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White River (NE-SD) near Oglala

Highest listed crest 23.61 ftFlood stage 19.0 ft84 crests since 1944

The White River (NE-SD) near Oglala crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 84 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1944 to 2024. The highest, 23.61 ft on June 16, 1967, was major flooding, 4.61 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the White River (NE-SD) crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
23.61 ft
June 16, 1967; 3,270 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
19.0 ft
Major flooding from 23.0 ft
Crests at major
2
42nd of 155 gauges in South Dakota
Most recent flood crest
March 22, 2019
21.95 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Oglala Lakota 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 Oglala
Action stage17.011May 21, 2011The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)19.010Oct 16, 2013Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage21.03Mar 22, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage23.02Jun 16, 1967Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

84 crests from 1944 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the White River (NE-SD) near Oglala, 1944 to 2024 510152025ft Flood stage 19.0 ftMajor 23.0 ft Jun 14, 1944: 17.12 ft, action stage; 1,370 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1945: 13.68 ft, below flood stage; 968 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1946: 14.32 ft, below flood stage; 1,040 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1947: 23.50 ft, major flooding; 5,200 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 1948: 13.16 ft, below flood stage; 832 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1949: 20.60 ft, minor flooding; 2,670 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1950: 10.50 ft, below flood stage; 455 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 1951: 12.63 ft, below flood stage; 733 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1952: 10.42 ft, below flood stage; 513 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1953: 13.99 ft, below flood stage; 830 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1954: 12.05 ft, below flood stage; 672 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 1955: 19.19 ft, minor flooding; 2,110 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1956: 10.64 ft, below flood stage; 510 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1957: 20.14 ft, minor flooding; 2,330 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1958: 12.98 ft, below flood stage; 750 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 1959: 7.88 ft, below flood stage; 249 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1960: 16.42 ft, below flood stage; 1,210 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 1961: 9.08 ft, below flood stage; 355 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1962: 21.73 ft, moderate flooding; 2,720 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1963: 17.97 ft, action stage; 1,560 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1964: 9.63 ft, below flood stage; 443 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1965: 14.13 ft, below flood stage; 924 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1966: 19.06 ft, minor flooding; 1,830 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1967: 23.61 ft, major flooding; 3,270 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1968: 15.49 ft, below flood stage; 997 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 1969: 19.38 ft, minor flooding; 1,760 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1970: 13.82 ft, below flood stage; 809 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1971: 16.88 ft, below flood stage; 1,300 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1972: 8.82 ft, below flood stage; 278 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1973: 9.78 ft, below flood stage; 367 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1974: 11.02 ft, below flood stage; 481 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1975: 13.64 ft, below flood stage; 776 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1976: 10.43 ft, below flood stage; 405 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1977: 11.91 ft, below flood stage; 630 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1978: 18.16 ft, action stage; 1,520 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 1979: 13.79 ft, below flood stage; 789 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1980: 12.74 ft, below flood stage; 671 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 1981: 9.07 ft, below flood stage; 319 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1982: 17.28 ft, action stage; 1,330 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1983: 14.42 ft, below flood stage; 938 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1984: 11.44 ft, below flood stage; 515 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1985: 6.85 ft, below flood stage; 120 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1986: 20.78 ft, minor flooding; 2,860 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1987: 16.91 ft, below flood stage; 1,330 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1988: 14.51 ft, below flood stage; 950 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1989: 8.64 ft, below flood stage; 243 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 1990: 6.15 ft, below flood stage; 121 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1991: 17.65 ft, action stage; 1,530 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1992: 11.36 ft, below flood stage; 552 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1993: 19.48 ft, minor flooding; 2,190 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1994: 17.40 ft, action