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Split Rock Creek at Corson

Highest listed crest 19.01 ftFlood stage 8.5 ft58 crests since 1966

The Split Rock Creek at Corson crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 58 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1966 to 2025. The highest, 19.01 ft on September 12, 2019, was major flooding, 10.51 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Split Rock Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
19.01 ft
September 12, 2019; 20,100 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.5 ft
Major flooding from 16.0 ft
Crests at major
4
25th of 155 gauges in South Dakota
Most recent flood crest
June 22, 2024
16.18 ft, major flooding
Location
Minnehaha County
Near Brandon (1.9 mi), Sioux Falls (9.9 mi), Harrisburg (14.6 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Split Rock Creek at Corson
Action stage7.52Mar 12, 1977The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.517Apr 10, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.012Mar 14, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.04Jun 22, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

58 crests from 1966 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Split Rock Creek at Corson, 1966 to 2025 05101520ft Flood stage 8.5 ftMajor 16.0 ft Feb 10, 1966: 8.60 ft, minor flooding; 550 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1967: 5.40 ft, below flood stage; 925 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1968: 6.85 ft, below flood stage; 1,850 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1969: 15.00 ft, moderate flooding; 17,800 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1970: 8.82 ft, minor flooding; 2,500 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1971: 8.07 ft, action stageMar 13, 1972: 9.50 ft, minor flooding; 1,900 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1973: 6.23 ft, below flood stage; 840 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 1973: 9.75 ft, minor flooding; 5,240 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1975: 4.71 ft, below flood stage; 446 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1976: 9.06 ft, minor flooding; 900 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1977: 8.14 ft, action stageMar 18, 1978: 8.96 ft, minor flooding; 3,250 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1979: 12.65 ft, moderate flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1980: 7.22 ft, below flood stage; 2,230 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1981: 5.69 ft, below flood stage; 1,110 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 1982: 9.33 ft, minor flooding; 3,090 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1983: 9.96 ft, minor flooding; 4,500 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1984: 14.08 ft, moderate flooding; 9,020 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1985: 9.72 ft, minor flooding; 4,100 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1986: 13.98 ft, moderate flooding; 7,920 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1987: 6.62 ft, below flood stage; 1,840 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1988: 3.92 ft, below flood stage; 491 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1989: 7.45 ft, below flood stage; 1,200 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 1990: 5.46 ft, below flood stage; 1,150 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1991: 5.46 ft, below flood stage; 500 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1992: 10.69 ft, minor flooding; 4,800 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1993: 17.58 ft, major flooding; 18,900 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1994: 10.48 ft, minor flooding; 4,700 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1995: 11.65 ft, moderate flooding; 5,820 cubic feet per secondOct 25, 1995: 5.33 ft, below flood stage; 956 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1997: 12.80 ft, moderate flooding; 7,950 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2001: 11.95 ft, moderate floodingAug 21, 2002: 6.10 ft, below flood stage; 1,320 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2003: 5.57 ft, below flood stage; 1,130 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2004: 9.21 ft, minor flooding; 3,400 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2005: 5.81 ft, below flood stage; 1,180 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2006: 12.82 ft, moderate flooding; 8,020 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2007: 9.87 ft, minor flooding; 4,050 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 2008: 6.81 ft, below flood stage; 1,710 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 2009: 4.89 ft, below flood stage; 400 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 2010: 15.50 ft, moderate flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 2011: 11.59 ft, moderate flooding; 4,730 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2012: 10.48 ft, minor flooding; 4,730 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2013: 6.13 ft, below flood stage; 1,340 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2014: 16.16 ft, major flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 2015: 8.56 ft, minor flooding; 2,510 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2016: 6.43 ft, below flood stage; 1,480 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2017: 5.31 ft, below flood stage; 946 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2018: 12.80 ft, moderate floodingMar 14, 2019: 11.66 ft, moderate floodingSep 12, 2019: 19.01 ft, major flooding; 20,100 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2020: 5.08 ft, below flood stage; 931 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 2021: 3.07 ft, below flood stage; 250 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2022: 9.99 ft, minor flooding; 4,470 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2023: 9.91 ft, minor flooding; 4,090 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2024: 16.18 ft, major flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2025: 3.06 ft, below flood stage; 231 cubic feet per second Highest, 19.01 ft, Sep 12, 2019 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Split Rock Creek at Corson 1960s: 2 1970s: 6 1980s: 5 1990s: 5 2000s: 4 2010s: 8 8 2020s: 3 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

