West Fork Vermillion River near Parker

Last updated: Jun 15, 2025, 2:01 PM UTC

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Observed (OBS) 06/15/2025 8:15 AM CDT

Record: 15.5 ft

CATEGORY STAGE

Major Flooding 12 ft

Moderate Flooding 10 ft

Minor Flooding 9 ft

Action 8 ft

Reliability of the Forecast:

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	CATEGORY	STAGE
	Major Flooding	12 ft
	Moderate Flooding	10 ft
	Minor Flooding	9 ft
	Action	8 ft

Flood Impacts 🅘

15.5 - The bridge on Highway 44 just northwest of Parker is overtopped.
14 - The bridge on 274th Street at the gage is overtopped.
13.5 - The bridge on 275th over the West Fork of the river east of Parker is overtopped. Water reaches the bottom of the bridge on Highway 44 northwest of Parker.
13 - The bridges on 453rd and 454th north of Parker are both overtopped.
12 - Highway 44 begins to flood as do numerous county and township roads. Thunder Valley drag strip starts to see flooding of fields and grandstand areas.

Gauge Info

Coordinates	43.4156, -97.2052
RFC	MBRFC
State	SD
WFO	FSD
County	Turner
Data Provider(s)
USGS	06478690

Gauge Location

Recent Crests

1.	15.51 ft	on 06-22-2024
2.	6.05 ft	on 04-02-2023
3.	2.32 ft	on 05-13-2022
4.	1.35 ft	on 03-25-2021
5.	6.54 ft	on 03-05-2020

Historic Crests

1.	15.51 ft	on 06-22-2024
2.	13.14 ft	on 05-08-1993
3.	13.08 ft	on 09-13-2019
4.	12.57 ft	on 06-16-1984
5.	12.35 ft	on 04-19-1995

Vertical Datum Table

type	NAVD88
major Flooding	1353.00 ft
moderate Flooding	1351.00 ft
minor Flooding	1350.00 ft
action	1349.00 ft
Latest Value	1341.86 ft
Gauge Zero	1341.00 ft

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