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White River (NE-SD) near Kadoka

Highest listed crest 19.50 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft86 crests since 1905

The White River (NE-SD) near Kadoka crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 86 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1905 to 2023. The highest, 19.50 ft on March 8, 1905, was major flooding, 4.50 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
19.50 ft
March 8, 1905
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 19.0 ft
Crests at major
1
62nd of 155 gauges in South Dakota
Most recent flood crest
May 23, 2019
17.57 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Jackson 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, White River (NE-SD) near Kadoka
Action stage14.010Oct 13, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.01Jun 15, 1967Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.04May 23, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage19.01Mar 8, 1905Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

86 crests from 1905 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the White River (NE-SD) near Kadoka, 1905 to 2023 05101520ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 19.0 ft Mar 8, 1905: 19.50 ft, major floodingJun 4, 1942: 16.24 ft, moderate flooding; 32,000 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1943: 10.25 ft, below flood stage; 8,080 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1944: 0.00 ft, below flood stage; 13,100 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 1945: 7.55 ft, below flood stage; 3,700 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1946: 9.95 ft, below flood stage; 7,940 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1947: 12.20 ft, below flood stage; 16,500 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1948: 9.75 ft, below flood stage; 8,690 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1949: 9.40 ft, below flood stage; 6,840 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1950: 8.84 ft, below flood stage; 5,630 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1951: 13.83 ft, below flood stage; 21,700 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1952: 11.19 ft, below flood stage; 13,500 cubic feet per secondAug 2, 1953: 13.20 ft, below flood stage; 19,300 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1954: 8.78 ft, below flood stage; 7,710 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 1955: 13.28 ft, below flood stage; 14,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1956: 12.81 ft, below flood stage; 3,000 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1957: 13.47 ft, below flood stage; 14,500 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 1958: 8.94 ft, below flood stage; 4,910 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1959: 12.23 ft, below flood stage; 12,000 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1960: 11.11 ft, below flood stage; 9,520 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 1961: 9.67 ft, below flood stage; 6,280 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1962: 14.95 ft, action stage; 19,600 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1963: 12.57 ft, below flood stage; 10,900 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1964: 14.89 ft, action stage; 15,500 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1965: 14.62 ft, action stage; 18,000 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1966: 11.33 ft, below flood stage; 8,270 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1967: 15.30 ft, minor flooding; 18,800 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1968: 13.15 ft, below flood stage; 13,500 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 1969: 9.74 ft, below flood stage; 6,340 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1970: 10.25 ft, below flood stage; 7,190 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1971: 11.67 ft, below flood stage; 10,200 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 1972: 9.10 ft, below flood stage; 5,180 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1973: 11.84 ft, below flood stage; 10,600 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1974: 10.62 ft, below flood stage; 8,050 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1975: 10.02 ft, below flood stage; 7,150 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1976: 9.06 ft, below flood stage; 5,150 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1977: 10.89 ft, below flood stage; 8,050 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1978: 14.50 ft, action stage; 12,000 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 1979: 11.06 ft, below flood stage; 8,070 cubic feet per secondAug 16, 1980: 8.45 ft, below flood stage; 3,540 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 1981: 10.29 ft, below flood stage; 6,580 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1982: 16.18 ft, moderate flooding; 21,300 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1983: 13.01 ft, below flood stage; 13,100 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 1984: 9.13 ft, below flood stage; 4,470 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1985: 9.01 ft, below flood stage; 2,500 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1986: 14.20 ft, action stage; 15,700 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1988: 12.65 ft, below flood stage; 11,800 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 1989: 9.76 ft, below flood stage; 7,510 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 1990: 7.79 ft, below flood stage; 4,070 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1991: 10.66 ft, below flood stage; 9,480 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 1992: 6.65 ft, below flood stage; 2,600 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1993: 0.00 ft, below flood stage; 10,000 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1994: 9.80 ft, below flood stage; 7,200 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1995: 11.33 ft, below flood stage; 11,100 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1996: 14.55 ft, action stage; 10,100 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1997: 