stage
65.0 ft
Major flooding from 70.0 ft
Crests at major
3
31st of 155 gauges in South Dakota
Most recent flood crest
June 2, 2019
71.08 ft, major flooding
Location
Brule 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, Missouri River at Chamberlain
Action stage63.01May 14, 1999The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)65.02May 9, 2001Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage68.01Jun 23, 2010Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage70.03Jun 2, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

35 crests from 1989 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Missouri River at Chamberlain, 1989 to 2025 556065707580ft Flood stage 65.0 ftMajor 70.0 ft Mar 23, 1989: 59.15 ft, below flood stageJun 1, 1990: 57.67 ft, below flood stageJun 8, 1991: 60.47 ft, below flood stageJul 30, 1992: 56.70 ft, below flood stageJul 29, 1993: 61.28 ft, below flood stageJun 24, 1994: 57.43 ft, below flood stageJun 2, 1995: 67.93 ft, minor floodingJun 28, 1996: 61.88 ft, below flood stageMay 2, 1997: 72.21 ft, major floodingMay 14, 1999: 63.48 ft, action stageMay 11, 2000: 57.83 ft, below flood stageMay 9, 2001: 65.40 ft, minor floodingAug 16, 2002: 56.56 ft, below flood stageAug 22, 2003: 55.17 ft, below flood stageJun 4, 2004: 56.78 ft, below flood stageJun 18, 2005: 58.01 ft, below flood stageMay 6, 2006: 58.50 ft, below flood stageMay 15, 2007: 60.83 ft, below flood stageJun 14, 2008: 62.43 ft, below flood stageApr 29, 2009: 58.66 ft, below flood stageJun 23, 2010: 68.38 ft, moderate floodingJul 8, 2011: 75.08 ft, major floodingMay 10, 2012: 57.23 ft, below flood stageJun 7, 2013: 58.83 ft, below flood stageJun 27, 2014: 58.27 ft, below flood stageJul 3, 2015: 61.12 ft, below flood stageMay 12, 2016: 61.68 ft, below flood stageAug 25, 2017: 58.40 ft, below flood stageJun 2, 2019: 71.08 ft, major floodingAug 7, 2020: 59.10 ft, below flood stageSep 2, 2021: 57.11 ft, below flood stageMay 6, 2022: 57.52 ft, below flood stageJun 2, 2023: 57.91 ft, below flood stageJul 6, 2024: 61.44 ft, below flood stageJul 4, 2025: 58.01 ft, below flood stage Highest, 75.08 ft, Jul 8, 2011 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Missouri River at Chamberlain 1980s: 0 1990s: 2 2000s: 1 2010s: 3 3 2020s: 0 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, Missouri River at Chamberlain
1Jul 8, 201175.08+10.08Major—
2May 2, 199772.21+7.21Major—
3Jun 2, 201971.08+6.08Major—
4Jun 23, 201068.38+3.38Moderate—
5Jun 2, 199567.93+2.93Minor—
6May 9, 200165.40+0.40Minor—
7May 14, 199963.48−1.52Action—
8Jun 14, 200862.43−2.57Below flood stage—
9Jun 28, 199661.88−3.12Below flood stage—
10May 12, 201661.68−3.32Below flood stage—
11Jul 6, 202461.44−3.56Below flood stage—
12Jul 29, 199361.28−3.72Below flood stage—
13Jul 3, 201561.12−3.88Below flood stage—
14May 15, 200760.83−4.17Below flood stage—
15Jun 8, 199160.47−4.53Below flood stage—
16Mar 23, 198959.15−5.85Below flood stage—
17Aug 7, 202059.10−5.90Below flood stage—
18Jun 7, 201358.83−6.17Below flood stage—
19Apr 29, 200958.66−6.34Below flood stage—
20May 6, 200658.50−6.50Below flood stage—
21Aug 25, 201758.40−6.60Below flood stage—
22Jun 27, 201458.27−6.73Below flood stage—
23Jun 18, 200558.01−6.99Below flood stage—
24Jul 4, 202558.01−6.99Below flood stage—
25Jun 2, 202357.91−7.09Below flood stage—
26May 11, 200057.83−7.17Below flood stage—
27Jun 1, 199057.67−7.33Below flood stage—
28May 6, 202257.52−7.48Below flood stage—
29Jun 24, 199457.43−7.57Below flood stage—
30May 10, 201257.23−7.77Below flood stage—
31Sep 2, 202157.11−7.89Below flood stage—
32Jun 4, 200456.78−8.22Below flood stage—
33Jul 30, 199256.70−8.30Below flood stage—
34Aug 16, 200256.56−8.44Below flood stage—
35Aug 22, 200355.17−9.83Below flood stage—

The worst floods along the Missouri River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Missouri River that crested above flood stage within a week.

