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Turtle Creek at Redfield

Highest listed crest 18.32 ftFlood stage 7.0 ft19 crests since 1962

The Turtle Creek at Redfield crested at major flood stage 5 times among the 19 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1962 to 2019. The highest, 18.32 ft on March 29, 1997, was major flooding, 11.32 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
18.32 ft
March 29, 1997; 13,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
7.0 ft
Major flooding from 15.0 ft
Crests at major
5
21st of 155 gauges in South Dakota
Most recent flood crest
April 1, 2019
15.50 ft, major flooding
Location
Spink County
South Dakota

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Turtle Creek at Redfield
Action stage6.01Mar 26, 1967The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)7.06Mar 10, 1994Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage10.01May 11, 1995Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage15.05Apr 1, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

19 crests from 1962 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Turtle Creek at Redfield, 1962 to 2019 05101520ft Flood stage 7.0 ftMajor 15.0 ft Apr 5, 1962: 8.08 ft, minor flooding; 556 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 1964: 3.78 ft, below flood stage; 47 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 1965: 4.27 ft, below flood stage; 50 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1966: 9.78 ft, minor flooding; 1,700 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1967: 6.02 ft, action stage; 301 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1968: 2.94 ft, below flood stage; 17 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1969: 15.94 ft, major flooding; 7,660 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1970: 4.36 ft, below flood stageJun 19, 1971: 3.74 ft, below flood stage; 24 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1972: 8.77 ft, minor flooding; 1,200 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1986: 9.60 ft, minor floodingJul 26, 1993: 8.20 ft, minor floodingMar 10, 1994: 9.40 ft, minor floodingMay 11, 1995: 14.28 ft, moderate floodingApr 13, 1996: 3.80 ft, below flood stageMar 29, 1997: 18.32 ft, major flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2010: 15.50 ft, major floodingMar 22, 2011: 16.00 ft, major floodingApr 1, 2019: 15.50 ft, major flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per second Highest, 18.32 ft, Mar 29, 1997 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Turtle Creek at Redfield 1960s: 3 1970s: 1 1980s: 1 1990s: 4 4 2000s: 0 2010s: 3 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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.
  3. 16 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 0.00 ft on Jul 10, 1946; 0.00 ft on Apr 11, 1947; 12.00 ft on Mar 23, 1948; 0.00 ft on Mar 5, 1949; 11.00 ft on Mar 31, 1950; 0.00 ft on Mar 31, 1951; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Turtle Creek at Redfield
1Mar 29, 199718.32+11.32Major13,500
2Mar 22, 201116.00+9.00Major—
3Apr 7, 196915.94+8.94Major7,660
4Mar 20, 201015.50+8.50Major—
5Apr 1, 201915.50+8.50Major13,500
6May 11, 199514.28+7.28Moderate—
7Mar 17, 19669.78+2.78Minor1,700
8Mar 10, 19869.60+2.60Minor—
9Mar 10, 19949.40+2.40Minor—
10Mar 18, 19728.77+1.77Minor1,200
11Jul 26, 19938.20+1.20Minor—
12Apr 5, 19628.08+1.08Minor556
13Mar 26, 19676.02−0.98Action301
14Apr 20, 19704.36−2.64Below flood stage—
15Jul 18, 19654.27−2.73Below flood stage50
16Apr 13, 19963.80−3.20Below flood stage—
17Jul 11, 19643.78−3.22Below flood stage47
18Jun 19, 19713.74−3.26Below flood stage24
19Apr 20, 19682.94−4.06Below flood stage17

Other gauges in Spink County

Flood gauges in Spink County
Ashton13.026.64 ft, Apr 6, 199716
Redfield20.031.10 ft, Apr 6, 19976
Stratford14.021.57 ft, Jul 19, 20116
Ashton11.520.74 ft, Apr 1, 19974

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge IDBS2, 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.