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Victoria Creek below Victoria Dam nr Rapid City

Highest listed crest 8.20 ftFlood stage 6.5 ft27 crests since 1998

The Victoria Creek below Victoria Dam nr Rapid City crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 27 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1998 to 2024. The highest, 8.20 ft on May 28, 2019, was major flooding, 1.70 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
8.20 ft
May 28, 2019; 226 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
8.20 ft, major flooding
Location
Pennington County
Near Rapid City (9.1 mi)
Identifiers
NWS VBVS2
USGS 06412250; 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, Victoria Creek below Victoria Dam nr Rapid City
Action stage5.52May 30, 2011The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)6.51May 24, 2008Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage7.02May 24, 2015Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage8.01May 28, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

27 crests from 1998 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Victoria Creek below Victoria Dam nr Rapid City, 1998 to 2024 246810ft Flood stage 6.5 ftMajor 8.0 ft Jun 18, 1998: 4.67 ft, below flood stage; 15 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1999: 6.20 ft, action stage; 73 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2000: 4.24 ft, below flood stage; 6 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2001: 4.15 ft, below flood stage; 5 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2002: 3.93 ft, below flood stage; 1 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2003: 4.07 ft, below flood stage; 3 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2004: 3.77 ft, below flood stage; 1 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2005: 3.80 ft, below flood stage; 1 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2006: 3.70 ft, below flood stage; 1 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2007: 3.77 ft, below flood stage; 1 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2008: 6.74 ft, minor flooding; 131 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2009: 4.82 ft, below flood stage; 19 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2010: 7.03 ft, moderate flooding; 113 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2011: 5.60 ft, action stage; 48 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2012: 3.48 ft, below flood stageJan 1, 2013: 3.60 ft, below flood stageOct 11, 2013: 5.27 ft, below flood stage; 34 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2015: 7.67 ft, moderate flooding; 123 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2016: 3.58 ft, below flood stage; 1 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2017: 3.54 ft, below flood stageJul 21, 2018: 5.17 ft, below flood stage; 32 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2019: 8.20 ft, major flooding; 226 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 2020: 4.79 ft, below flood stage; 15 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2021: 4.02 ft, below flood stage; 7 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 2021: 3.92 ft, below flood stage; 2 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2023: 4.17 ft, below flood stage; 11 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2024: 4.52 ft, below flood stage; 18 cubic feet per second Highest, 8.20 ft, May 28, 2019 200020052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Victoria Creek below Victoria Dam nr Rapid City 1990s: 0 2000s: 1 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, Victoria Creek below Victoria Dam nr Rapid City
1May 28, 20198.20+1.70Major226
2May 24, 20157.67+1.17Moderate123
3May 24, 20107.03+0.53Moderate113
4May 24, 20086.74+0.24Minor131
5Jun 15, 19996.20−0.30Action73
6May 30, 20115.60−0.90Action48
7Oct 11, 20135.27−1.23Below flood stage34
8Jul 21, 20185.17−1.33Below flood stage32
9Jun 14, 20094.82−1.68Below flood stage19
10Feb 28, 20204.79−1.71Below flood stage15
11Jun 18, 19984.67−1.83Below flood stage15
12Apr 15, 20244.52−1.98Below flood stage18
13Apr 24, 20004.24−2.26Below flood stage6
14Jun 9, 20234.17−2.33Below flood stage11
15Jun 5, 20014.15−2.35Below flood stage5
16May 1, 20034.07−2.43Below flood stage3
17May 23, 20214.02−2.48Below flood stage7
18May 11, 20023.93−2.57Below flood stage1
19Oct 14, 20213.92−2.58Below flood stage2
20May 13, 20053.80−2.70Below flood stage1
21May 23, 20043.77−2.73Below flood stage1
22May 5, 20073.77−2.73Below flood stage1
23May 9, 20063.70−2.80Below flood stage1
24Jan 1, 20133.60−2.90Below flood stage—
25May 27, 20163.58−2.92Below flood stage1
26Apr 9, 20173.54−2.96Below flood stage—
27May 18, 20123.48−3.02Below flood stage—

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
Hill City6.58.23 ft, Jun 18, 19981

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge VBVS2, 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.