The 50 highest of 58 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Split Rock Creek at Corson
1Sep 12, 201919.01+10.51Major20,100
2May 8, 199317.58+9.08Major18,900
3Jun 22, 202416.18+7.68Major12,500
4Jun 17, 201416.16+7.66Major13,100
5Sep 24, 201015.50+7.00Moderate13,100
6Apr 8, 196915.00+6.50Moderate17,800
7Jun 21, 198414.08+5.58Moderate9,020
8Sep 22, 198613.98+5.48Moderate7,920
9Apr 7, 200612.82+4.32Moderate8,020
10Apr 1, 199712.80+4.30Moderate7,950
11Jun 21, 201812.80+4.30Moderate—
12Mar 22, 197912.65+4.15Moderate10,500
13Apr 24, 200111.95+3.45Moderate—
14Mar 14, 201911.66+3.16Moderate—
15Apr 19, 199511.65+3.15Moderate5,820
16Jul 15, 201111.59+3.09Moderate4,730
17Jul 1, 199210.69+2.19Minor4,800
18Jun 13, 199410.48+1.98Minor4,700
19May 7, 201210.48+1.98Minor4,730
20Jul 6, 20229.99+1.49Minor4,470
21Mar 7, 19839.96+1.46Minor4,500
22Apr 10, 20239.91+1.41Minor4,090
23Mar 13, 20079.87+1.37Minor4,050
24Oct 10, 19739.75+1.25Minor5,240
25Apr 22, 19859.72+1.22Minor4,100
26Mar 13, 19729.50+1.00Minor1,900
27Aug 4, 19829.33+0.83Minor3,090
28May 30, 20049.21+0.71Minor3,400
29Mar 12, 19769.06+0.56Minor900
30Mar 18, 19788.96+0.46Minor3,250
31Mar 3, 19708.82+0.32Minor2,500
32Feb 10, 19668.60+0.10Minor550
33Jul 7, 20158.56+0.06Minor2,510
34Mar 12, 19778.14−0.36Action—
35Mar 13, 19718.07−0.43Action—
36Mar 9, 19897.45−1.05Below flood stage1,200
37Jun 4, 19807.22−1.28Below flood stage2,230
38Jun 24, 19686.85−1.65Below flood stage1,850
39Jul 19, 20086.81−1.69Below flood stage1,710
40Mar 24, 19876.62−1.88Below flood stage1,840
41May 1, 20166.43−2.07Below flood stage1,480
42Mar 6, 19736.23−2.27Below flood stage840
43Jun 24, 20136.13−2.37Below flood stage1,340
44Aug 21, 20026.10−2.40Below flood stage1,320
45Jun 22, 20055.81−2.69Below flood stage1,180
46Jun 13, 19815.69−2.81Below flood stage1,110
47Apr 20, 20035.57−2.93Below flood stage1,130
48Aug 23, 19905.46−3.04Below flood stage1,150
49Jun 20, 19915.46−3.04Below flood stage500
50Apr 1, 19675.40−3.10Below flood stage925

The worst floods along the Split Rock Creek

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

September 12, 2019: 19.01 ft here, major flooding

  • JasperMN · Sep 12, 2019 · 100.37 ft · Major · its highest

June 22, 2024: 16.18 ft here, major flooding

  • JasperMN · Jun 22, 2024 · 100.10 ft · Major

June 17, 2014: 16.16 ft here, major flooding

  • JasperMN · Jun 16, 2014 · 98.47 ft · Major

Gauges on the Split Rock Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Split Rock Creek
JasperMN91.0100.37 ft, Sep 12, 20196
Corson this gaugeSD8.519.01 ft, Sep 12, 20194

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
Hartford10.015.08 ft, Mar 14, 20190
Crooks9.012.65 ft, Mar 14, 20190

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge COSS2, 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.