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Vermillion River near Davis

Highest listed crest 17.90 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft32 crests since 1969

The Vermillion River near Davis crested at major flood stage 6 times among the 32 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1969 to 2024. The highest, 17.90 ft on June 22, 2024, was major flooding, 6.90 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Vermillion River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 3 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.90 ft
June 22, 2024
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 15.0 ft
Crests at major
6
15th of 155 gauges in South Dakota
Most recent flood crest
June 22, 2024
17.90 ft, major flooding
Location
Turner County
South Dakota
Identifiers
NWS DVSS2
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Vermillion River near Davis
Action stage10.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.07Mar 7, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage13.013Jun 23, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage15.06Jun 22, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

32 crests from 1969 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Vermillion River near Davis, 1969 to 2024 05101520ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 15.0 ft Apr 7, 1969: 15.75 ft, major floodingMar 12, 1972: 11.13 ft, minor floodingMar 7, 1973: 11.27 ft, minor floodingOct 30, 1974: 3.24 ft, below flood stageAug 23, 1975: 4.74 ft, below flood stageMar 21, 1978: 12.53 ft, minor floodingMar 23, 1979: 14.04 ft, moderate floodingJun 21, 1983: 13.30 ft, moderate floodingJun 22, 1984: 15.10 ft, major floodingMar 17, 1985: 12.76 ft, minor floodingSep 22, 1986: 13.90 ft, moderate floodingMar 26, 1987: 13.00 ft, moderate floodingJun 24, 1990: 7.84 ft, below flood stageJun 23, 1991: 8.90 ft, below flood stageJul 5, 1993: 15.60 ft, major floodingMar 7, 1994: 12.75 ft, minor floodingMay 30, 1995: 13.24 ft, moderate floodingJun 23, 1996: 9.06 ft, below flood stageMar 29, 1997: 14.90 ft, moderate floodingApr 24, 2001: 14.60 ft, moderate floodingMay 31, 2004: 13.00 ft, moderate flooding; 5,100 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2007: 13.50 ft, moderate floodingMar 15, 2010: 16.40 ft, major floodingMar 20, 2011: 14.00 ft, moderate floodingMay 10, 2012: 13.00 ft, moderate floodingMay 28, 2013: 13.00 ft, moderate floodingJun 18, 2014: 12.60 ft, minor floodingJun 23, 2018: 14.40 ft, moderate floodingMar 15, 2019: 16.20 ft, major floodingMar 7, 2020: 12.20 ft, minor floodingApr 3, 2023: 9.59 ft, below flood stageJun 22, 2024: 17.90 ft, major flooding Highest, 17.90 ft, Jun 22, 2024 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Vermillion River near Davis 1960s: 1 1970s: 4 1980s: 5 1990s: 4 2000s: 3 2010s: 7 7 2020s: 2 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

Highest listed crests, Vermillion River near Davis
1Jun 22, 202417.90+6.90Major—
2Mar 15, 201016.40+5.40Major—
3Mar 15, 201916.20+5.20Major—
4Apr 7, 196915.75+4.75Major—
5Jul 5, 199315.60+4.60Major—
6Jun 22, 198415.10+4.10Major—
7Mar 29, 199714.90+3.90Moderate—
8Apr 24, 200114.60+3.60Moderate—
9Jun 23, 201814.40+3.40Moderate—
10Mar 23, 197914.04+3.04Moderate—
11Mar 20, 201114.00+3.00Moderate—
12Sep 22, 198613.90+2.90Moderate—
13May 8, 200713.50+2.50Moderate—
14Jun 21, 198313.30+2.30Moderate—
15May 30, 199513.24+2.24Moderate—
16Mar 26, 198713.00+2.00Moderate—
17May 31, 200413.00+2.00Moderate5,100
18May 10, 201213.00+2.00Moderate—
19May 28, 201313.00+2.00Moderate—
20Mar 17, 198512.76+1.76Minor—
21Mar 7, 199412.75+1.75Minor—
22Jun 18, 201412.60+1.60Minor—
23Mar 21, 197812.53+1.53Minor—
24Mar 7, 202012.20+1.20Minor—
25Mar 7, 197311.27+0.27Minor—
26Mar 12, 197211.13+0.13Minor—
27Apr 3, 20239.59−1.41Below flood stage—
28Jun 23, 19969.06−1.94Below flood stage—
29Jun 23, 19918.90−2.10Below flood stage—
30Jun 24, 19907.84−3.16Below flood stage—
31Aug 23, 19754.74−6.26Below flood stage—
32Oct 30, 19743.24−7.76Below flood stage—

The worst floods along the Vermillion River

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

June 22, 2024: 17.90 ft here, major flooding

  • ChancellorSD · Jun 22, 2024 · 1,297.87 ft · Major · its highest
  • VermillionSD · Jun 23, 2024 · 33.15 ft · Major · its highest
  • WakondaSD · Jun 22, 2024 · 18.93 ft · Major · its highest

March 15, 2010: 16.40 ft here, major flooding

  • WakondaSD · Mar 17, 2010 · 17.60 ft · Major

March 15, 2019: 16.20 ft here, major flooding

  • WakondaSD · Mar 15, 2019 · 18.11 ft · Major
  • VermillionSD · Mar 16, 2019 · 29.87 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Vermillion River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Vermillion River
Lake ThompsonSD1,694.01,695.08 ft, Oct 8, 20190
VermillionSD21.033.15 ft, Jun 23, 20241
ChancellorSD1,290.01,297.87 ft, Jun 22, 20241
Davis this gaugeSD11.017.90 ft, Jun 22, 20246
WakondaSD14.018.93 ft, Jun 22, 202412

Other gauges in Turner County

Flood gauges in Turner County
Parker12.017.60 ft, Sep 13, 20192
Centerville1,207.01,211.96 ft, Jun 22, 20240
Chancellor1,290.01,297.87 ft, Jun 22, 20241
Parker9.015.51 ft, Jun 22, 202411

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DVSS2, 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.