Black Hills Paddlesports

Black Hills Paddlesports is a kayak & canoe livery in Hill City. They serve Deerfield Reservoir, Horsethief Lake, and Sylvan Lake in Custer State Park.

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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

Typical flow by month

1954 to 2026

The water at Black Hills Paddlesports typically runs highest in May, at a median 68 cfs, and lowest in January, at 18 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,330 cfs, in 1965.

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Typical flow by month at Rapid Creek above Pactola Res at Silver City, SD, in cfs
Month	Typical (cfs)	Usual range (cfs)
January	18	13 to 30
February	20	14 to 35
March	32	20 to 51
April	57	42 to 75
May	68	46 to 127
June	64	39 to 132
July	45	30 to 81
August	39	28 to 58
September	34	25 to 52
October	30	21 to 46
November	23	17 to 34
December	18	14 to 30

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 72 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Rapid Creek above Pactola Res at Silver City, SD (site 06410500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

Today · Fri

82Go/ 100

CloudyHigh 55°F, low 38°FRain 1%Wind 7 kt, gusts 10

Streamflow

32 cfs

Normal (66th)

Water level

4.74 ft

Air quality

64 Moderate

Credit Union monitor, 30 km

National Weather ServiceBelow flood stage

Flood stage 13 ft. NWS reads 4.74 ft here.

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). Flood stages and forecasts: NOAA National Weather Service. Air quality: South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources via EPA AirNow. Preliminary data, not verified.

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