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Rapid Creek above Victoria Creek near Rapid City

Highest listed crest 13.00 ftFlood stage 7.5 ft37 crests since 1972

The Rapid Creek above Victoria Creek near Rapid City crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 37 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1972 to 2023. The highest, 13.00 ft on June 9, 1972, was major flooding, 5.50 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Rapid Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.00 ft
June 9, 1972
Flood stage
7.5 ft
Major flooding from 9.0 ft
Crests at major
1
62nd of 155 gauges in South Dakota
Most recent flood crest
May 28, 2019
8.27 ft, minor flooding
Location
Pennington County
Near Rapid City (6.9 mi), Box Elder (14.1 mi)
Identifiers
NWS RAVS2
USGS 06412200; out of service

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Rapid Creek above Victoria Creek near Rapid City
Action stage7.05Oct 21, 2013The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)7.55May 28, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage8.50—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage9.01Jun 9, 1972Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

37 crests from 1972 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Rapid Creek above Victoria Creek near Rapid City, 1972 to 2023 468101214ft Flood stage 7.5 ftMajor 9.0 ft Jun 9, 1972: 13.00 ft, major floodingAug 17, 1989: 5.91 ft, below flood stage; 140 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1990: 5.95 ft, below flood stage; 145 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 1991: 5.96 ft, below flood stage; 147 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1992: 5.89 ft, below flood stage; 132 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1993: 6.66 ft, below flood stage; 335 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1994: 6.22 ft, below flood stage; 205 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1995: 7.15 ft, action stage; 514 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1996: 7.57 ft, minor flooding; 701 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1997: 8.38 ft, minor flooding; 1,180 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1998: 7.19 ft, action stage; 531 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1999: 7.24 ft, action stage; 654 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2000: 6.06 ft, below flood stage; 180 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2001: 5.79 ft, below flood stage; 115 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 2002: 6.06 ft, below flood stage; 166 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2003: 5.99 ft, below flood stage; 138 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2004: 5.94 ft, below flood stage; 128 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2005: 6.00 ft, below flood stage; 149 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2006: 6.08 ft, below flood stage; 166 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 2007: 5.99 ft, below flood stage; 146 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2008: 6.24 ft, below flood stage; 205 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2009: 6.65 ft, below flood stage; 326 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2010: 7.16 ft, action stage; 498 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2011: 7.80 ft, minor flooding; 720 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 2012: 5.87 ft, below flood stage; 92 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 2013: 5.89 ft, below flood stage; 95 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 2013: 7.03 ft, action stage; 407 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2015: 8.28 ft, minor flooding; 1,100 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 2016: 6.00 ft, below flood stage; 120 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 2017: 5.92 ft, below flood stage; 106 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2018: 6.99 ft, below flood stage; 397 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2019: 8.27 ft, minor flooding; 1,080 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2020: 6.78 ft, below flood stage; 342 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2021: 6.07 ft, below flood stage; 145 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2022: 6.05 ft, below flood stage; 133 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2023: 6.73 ft, below flood stage; 324 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 2023: 5.76 ft, below flood stage; 82 cubic feet per second Highest, 13.00 ft, Jun 9, 1972 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Rapid Creek above Victoria Creek near Rapid City 1970s: 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 2 2000s: 0 2010s: 3 3 2020s: 0 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Rapid Creek above Victoria Creek near Rapid City
1Jun 9, 197213.00+5.50Major—
2Jun 2, 19978.38+0.88Minor1,180
3Jun 24, 20158.28+0.78Minor1,100
4May 28, 20198.27+0.77Minor1,080
5May 30, 20117.80+0.30Minor720
6Jun 1, 19967.57+0.07Minor701
7Jun 17, 19997.24−0.26Action654
8Jun 24, 19987.19−0.31Action531
9May 24, 20107.16−0.34Action498
10Jun 21, 19957.15−0.35Action514
11Oct 21, 20137.03−0.47Action407
12Jun 24, 20186.99−0.51Below flood stage397
13May 2, 20206.78−0.72Below flood stage342
14Jul 11, 20236.73−0.77Below flood stage324
15Jun 20, 19936.66−0.84Below flood stage335
16Apr 21, 20096.65−0.85Below flood stage326
17May 24, 20086.24−1.26Below flood stage205
18Apr 27, 19946.22−1.28Below flood stage205
19Jul 1, 20066.08−1.42Below flood stage166
20May 5, 20216.07−1.43Below flood stage145
21May 20, 20006.06−1.44Below flood stage180
22Jul 20, 20026.06−1.44Below flood stage166
23Jun 7, 20226.05−1.45Below flood stage133
24Jul 11, 20056.00−1.50Below flood stage149
25Jul 15, 20166.00−1.50Below flood stage120
26Jun 20, 20035.99−1.51Below flood stage138
27Jul 8, 20075.99−1.51Below flood stage146
28Jul 16, 19915.96−1.54Below flood stage147
29Jul 7, 19905.95−1.55Below flood stage145
30Jul 1, 20045.94−1.56Below flood stage128
31Jul 27, 20175.92−1.58Below flood stage106
32Aug 17, 19895.91−1.59Below flood stage140
33May 21, 19925.89−1.61Below flood stage132
34Aug 24, 20135.89−1.61Below flood stage95
35Jul 25, 20125.87−1.63Below flood stage92
36Apr 10, 20015.79−1.71Below flood stage115
37Oct 12, 20235.76−1.74Below flood stage82

The worst floods along the Rapid Creek

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

June 9, 1972: 13.00 ft here, major flooding

June 2, 1997: 8.38 ft here, minor flooding

  • Founders ParkSD · Jun 2, 1997 · 11.18 ft · Minor · its highest

June 24, 2015: 8.28 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Rapid Creek

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Rapid Creek
Johnson SidingSD4.54.88 ft, Jun 24, 20150
Big BendSD7.07.43 ft, Jun 24, 20150
Victoria Creek near Rapid City this gaugeSD7.513.00 ft, Jun 9, 19721
Founders ParkSD11.011.18 ft, Jun 2, 19970
Hawthorne Ditch at Rapid CitySD16.024.30 ft, Jun 9, 19720
Water Reclamation Facility near Rapid CitySD9.011.23 ft, May 28, 20190
FarmingdaleSD11.012.69 ft, May 24, 20103

Other gauges in Pennington County

Flood gauges in Pennington County
Keystone6.514.50 ft, Jun 9, 19721
Keystone8.014.50 ft, Jun 9, 19721
Rapid City33.534.24 ft, Jul 5, 20190
Deerfield6.06.54 ft, Mar 15, 20190
Scenic18.019.31 ft, Mar 11, 20110
Wasta13.018.00 ft, May 15, 19202
Keystone4.56.32 ft, Oct 11, 20131
Johnson Siding4.54.88 ft, Jun 24, 20150
Water Reclamation Facility near Rapid City9.011.23 ft, May 28, 20190
Big Bend7.07.43 ft, Jun 24, 20150
Founders Park11.011.18 ft, Jun 2, 19970
Hawthorne Ditch at Rapid City16.024.30 ft, Jun 9, 19720
Farmingdale11.012.69 ft, May 24, 20103
Hill City6.06.32 ft, May 26, 20150
Rockerville7.014.00 ft, Jun 10, 19721
Hill City6.58.23 ft, Jun 18, 19981
Victoria Dam nr Rapid City6.58.20 ft, May 28, 20191

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RAVS2, 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.