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Skunk Creek near Hartford

Highest listed crest 15.08 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft22 crests since 2002

The Skunk Creek near Hartford crested above flood stage 9 times among the 22 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2002 to 2025. The highest, 15.08 ft on March 14, 2019, was moderate flooding, 5.08 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Skunk Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
15.08 ft
March 14, 2019; 5,680 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 16.0 ft
Crests at major
0
9 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 21, 2024
12.65 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Minnehaha County
Near Sioux Falls (10.7 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Skunk Creek near Hartford
Action stage9.01Apr 9, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.01Jun 18, 2014Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.08Jun 21, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

22 crests from 2002 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Skunk Creek near Hartford, 2002 to 2025 46810121416ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 16.0 ft May 22, 2002: 6.23 ft, below flood stage; 285 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2003: 7.51 ft, below flood stage; 674 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2004: 11.41 ft, moderate flooding; 3,170 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2005: 6.43 ft, below flood stage; 343 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2006: 11.59 ft, moderate flooding; 2,810 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2007: 11.24 ft, moderate flooding; 2,200 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2008: 7.14 ft, below flood stage; 530 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2009: 7.08 ft, below flood stage; 513 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2010: 11.83 ft, moderate floodingMar 16, 2011: 12.28 ft, moderate flooding; 2,450 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2012: 8.84 ft, below flood stage; 1,160 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2013: 8.25 ft, below flood stage; 300 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2014: 10.07 ft, minor flooding; 1,800 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 2015: 8.48 ft, below flood stage; 1,010 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2016: 7.32 ft, below flood stage; 584 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2017: 5.84 ft, below flood stage; 224 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2019: 15.08 ft, moderate flooding; 5,680 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 2019: 14.16 ft, moderate floodingApr 1, 2020: 6.99 ft, below flood stageApr 9, 2023: 9.19 ft, action stage; 916 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2024: 12.65 ft, moderate flooding; 916 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2025: 5.51 ft, below flood stage; 168 cubic feet per second Highest, 15.08 ft, Mar 14, 2019 20052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Skunk Creek near Hartford 2000s: 3 2010s: 5 5 2020s: 1 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, Skunk Creek near Hartford
1Mar 14, 201915.08+5.08Moderate5,680
2Sep 12, 201914.16+4.16Moderate—
3Jun 21, 202412.65+2.65Moderate916
4Mar 16, 201112.28+2.28Moderate2,450
5Mar 13, 201011.83+1.83Moderate—
6Apr 7, 200611.59+1.59Moderate2,810
7May 29, 200411.41+1.41Moderate3,170
8Mar 11, 200711.24+1.24Moderate2,200
9Jun 18, 201410.07+0.07Minor1,800
10Apr 9, 20239.19−0.81Action916
11May 9, 20128.84−1.16Below flood stage1,160
12Jul 7, 20158.48−1.52Below flood stage1,010
13Mar 10, 20138.25−1.75Below flood stage300
14Jun 26, 20037.51−2.49Below flood stage674
15May 2, 20167.32−2.68Below flood stage584
16Apr 28, 20087.14−2.86Below flood stage530
17Jun 25, 20097.08−2.92Below flood stage513
18Apr 1, 20206.99−3.01Below flood stage—
19Jun 11, 20056.43−3.57Below flood stage343
20May 22, 20026.23−3.77Below flood stage285
21May 2, 20175.84−4.16Below flood stage224
22May 20, 20255.51−4.49Below flood stage168

The worst floods along the Skunk Creek

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

March 14, 2019: 15.08 ft here, moderate flooding

  • Sioux FallsSD · Mar 14, 2019 · 18.23 ft · Major · its highest

September 12, 2019: 14.16 ft here, moderate flooding

  • ChesterSD · Sep 12, 2019 · 7.37 ft · Minor

June 21, 2024: 12.65 ft here, moderate flooding

  • Sioux FallsSD · Jun 22, 2024 · 16.53 ft · Moderate
  • ChesterSD · Jun 23, 2024 · 7.07 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Skunk Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Skunk Creek
ChesterSD7.07.45 ft, Jul 10, 20110
Hartford this gaugeSD10.015.08 ft, Mar 14, 20190
Sioux FallsSD11.518.23 ft, Mar 14, 20191

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 Falls6.09.63 ft, Sep 14, 20190
Sioux Falls11.518.23 ft, Mar 14, 20191
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 HTFS2, 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.