stage; 1,450 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1995: 18.84 ft, action stage; 1,940 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1996: 14.82 ft, below flood stage; 994 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1997: 20.72 ft, minor flooding; 2,820 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1998: 10.43 ft, below flood stage; 427 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1999: 18.23 ft, action stage; 1,520 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2000: 20.32 ft, minor flooding; 2,230 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2001: 18.78 ft, action stage; 1,000 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2002: 9.02 ft, below flood stage; 266 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2003: 7.91 ft, below flood stage; 179 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 2004: 10.99 ft, below flood stage; 456 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 2005: 16.35 ft, below flood stage; 1,060 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2006: 7.07 ft, below flood stage; 120 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2007: 5.59 ft, below flood stage; 52 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2008: 11.92 ft, below flood stage; 565 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2009: 12.73 ft, below flood stage; 671 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2010: 18.10 ft, action stage; 1,180 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2011: 18.72 ft, action stage; 1,700 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 2012: 8.14 ft, below flood stageMar 10, 2012: 7.31 ft, below flood stage; 125 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2013: 9.18 ft, below flood stage; 302 cubic feet per secondOct 16, 2013: 19.17 ft, minor flooding; 1,850 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2015: 22.65 ft, moderate flooding; 6,920 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2016: 11.34 ft, below flood stage; 444 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2017: 12.13 ft, below flood stageMay 24, 2017: 11.74 ft, below flood stage; 512 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2018: 14.99 ft, below flood stage; 900 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2019: 21.95 ft, moderate flooding; 6,400 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 2020: 14.91 ft, below flood stage; 715 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2021: 7.93 ft, below flood stageMar 25, 2021: 7.73 ft, below flood stage; 166 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2022: 6.94 ft, below flood stage; 114 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2023: 14.09 ft, below flood stage; 864 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2024: 16.29 ft, below flood stage; 1,240 cubic feet per second Highest, 23.61 ft, Jun 16, 1967 1960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, White River (NE-SD) near Oglala 1940s: 2 1950s: 2 1960s: 4 4 1970s: 0 1980s: 1 1990s: 2 2000s: 1 2010s: 3 2020s: 0 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 84 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, White River (NE-SD) near Oglala
1Jun 16, 196723.61+4.61Major3,270
2Jun 21, 194723.50+4.50Major5,200
3May 16, 201522.65+3.65Moderate6,920
4Mar 22, 201921.95+2.95Moderate6,400
5Jun 14, 196221.73+2.73Moderate2,720
6Jun 10, 198620.78+1.78Minor2,860
7Jun 3, 199720.72+1.72Minor2,820
8Mar 4, 194920.60+1.60Minor2,670
9Apr 23, 200020.32+1.32Minor2,230
10Jun 12, 195720.14+1.14Minor2,330
11Jun 8, 199319.48+0.48Minor2,190
12Jul 17, 196919.38+0.38Minor1,760
13Sep 21, 195519.19+0.19Minor2,110
14Oct 16, 201319.17+0.17Minor1,850
15Mar 12, 196619.06+0.06Minor1,830
16Jun 10, 199518.84−0.16Action1,940
17Mar 5, 200118.78−0.22Action1,000
18May 21, 201118.72−0.28Action1,700
19Jun 15, 199918.23−0.77Action1,520
20Mar 14, 197818.16−0.84Action1,520
21Mar 4, 201018.10−0.90Action1,180
22Jun 16, 196317.97−1.03Action1,560
23Jun 7, 199117.65−1.35Action1,530
24Feb 19, 199417.40−1.60Action1,450
25May 15, 198217.28−1.72Action1,330
26Jun 14, 194417.12−1.88Action1,370
27Apr 6, 198716.91−2.09Below flood stage1,330
28May 25, 197116.88−2.12Below flood stage1,300
29Mar 23, 196016.42−2.58Below flood stage1,210
30Jun 15, 200516.35−2.65Below flood stage1,060
31Apr 9, 202416.29−2.71Below flood stage1,240
32Jun 9, 196815.49−3.51Below flood stage997
33May 29, 201814.99−4.01Below flood stage900
34Mar 2, 202014.91−4.09Below flood stage715
35May 29, 199614.82−4.18Below flood stage994
36May 22, 198814.51−4.49Below flood stage950
37May 19, 198314.42−4.58Below flood stage938
38May 3, 194614.32−4.68Below flood stage1,040
39May 15, 196514.13−4.87Below flood stage924
40Apr 10, 202314.09−4.91Below flood stage864
41Mar 14, 195313.99−5.01Below flood stage830
42Apr 25, 197013.82−5.18Below flood stage809
43Aug 21, 197913.79−5.21Below flood stage789
44Mar 26, 194513.68−5.32Below flood stage968
45Jun 22, 197513.64−5.36Below flood stage776
46Aug 9, 194813.16−5.84Below flood stage832
47Jul 13, 195812.98−6.02Below flood stage750
48Jun 16, 198012.74−6.26Below flood stage671
49Apr 13, 200912.73−6.27Below flood stage671
50Jul 30, 195112.63−6.37Below flood stage733

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.

June 16, 1967: 23.61 ft here, major flooding

  • KadokaSD · Jun 15, 1967 · 15.30 ft · Minor

May 16, 2015: 22.65 ft here, moderate flooding

March 22, 2019: 21.95 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
Oglala this gaugeSD19.023.61 ft, Jun 16, 19672
InteriorSD14.016.08 ft, May 22, 20191
KadokaSD15.019.50 ft, Mar 8, 19051
White RiverSD14.018.21 ft, Mar 15, 20111
OacomaSD17.025.02 ft, Mar 16, 20111

Other gauges in Oglala Lakota County

Flood gauges in Oglala Lakota County
Nebraska-South Dakota State Line15.020.11 ft, May 16, 20153

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WOGS2, 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.