July 8, 2011: 75.08 ft here, major flooding

  • GreenwoodSD · Jul 7, 2011 · 38.78 ft · Major · its highest
  • YanktonSD · Jul 7, 2011 · 25.93 ft · Major
  • OmahaNE · Jul 2, 2011 · 36.29 ft · Moderate · its highest
  • WaverlyMO · Jul 9, 2011 · 30.75 ft · Moderate
  • MiamiMO · Jul 10, 2011 · 28.80 ft · Moderate
  • NapoleonMO · Jul 10, 2011 · 27.60 ft · Moderate
  • Jefferson CityMO · Jul 2, 2011 · 27.23 ft · Moderate
  • Kansas CityMO · Jul 10, 2011 · 32.60 ft · Minor
  • St. CharlesMO · Jul 4, 2011 · 28.03 ft · Minor
  • BoonvilleMO · Jul 1, 2011 · 28.00 ft · Minor

May 2, 1997: 72.21 ft here, major flooding

  • GlasgowMO · May 4, 1997 · 25.40 ft · Minor
  • BoonvilleMO · May 4, 1997 · 21.80 ft · Minor
  • St. JosephMO · May 3, 1997 · 20.97 ft · Minor

June 2, 2019: 71.08 ft here, major flooding

  • GlasgowMO · May 29, 2019 · 37.35 ft · Major
  • HermannMO · Jun 8, 2019 · 33.52 ft · Major
  • Jefferson CityMO · Jun 7, 2019 · 33.41 ft · Major
  • WaverlyMO · Jun 1, 2019 · 31.92 ft · Major · its highest
  • MiamiMO · Jun 1, 2019 · 31.53 ft · Major
  • BrownvilleNE · Jun 5, 2019 · 39.45 ft · Moderate
  • Kansas CityMO · Jun 2, 2019 · 36.73 ft · Moderate
  • St. CharlesMO · Jun 9, 2019 · 35.59 ft · Moderate
  • ParkvilleMO · Jun 2, 2019 · 34.68 ft · Moderate
  • BoonvilleMO · May 31, 2019 · 33.73 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Missouri River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Missouri River
ParkvilleMO25.035.01 ft, Mar 23, 20191
AtchisonKS22.031.63 ft, Jul 26, 19933
BoonvilleMO21.037.10 ft, Jul 29, 19931
BrownvilleNE34.045.73 ft, Mar 16, 20193
Chamberlain this gaugeSD65.075.08 ft, Jul 8, 20113
DecaturNE35.044.41 ft, Apr 16, 19521
Farm IslandSD26.029.52 ft, Jun 21, 20111
Gavins Point DamNE1,210.01,212.02 ft, Mar 15, 20190
GlasgowMO25.039.50 ft, Jul 29, 199324
HermannMO21.036.97 ft, Jul 31, 19939
Highway 370 at BellevueNE30.033.78 ft, Jun 29, 20240
Highway 92 at OmahaNE27.532.90 ft, Jun 29, 20240
Jefferson CityMO23.038.65 ft, Jul 30, 199310
Kansas CityMO32.048.87 ft, Jul 27, 19930
La Framboise IslandSD29.033.45 ft, Jun 22, 20111
LeavenworthKS20.035.34 ft, Jul 28, 19933
MiamiMO18.032.60 ft, Jul 30, 19935
NapoleonMO17.029.73 ft, Jun 2, 20190
Nebraska CityNE18.030.12 ft, Mar 16, 20193
NiobraraNE21.026.76 ft, Jun 26, 20111
OmahaNE27.036.29 ft, Jul 2, 20110
PierreSD13.025.35 ft, Apr 10, 19525
PlattsmouthNE26.040.62 ft, Mar 16, 20193
RuloNE17.028.13 ft, Mar 20, 20193
Sioux CityNE30.035.25 ft, Jul 21, 20110
SpringfieldSD11.017.73 ft, Mar 14, 20191
St. CharlesMO25.040.11 ft, Jun 24, 18449
St. JosephMO17.032.07 ft, Jul 26, 19934
WashingtonMO20.035.40 ft, Jul 31, 19935
YanktonSD20.050.50 ft, Apr 5, 188138
BlairNE26.533.50 ft, Apr 17, 19521
ChamoisMO17.033.30 ft, Jul 31, 19931
GreenwoodSD30.038.78 ft, Jul 7, 20112
MaskellNE30.031.86 ft, Jun 29, 20110
PoncaNE20.029.15 ft, Jul 20, 20111
VerdelNE24.029.12 ft, Jun 30, 20112
WaverlyMO20.031.92 ft, Jun 1, 20193

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CBLS2, 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.