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Mud Creek near Rauville

Highest listed crest 10.70 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft24 crests since 1998

The Mud Creek near Rauville crested above flood stage 13 times among the 24 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1998 to 2025. The highest, 10.70 ft on April 11, 2023, was minor flooding, 1.70 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
10.70 ft
April 11, 2023; 1,910 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
13 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 6, 2025
10.41 ft, minor flooding
Location
Codington County
Near Watertown (7.3 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Mud Creek near Rauville
Action stage8.05Apr 2, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.013Aug 6, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

24 crests from 1998 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Mud Creek near Rauville, 1998 to 2025 24681012ft Flood stage 9.0 ft Mar 26, 1998: 4.96 ft, below flood stage; 113 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 1998: 3.98 ft, below flood stage; 47 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 2000: 5.99 ft, below flood stage; 2 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2001: 10.38 ft, minor flooding; 850 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2002: 9.68 ft, minor flooding; 600 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2003: 8.96 ft, action stage; 10 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2005: 8.67 ft, action stage; 200 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2006: 8.68 ft, action stage; 200 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2007: 9.42 ft, minor flooding; 300 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2008: 9.33 ft, minor flooding; 185 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2009: 10.39 ft, minor flooding; 742 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2010: 9.67 ft, minor flooding; 190 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2011: 9.80 ft, minor flooding; 448 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2012: 8.61 ft, action stage; 113 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2013: 9.22 ft, minor flooding; 240 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2014: 9.31 ft, minor flooding; 160 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2015: 7.15 ft, below flood stage; 20 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2016: 6.25 ft, below flood stage; 3 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 2017: 7.98 ft, below flood stage; 10 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2018: 9.81 ft, minor flooding; 697 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2019: 10.40 ft, minor floodingApr 2, 2020: 8.79 ft, action stage; 135 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2023: 10.70 ft, minor flooding; 1,910 cubic feet per secondAug 6, 2025: 10.41 ft, minor flooding; 848 cubic feet per second Highest, 10.70 ft, Apr 11, 2023 200020052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Mud Creek near Rauville 1990s: 0 2000s: 5 2010s: 6 6 2020s: 2 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, Mud Creek near Rauville
1Apr 11, 202310.70+1.70Minor1,910
2Aug 6, 202510.41+1.41Minor848
3Mar 23, 201910.40+1.40Minor—
4Mar 16, 200910.39+1.39Minor742
5Apr 7, 200110.38+1.38Minor850
6Apr 22, 20189.81+0.81Minor697
7Mar 21, 20119.80+0.80Minor448
8Apr 28, 20029.68+0.68Minor600
9Mar 14, 20109.67+0.67Minor190
10Mar 21, 20079.42+0.42Minor300
11Jun 12, 20089.33+0.33Minor185
12Jun 19, 20149.31+0.31Minor160
13Apr 28, 20139.22+0.22Minor240
14Mar 16, 20038.96−0.04Action10
15Apr 2, 20208.79−0.21Action135
16Mar 30, 20068.68−0.32Action200
17Jun 14, 20058.67−0.33Action200
18Mar 12, 20128.61−0.39Action113
19Feb 20, 20177.98−1.02Below flood stage10
20Jun 23, 20157.15−1.85Below flood stage20
21Apr 25, 20166.25−2.75Below flood stage3
22Mar 8, 20005.99−3.01Below flood stage2
23Mar 26, 19984.96−4.04Below flood stage113
24Oct 17, 19983.98−5.02Below flood stage47

Other gauges in Codington County

Flood gauges in Codington County
Lake Kampeska21.022.40 ft, Mar 15, 20100
Watertown Broadway Avenue10.513.67 ft, Apr 6, 19971
Watertown Sioux Conifer Road9.011.18 ft, Apr 13, 20230
Watertown11.013.13 ft, Apr 2, 19975
Watertown10.012.33 ft, Apr 7, 20012
Lake Kampeska at Watertown Water Plant21.023.71 ft, Apr 6, 19972
Rauville4.05.75 ft, Mar 23, 20190
Watertown10.013.55 ft, Apr 11, 20230

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RAUS2, 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.