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Spring Creek near Hill City

Highest listed crest 8.23 ftFlood stage 6.5 ft27 crests since 1998

The Spring Creek near Hill City crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 27 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1998 to 2023. The highest, 8.23 ft on June 18, 1998, was major flooding, 1.73 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
8.23 ft
June 18, 1998; 430 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
6.5 ft
Major flooding from 8.0 ft
Crests at major
1
62nd of 155 gauges in South Dakota
Most recent flood crest
May 28, 2019
7.26 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Pennington County
South Dakota
Identifiers
NWS TDFS2
USGS 06406700; 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, Spring Creek near Hill City
Action stage5.55Jul 18, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)6.51May 25, 2010Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage7.02May 28, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage8.01Jun 18, 1998Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

27 crests from 1998 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Spring Creek near Hill City, 1998 to 2023 246810ft Flood stage 6.5 ftMajor 8.0 ft Jun 18, 1998: 8.23 ft, major flooding; 430 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 1999: 5.90 ft, action stage; 112 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2000: 5.27 ft, below flood stage; 63 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 2001: 5.51 ft, action stage; 79 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2002: 5.25 ft, below flood stage; 61 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 2003: 4.70 ft, below flood stage; 32 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 2004: 4.53 ft, below flood stage; 25 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 2005: 4.60 ft, below flood stage; 27 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 2006: 4.29 ft, below flood stage; 16 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 2007: 4.94 ft, below flood stage; 43 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 2008: 5.28 ft, below flood stage; 40 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 2009: 5.13 ft, below flood stage; 46 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2010: 6.71 ft, minor flooding; 200 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2011: 6.20 ft, action stage; 141 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2012: 4.12 ft, below flood stage; 12 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2013: 4.81 ft, below flood stage; 27 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2014: 6.26 ft, action stage; 73 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2015: 7.22 ft, moderate flooding; 241 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 2015: 4.50 ft, below flood stage; 19 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 2017: 3.98 ft, below flood stage; 5 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 2018: 5.61 ft, action stage; 30 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2019: 7.26 ft, moderate flooding; 248 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2020: 5.02 ft, below flood stage; 35 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2021: 4.39 ft, below flood stageOct 13, 2021: 5.09 ft, below flood stage; 16 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2023: 4.97 ft, below flood stage; 29 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 2023: 4.79 ft, below flood stage; 24 cubic feet per second Highest, 8.23 ft, Jun 18, 1998 20002005201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Spring Creek near Hill City 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 3 3 2020s: 0 1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Spring Creek near Hill City
1Jun 18, 19988.23+1.73Major430
2May 28, 20197.26+0.76Moderate248
3May 28, 20157.22+0.72Moderate241
4May 25, 20106.71+0.21Minor200
5Jun 27, 20146.26−0.24Action73
6May 30, 20116.20−0.30Action141
7Aug 1, 19995.90−0.60Action112
8Jul 18, 20185.61−0.89Action30
9Jul 13, 20015.51−0.99Action79
10Jul 18, 20085.28−1.22Below flood stage40
11Apr 24, 20005.27−1.23Below flood stage63
12Apr 6, 20025.25−1.25Below flood stage61
13Jul 3, 20095.13−1.37Below flood stage46
14Oct 13, 20215.09−1.41Below flood stage16
15May 3, 20205.02−1.48Below flood stage35
16May 28, 20234.97−1.53Below flood stage29
17Jul 25, 20074.94−1.56Below flood stage43
18Apr 22, 20134.81−1.69Below flood stage27
19Oct 12, 20234.79−1.71Below flood stage24
20Jun 15, 20034.70−1.80Below flood stage32
21Jul 25, 20054.60−1.90Below flood stage27
22Jul 4, 20044.53−1.97Below flood stage25
23Oct 3, 20154.50−2.00Below flood stage19
24May 24, 20214.39−2.11Below flood stage—
25Sep 23, 20064.29−2.21Below flood stage16
26Jun 7, 20124.12−2.38Below flood stage12
27Jul 27, 20173.98−2.52Below flood stage5

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
Victoria Creek near Rapid City7.513.00 ft, Jun 9, 19721
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
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 TDFS2, 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.