Beaver Creek (SD) at Canton

Last updated: Jul 25, 2025, 1:48 AM UTC
No watches, warnings or advisories are in effect for this area.

Flood Impacts 🅘

  • 1258.5 - The bridge on Hwy 18 is overtopped and structures are flooded.
  • 1256 - Highway 18 on the west side of Canton begins to flood, as does 480th Avenue northwest of Canton.
  • 1254 - The bridge on Bridge Street is overtopped, and water reaches the bottom of the bridge on 480th Avenue northwest of Canton.
  • 1251 - Bridge Street floods, and major agricultural flooding begins.
  • 1249 - Water reaches the bottom of the bridge on Bridge Street.

Gauge Info

Coordinates 43.3009, -96.6055
RFC MBRFC
State SD
WFO FSD
County Lincoln
Data Provider(s)
South Dakota DANR Observations courtesy of South Dakota DANR

Gauge Location

Recent Crests

1. 1257.46 ft on 06-22-2024
2. 1246.12 ft on 03-29-2023
3. 1248.08 ft on 08-29-2021
4. 1247.73 ft on 03-29-2020
5. 1246.43 ft on 09-11-2019

Historic Crests

1. 1257.46 ft on 06-22-2024
2. 1248.08 ft on 08-29-2021
3. 1247.73 ft on 03-29-2020
4. 1246.43 ft on 09-11-2019
5. 1246.12 ft on 03-29-2023

Vertical Datum Table

type NAVD88
major Flooding 1251.00 ft
moderate Flooding 1249.00 ft
minor Flooding 1247.00 ft
action 1246.00 ft
Latest Value 1242.68 ft
Gauge Zero 0.00 ft

Gauge Photos

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Upstream View (9/1/2023)

Probability Information

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WFO Information

Weather Forecast Office
Sioux Falls
26 Weather Lane
Sioux Falls, SD 57104-0198
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