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Silver Creek at Sioux Falls

Highest listed crest 9.63 ftFlood stage 6.0 ft20 crests since 2004

The Silver Creek at Sioux Falls crested above flood stage 4 times among the 20 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2004 to 2025. The highest, 9.63 ft on September 14, 2019, was moderate flooding, 3.63 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
9.63 ft
September 14, 2019
Flood stage
6.0 ft
Major flooding from 10.0 ft
Crests at major
0
4 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 14, 2019
9.63 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Minnehaha County
Near Sioux Falls (4.3 mi), Brandon (7.4 mi), Harrisburg (11.6 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Silver Creek at Sioux Falls
Action stage5.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)6.03Mar 26, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage8.51Sep 14, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage10.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

20 crests from 2004 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Silver Creek at Sioux Falls, 2004 to 2025 246810ft Flood stage 6.0 ftMajor 10.0 ft May 31, 2004: 2.40 ft, below flood stageSep 26, 2005: 2.03 ft, below flood stageApr 7, 2006: 3.67 ft, below flood stageMar 15, 2007: 4.66 ft, below flood stageJun 13, 2008: 2.80 ft, below flood stageMar 31, 2009: 3.13 ft, below flood stageSep 27, 2010: 6.35 ft, minor floodingMar 25, 2011: 6.59 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 2012: 4.15 ft, below flood stageJul 2, 2013: 2.81 ft, below flood stageJun 17, 2014: 3.36 ft, below flood stageJun 8, 2015: 2.93 ft, below flood stageMar 11, 2016: 2.15 ft, below flood stageFeb 22, 2017: 3.20 ft, below flood stageMar 26, 2019: 6.41 ft, minor floodingSep 14, 2019: 9.63 ft, moderate floodingApr 1, 2020: 3.39 ft, below flood stageApr 16, 2023: 3.85 ft, below flood stageJun 25, 2024: 4.75 ft, below flood stageJul 6, 2025: 2.84 ft, below flood stage; 3 cubic feet per second Highest, 9.63 ft, Sep 14, 2019 20052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Silver Creek at Sioux Falls 2000s: 0 2010s: 4 4 2020s: 0 2000s2010s2020s
  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, Silver Creek at Sioux Falls
1Sep 14, 20199.63+3.63Moderate—
2Mar 25, 20116.59+0.59Minor—
3Mar 26, 20196.41+0.41Minor—
4Sep 27, 20106.35+0.35Minor—
5Jun 25, 20244.75−1.25Below flood stage—
6Mar 15, 20074.66−1.34Below flood stage—
7May 9, 20124.15−1.85Below flood stage—
8Apr 16, 20233.85−2.15Below flood stage—
9Apr 7, 20063.67−2.33Below flood stage—
10Apr 1, 20203.39−2.61Below flood stage—
11Jun 17, 20143.36−2.64Below flood stage—
12Feb 22, 20173.20−2.80Below flood stage—
13Mar 31, 20093.13−2.87Below flood stage—
14Jun 8, 20152.93−3.07Below flood stage—
15Jul 6, 20252.84−3.16Below flood stage3
16Jul 2, 20132.81−3.19Below flood stage—
17Jun 13, 20082.80−3.20Below flood stage—
18May 31, 20042.40−3.60Below flood stage—
19Mar 11, 20162.15−3.85Below flood stage—
20Sep 26, 20052.03−3.97Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Minnehaha County

Flood gauges in Minnehaha County
Dell Rapids1,481.01,490.00 ft, Sep 13, 20192
Sioux Falls I-9012.018.91 ft, Sep 14, 20191
Sioux Falls N. Cliff Avenue16.026.08 ft, Sep 14, 20190
Sioux Falls Western Avenue8.016.90 ft, Mar 14, 20194
Brandon1,304.01,313.53 ft, Sep 14, 20192
Dell Rapids12.016.70 ft, Sep 13, 201910
Sioux Falls11.518.23 ft, Mar 14, 20191
Hartford10.015.08 ft, Mar 14, 20190
Corson8.519.01 ft, Sep 12, 20194
Crooks9.012.65 ft, Mar 14, 20190

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge AGCS2, 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.