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South Branch Tributary Mud Creek near Rauville

Highest listed crest 5.75 ftFlood stage 4.0 ft21 crests since 2000

The South Branch Tributary Mud Creek near Rauville crested above flood stage 6 times among the 21 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2000 to 2025. The highest, 5.75 ft on March 23, 2019, was minor flooding, 1.75 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
5.75 ft
March 23, 2019; 400 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
4.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
6 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
July 28, 2025
5.15 ft, minor flooding
Location
Codington County
Near Watertown (3.9 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, South Branch Tributary Mud Creek near Rauville
Action stage3.56Apr 2, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)4.06Jul 28, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

21 crests from 2000 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the South Branch Tributary Mud Creek near Rauville, 2000 to 2025 0246ft Flood stage 4.0 ft Apr 21, 2000: 0.65 ft, below flood stage; 1 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2001: 5.50 ft, minor flooding; 180 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2002: 3.88 ft, action stage; 200 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2003: 3.90 ft, action stage; 5 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2004: 1.73 ft, below flood stage; 12 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2005: 3.35 ft, below flood stage; 55 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2006: 3.40 ft, below flood stage; 25 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2007: 3.61 ft, action stage; 202 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2008: 3.05 ft, below flood stage; 67 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2009: 5.62 ft, minor flooding; 400 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2010: 4.87 ft, minor flooding; 150 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2011: 5.28 ft, minor flooding; 450 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2012: 3.76 ft, action stage; 170 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2013: 3.73 ft, action stage; 118 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2014: 3.07 ft, below flood stage; 68 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2015: 3.34 ft, below flood stage; 85 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 2016: 2.69 ft, below flood stage; 45 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2017: 2.48 ft, below flood stage; 20 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2019: 5.75 ft, minor flooding; 400 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 2020: 3.71 ft, action stage; 84 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 2025: 5.15 ft, minor flooding; 464 cubic feet per second Highest, 5.75 ft, Mar 23, 2019 200020052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, South Branch Tributary Mud Creek near Rauville 2000s: 2 2010s: 3 3 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, South Branch Tributary Mud Creek near Rauville
1Mar 23, 20195.75+1.75Minor400
2Mar 15, 20095.62+1.62Minor400
3Apr 7, 20015.50+1.50Minor180
4Mar 20, 20115.28+1.28Minor450
5Jul 28, 20255.15+1.15Minor464
6Mar 14, 20104.87+0.87Minor150
7Mar 15, 20033.90−0.10Action5
8Mar 29, 20023.88−0.12Action200
9Jun 21, 20123.76−0.24Action170
10Jun 23, 20133.73−0.27Action118
11Apr 2, 20203.71−0.29Action84
12Apr 22, 20073.61−0.39Action202
13Mar 11, 20063.40−0.60Below flood stage25
14May 9, 20053.35−0.65Below flood stage55
15Jun 23, 20153.34−0.66Below flood stage85
16Jun 20, 20143.07−0.93Below flood stage68
17Jun 12, 20083.05−0.95Below flood stage67
18Mar 8, 20162.69−1.31Below flood stage45
19Feb 24, 20172.48−1.52Below flood stage20
20Mar 31, 20041.73−2.27Below flood stage12
21Apr 21, 20000.65−3.35Below flood stage1

Other gauges in Codington County

Flood gauges in Codington County
Lake Kampeska21.022.40 ft, Mar 15, 20100
Watertown Broadway Avenue10.513.67 ft, Apr 6, 19971
Watertown Sioux Conifer Road9.011.18 ft, Apr 13, 20230
Watertown11.013.13 ft, Apr 2, 19975
Watertown10.012.33 ft, Apr 7, 20012
Lake Kampeska at Watertown Water Plant21.023.71 ft, Apr 6, 19972
Rauville9.010.70 ft, Apr 11, 20230
Watertown10.013.55 ft, Apr 11, 20230

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RVLS2, 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.