River Levels
South Dakota river levels
Live streamflow for 28 gauged South Dakota reaches, highest first. Where a gauge has a long enough record, the reading is placed against its own history for today's date.
| River | Flow | Usually today | Vs normal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sioux Rivernear Paddle Boyz Kayak Rental | 509 cfs6.16 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Big Sioux Rivernear Sodak Outdoor Kayak Rentals | 149 cfs3.40 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Rapid Creeknear Pactola Marina | 42 cfs7.51 ft | 61 cfs | Below normal18th percentile · 62 yr record |
| Cold Brooknear South Dakota Outdoor Shop | 34 cfs1.00 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Redwater Rivernear Spearfish Canyon Adventures | 25 cfs2.36 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Spearfish Creeknear Spearfish Canyon Adventures | 18 cfs7.47 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Little Spearfish Creeknear Spearfish Canyon Adventures | 15 cfs4.72 ft | 18 cfs | Normal34th percentile · 37 yr record |
| Skunk Creeknear Flow and Paddle | 15 cfs2.52 ft | 14 cfs | Normal51st percentile · 77 yr record |
| Rock Rivernear Paddle Boyz Kayak Rental | 13 cfs6.48 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Castle Creeknear Pactola Marina | 10 cfs3.52 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| South Fork Castle Creeknear Bicycles & Boats Rental | 9.2 cfs2.75 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Rapid Creeknear My XO Adventures | 8.6 cfs2.64 ft | 12 cfs | Much below normal8th percentile · 33 yr record |
| Split Rock Creeknear Sodak Outdoor Kayak Rentals | 7.8 cfs1.71 ft | 26 cfs | Below normal19th percentile · 60 yr record |
| Whitewood Creeknear Spearfish Canyon Adventures | 7.2 cfs3.49 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Redwater Creeknear Spearfish Canyon Adventures | 5.8 cfs2.41 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Johnson Lateralnear Spearfish Canyon Adventures | 5.4 cfs1.55 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Beaver Creeknear South Dakota Outdoor Shop | 4.5 cfs4.40 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| East Fork Vermillion Rivernear Flow and Paddle | 2.5 cfs4.97 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Bear Butte Creeknear Spearfish Canyon Adventures | 2.5 cfs3.71 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Battle Creeknear My XO Adventures | 2.0 cfs2.53 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| French Creeknear South Dakota Outdoor Shop | 1.2 cfs0.60 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Boxelder Creeknear The Outdoor Campus - Rapid City | 1.2 cfs1.39 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| West Fork Vermillion Rivernear Flow and Paddle | 0.8 cfs0.69 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Elk Creeknear Pactola Marina | 0.4 cfs1.68 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Grace Coolidge Creeknear South Dakota Outdoor Shop | 0.2 cfs6.58 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Battle Creeknear The Marina at Sheridan Lake | 0.1 cfs3.22 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Skunk Creeknear Sodak Outdoor Kayak Rentals | 0.1 cfs0.64 ft | 3.4 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 41 yr record |
| Spring Creeknear My XO Adventures | 0.0 cfs3.31 ft | 6.5 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 39 yr record |
Streamflow from the U.S. Geological Survey, updated hourly. "Usually today" is the median for this calendar date over the gauge's full record. A gauge tells you how much water is moving, not whether a run is safe: check the class, the hazards, and a current local report before you put on.
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