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Willow Creek near Crooks

Highest listed crest 12.65 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft24 crests since 2002

The Willow Creek near Crooks crested above flood stage 13 times among the 24 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2002 to 2025. The highest, 12.65 ft on March 14, 2019, was moderate flooding, 3.65 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
12.65 ft
March 14, 2019; 1,700 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.0 ft
Major flooding from 13.0 ft
Crests at major
0
13 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 21, 2024
12.62 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Minnehaha County
Near Sioux Falls (7.8 mi), Brandon (12.4 mi), Harrisburg (14.7 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Willow Creek near Crooks
Action stage8.03Jul 7, 2022The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.07Apr 3, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.06Jun 21, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage13.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

24 crests from 2002 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Willow Creek near Crooks, 2002 to 2025 468101214ft Flood stage 9.0 ftMajor 13.0 ft Mar 29, 2002: 8.46 ft, action stage; 100 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2003: 8.67 ft, action stage; 90 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2004: 12.37 ft, moderate flooding; 1,180 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2005: 6.50 ft, below flood stage; 43 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2006: 11.50 ft, moderate flooding; 761 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2007: 10.77 ft, minor flooding; 514 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2008: 9.71 ft, minor flooding; 271 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 2009: 7.17 ft, below flood stage; 50 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2010: 10.96 ft, minor flooding; 340 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 2011: 11.01 ft, moderate flooding; 200 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2012: 9.16 ft, minor flooding; 164 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2013: 6.29 ft, below flood stage; 35 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2014: 11.71 ft, moderate flooding; 715 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 2015: 6.70 ft, below flood stage; 40 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2016: 7.03 ft, below flood stage; 50 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 2017: 9.07 ft, minor flooding; 135 cubic feet per secondSep 20, 2018: 10.90 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 2019: 12.65 ft, moderate flooding; 1,700 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 2020: 5.81 ft, below flood stageApr 9, 2021: 5.11 ft, below flood stage; 33 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 2022: 8.06 ft, action stage; 100 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2023: 9.91 ft, minor flooding; 211 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2024: 12.62 ft, moderate flooding; 914 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 2025: 7.25 ft, below flood stage; 53 cubic feet per second Highest, 12.65 ft, Mar 14, 2019 20052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Willow Creek near Crooks 2000s: 4 2010s: 7 7 2020s: 2 2000s2010s2020s
  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, Willow Creek near Crooks
1Mar 14, 201912.65+3.65Moderate1,700
2Jun 21, 202412.62+3.62Moderate914
3May 30, 200412.37+3.37Moderate1,180
4Jun 17, 201411.71+2.71Moderate715
5Apr 7, 200611.50+2.50Moderate761
6Mar 17, 201111.01+2.01Moderate200
7Mar 13, 201010.96+1.96Minor340
8Sep 20, 201810.90+1.90Minor—
9Mar 11, 200710.77+1.77Minor514
10Apr 3, 20239.91+0.91Minor211
11Mar 14, 20089.71+0.71Minor271
12May 7, 20129.16+0.16Minor164
13Jul 28, 20179.07+0.07Minor135
14Jun 25, 20038.67−0.33Action90
15Mar 29, 20028.46−0.54Action100
16Jul 7, 20228.06−0.94Action100
17Jul 16, 20257.25−1.75Below flood stage53
18Feb 10, 20097.17−1.83Below flood stage50
19May 1, 20167.03−1.97Below flood stage50
20Jul 8, 20156.70−2.30Below flood stage40
21Jun 6, 20056.50−2.50Below flood stage43
22Jun 23, 20136.29−2.71Below flood stage35
23Jul 8, 20205.81−3.19Below flood stage—
24Apr 9, 20215.11−3.89Below flood stage33

Other gauges in Minnehaha County

Flood gauges in Minnehaha County
Dell Rapids1,481.01,490.00 ft, Sep 13, 20192
Sioux Falls I-9012.018.91 ft, Sep 14, 20191
Sioux Falls N. Cliff Avenue16.026.08 ft, Sep 14, 20190
Sioux Falls Western Avenue8.016.90 ft, Mar 14, 20194
Brandon1,304.01,313.53 ft, Sep 14, 20192
Dell Rapids12.016.70 ft, Sep 13, 201910
Sioux Falls6.09.63 ft, Sep 14, 20190
Sioux Falls11.518.23 ft, Mar 14, 20191
Hartford10.015.08 ft, Mar 14, 20190
Corson8.519.01 ft, Sep 12, 20194

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WCCS2, 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.