12.02 ft, below flood stage; 13,500 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1998: 8.39 ft, below flood stage; 5,010 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1999: 12.42 ft, below flood stage; 15,300 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2000: 10.67 ft, below flood stage; 9,510 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2001: 9.35 ft, below flood stage; 6,730 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 2002: 8.48 ft, below flood stage; 5,210 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2003: 7.82 ft, below flood stage; 4,210 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 2004: 11.10 ft, below flood stage; 10,500 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2005: 11.58 ft, below flood stage; 11,800 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 2006: 8.44 ft, below flood stage; 4,000 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2007: 10.07 ft, below flood stage; 8,170 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2008: 11.62 ft, below flood stage; 11,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 2009: 8.87 ft, below flood stage; 5,900 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2010: 9.69 ft, below flood stage; 7,230 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2011: 13.91 ft, below flood stageMay 21, 2011: 11.62 ft, below flood stage; 9,480 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2012: 6.44 ft, below flood stage; 2,340 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2013: 10.26 ft, below flood stage; 7,510 cubic feet per secondOct 15, 2013: 11.96 ft, below flood stage; 11,800 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2015: 14.97 ft, action stage; 17,400 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 2016: 12.17 ft, below flood stage; 9,240 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2017: 10.47 ft, below flood stage; 6,530 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2018: 14.12 ft, action stage; 14,200 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2019: 16.72 ft, moderate flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2019: 17.57 ft, moderate flooding; 18,300 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 2020: 9.33 ft, below flood stageMay 16, 2020: 8.17 ft, below flood stage; 2,520 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2021: 9.98 ft, below flood stage; 4,310 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 2021: 10.93 ft, below flood stage; 5,170 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2023: 14.32 ft, action stage; 9,680 cubic feet per secondOct 13, 2023: 14.96 ft, action stage; 10,800 cubic feet per second Highest, 19.50 ft, Mar 8, 1905 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, White River (NE-SD) near Kadoka 1900s: 1 1910s: 0 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 1 1950s: 0 1960s: 1 1970s: 0 1980s: 1 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 2 2 2020s: 0 1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 86 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, White River (NE-SD) near Kadoka
1Mar 8, 190519.50+4.50Major—
2May 23, 201917.57+2.57Moderate18,300
3Mar 25, 201916.72+1.72Moderate15,600
4Jun 4, 194216.24+1.24Moderate32,000
5May 20, 198216.18+1.18Moderate21,300
6Jun 15, 196715.30+0.30Minor18,800
7May 18, 201514.97−0.03Action17,400
8Oct 13, 202314.96−0.04Action10,800
9Jun 18, 196214.95−0.05Action19,600
10Jun 19, 196414.89−0.11Action15,500
11May 15, 196514.62−0.38Action18,000
12May 28, 199614.55−0.45Action10,100
13Mar 11, 197814.50−0.50Action12,000
14May 13, 202314.32−0.68Action9,680
15Jun 10, 198614.20−0.80Action15,700
16Jun 20, 201814.12−0.88Action14,200
17Mar 12, 201113.91−1.09Below flood stage—
18Jun 7, 195113.83−1.17Below flood stage21,700
19May 21, 195713.47−1.53Below flood stage14,500
20Sep 21, 195513.28−1.72Below flood stage14,400
21Aug 2, 195313.20−1.80Below flood stage19,300
22Jun 8, 196813.15−1.85Below flood stage13,500
23May 8, 198313.01−1.99Below flood stage13,100
24Feb 27, 195612.81−2.19Below flood stage3,000
25Jun 30, 198812.65−2.35Below flood stage11,800
26Jun 16, 196312.57−2.43Below flood stage10,900
27Jun 6, 199912.42−2.58Below flood stage15,300
28May 5, 195912.23−2.77Below flood stage12,000
29Jun 26, 194712.20−2.80Below flood stage16,500
30Jul 3, 201612.17−2.83Below flood stage9,240
31Jun 4, 199712.02−2.98Below flood stage13,500
32Oct 15, 201311.96−3.04Below flood stage11,800
33May 27, 197311.84−3.16Below flood stage10,600
34May 24, 197111.67−3.33Below flood stage10,200
35Jun 6, 200811.62−3.38Below flood stage11,900
36May 21, 201111.62−3.38Below flood stage9,480
37May 13, 200511.58−3.42Below flood stage11,800
38Mar 11, 196611.33−3.67Below flood stage8,270
39Jun 10, 199511.33−3.67Below flood stage11,100
40May 23, 195211.19−3.81Below flood stage13,500
41Mar 19, 196011.11−3.89Below flood stage9,520
42Sep 4, 200411.10−3.90Below flood stage10,500
43Aug 9, 197911.06−3.94Below flood stage8,070
44Oct 14, 202110.93−4.07Below flood stage5,170
45Apr 12, 197710.89−4.11Below flood stage8,050
46Apr 22, 200010.67−4.33Below flood stage9,510
47May 16, 199110.66−4.34Below flood stage9,480
48Apr 20, 197410.62−4.38Below flood stage8,050
49Apr 11, 201710.47−4.53Below flood stage6,530
50Jul 24, 198110.29−4.71Below flood stage6,580

The worst floods along the White River (NE-SD)

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the White River (NE-SD) that crested above flood stage within a week.

May 23, 2019: 17.57 ft here, moderate flooding

  • InteriorSD · May 22, 2019 · 16.08 ft · Major · its highest

March 25, 2019: 16.72 ft here, moderate flooding

Gauges on the White River (NE-SD)

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

Flood gauges on the White River (NE-SD)
Nebraska-South Dakota State LineSD15.020.11 ft, May 16, 20153
OglalaSD19.023.61 ft, Jun 16, 19672
InteriorSD14.016.08 ft, May 22, 20191
Kadoka this gaugeSD15.019.50 ft, Mar 8, 19051
White RiverSD14.018.21 ft, Mar 15, 20111
OacomaSD17.025.02 ft, Mar 16, 20111

Other gauges in Jackson County

Flood gauges in Jackson County
Wanblee8.010.06 ft, Mar 23, 20190
Cottonwood12.017.89 ft, May 31, 19910
Interior14.016.08 ft, May 22, 20191

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge KDKS2, 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.