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Platte Creek near Platte

Highest listed crest 21.15 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft35 crests since 1989

The Platte Creek near Platte crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 35 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1989 to 2025. The highest, 21.15 ft on September 12, 2019, was major flooding, 9.15 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
21.15 ft
September 12, 2019; 23,200 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 16.0 ft
Crests at major
1
62nd of 155 gauges in South Dakota
Most recent flood crest
September 12, 2019
21.15 ft, major flooding
Location
Charles Mix 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, Platte Creek near Platte
Action stage10.04Jun 22, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.02Mar 13, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.01Jul 6, 2011Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.01Sep 12, 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 Platte Creek near Platte, 1989 to 2025 0510152025ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 16.0 ft Mar 16, 1989: 3.32 ft, below flood stage; 10 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1990: 5.14 ft, below flood stage; 447 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1991: 4.28 ft, below flood stage; 187 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 1992: 3.09 ft, below flood stage; 29 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1993: 7.24 ft, below flood stage; 1,600 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1994: 5.98 ft, below flood stage; 257 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1995: 11.29 ft, action stage; 2,600 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1996: 8.72 ft, below flood stage; 1,490 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1997: 12.67 ft, minor floodingAug 4, 1998: 4.77 ft, below flood stage; 314 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1999: 10.02 ft, action stage; 2,300 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2000: 2.81 ft, below flood stage; 39 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2001: 7.58 ft, below flood stage; 1,340 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2002: 2.72 ft, below flood stage; 44 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2003: 2.44 ft, below flood stage; 16 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2004: 3.54 ft, below flood stage; 118 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2005: 4.32 ft, below flood stage; 228 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2006: 3.38 ft, below flood stage; 91 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2007: 6.01 ft, below flood stage; 631 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2008: 6.91 ft, below flood stage; 1,020 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 2009: 4.01 ft, below flood stage; 177 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2010: 8.20 ft, below flood stageJul 6, 2011: 14.65 ft, moderate floodingApr 17, 2012: 4.52 ft, below flood stage; 240 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2013: 3.86 ft, below flood stage; 89 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 2014: 5.20 ft, below flood stage; 417 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2015: 4.72 ft, below flood stage; 272 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2016: 10.01 ft, action stage; 2,120 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 2017: 3.27 ft, below flood stage; 39 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2019: 12.27 ft, minor floodingSep 12, 2019: 21.15 ft, major flooding; 23,200 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2020: 8.49 ft, below flood stageOct 14, 2023: 4.02 ft, below flood stage; 205 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2024: 10.03 ft, action stage; 2,990 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2025: 2.28 ft, below flood stage; 17 cubic feet per second Highest, 21.15 ft, Sep 12, 2019 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Platte Creek near Platte 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 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, Platte Creek near Platte
1Sep 12, 201921.15+9.15Major23,200
2Jul 6, 201114.65+2.65Moderate—
3May 8, 199712.67+0.67Minor—
4Mar 13, 201912.27+0.27Minor—
5May 11, 199511.29−0.71Action2,600
6Jun 22, 202410.03−1.97Action2,990
7May 8, 199910.02−1.98Action2,300
8May 23, 201610.01−1.99Action2,120
9May 28, 19968.72−3.28Below flood stage1,490
10Jun 10, 20208.49−3.51Below flood stage—
11Mar 14, 20108.20−3.80Below flood stage—
12Apr 24, 20017.58−4.42Below flood stage1,340
13Jun 17, 19937.24−4.76Below flood stage1,600
14Jun 6, 20086.91−5.09Below flood stage1,020
15Jun 23, 20076.01−5.99Below flood stage631
16Mar 4, 19945.98−6.02Below flood stage257
17Aug 29, 20145.20−6.80Below flood stage417
18May 24, 19905.14−6.86Below flood stage447
19Aug 4, 19984.77−7.23Below flood stage314
20Jul 2, 20154.72−7.28Below flood stage272
21Apr 17, 20124.52−7.48Below flood stage240
22Jun 11, 20054.32−7.68Below flood stage228
23Jun 4, 19914.28−7.72Below flood stage187
24Oct 14, 20234.02−7.98Below flood stage205
25Sep 3, 20094.01−7.99Below flood stage177
26Jun 23, 20133.86−8.14Below flood stage89
27Jun 11, 20043.54−8.46Below flood stage118
28Apr 6, 20063.38−8.62Below flood stage91
29Mar 16, 19893.32−8.68Below flood stage10
30Sep 25, 20173.27−8.73Below flood stage39
31Sep 2, 19923.09−8.91Below flood stage29
32May 18, 20002.81−9.19Below flood stage39
33Mar 30, 20022.72−9.28Below flood stage44
34May 9, 20032.44−9.56Below flood stage16
35Apr 25, 20252.28−9.72Below flood stage17

Other gauges in Charles Mix County

Flood gauges in Charles Mix County
Greenwood30.038.78 ft, Jul 7, 20112

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PCPS2, 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.