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North Deer Creek above Brookings

Highest listed crest 1,607.49 ftFlood stage 1,607.0 ft5 crests since 2018

The North Deer Creek above Brookings crested above flood stage 1 time among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2018 to 2025. The highest, 1,607.49 ft on April 23, 2018, was minor flooding, 0.49 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
1,607.49 ft
April 23, 2018
Flood stage
1,607.0 ft
Major flooding from 1,611.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 23, 2018
1,607.49 ft, minor flooding
Location
Brookings County
Near Brookings (5.3 mi)
Identifiers
NWS NDCS2
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, North Deer Creek above Brookings
Action stage1,605.03Jun 30, 2025The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)1,607.01Apr 23, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage1,609.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage1,611.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

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

Listed crests at the North Deer Creek above Brookings, 2018 to 2025 1600160216041606160816101612ft Flood stage 1,607.0 ftMajor 1,611.0 ft Apr 23, 2018: 1,607.49 ft, minor floodingMay 7, 2020: 1,600.17 ft, below flood stageApr 10, 2023: 1,606.49 ft, action stageJun 23, 2024: 1,605.98 ft, action stageJun 30, 2025: 1,605.34 ft, action stage Highest, 1,607.49 ft, Apr 23, 2018 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, North Deer Creek above Brookings 2010s: 1 1 2020s: 0 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, North Deer Creek above Brookings
1Apr 23, 20181,607.49+0.49Minor—
2Apr 10, 20231,606.49−0.51Action—
3Jun 23, 20241,605.98−1.02Action—
4Jun 30, 20251,605.34−1.66Action—
5May 7, 20201,600.17−6.83Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Brookings County

Flood gauges in Brookings County
Bruce8.012.16 ft, Mar 28, 20110
Medary1,588.01,591.86 ft, Sep 12, 20191
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 NDCS2, 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.