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Weather Forecast Office Rapid City, SD

Missouri Basin River Forecast Center

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River at a Glance

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NOTE: Graphical forecasts are not available for the Whitewood Creek at Deadwood. During times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the text products.

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Downstream Gauge

Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 4437 Moderate Flood Stage: 4435 Flood Stage: 4434 Action Stage: 4430 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests Currently none available. Recent Crests Currently none available. Low Water Records Currently none available.

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Flood Impacts & Photos

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4437	Major flood stage. Widepsread flooding along Whitewood Creek in Deadwood. Flooding of homes and businesses along the creek are possible. Water would be close to the bottom of the bridges crossing Whitewood Creek in Deadwood.
4435	Moderate flood stage. Flooding along Whitewood Creek from the Days of '76 Campground to areas along Whitewood Creek Road. Structures close to Whitewood Creek could be flooded.
4434	Minor flood stage. Minor flooding along Whitewood Creek around Deadwood and along Whitewood Creek Road.
4430	Low lying areas along Whitewood Creek in Deadwood may flood.
Photos (1) Looking downstream from the Days of '76 bridge (2) gage (3) Looking upstream

About This Location

Latitude: 44.386114° N, Longitude: 103.717610° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 4434 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps Vertical Datum Elevation (gauge height = 0) Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) Elevation information source NAVD88 Not Available 4434 Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available

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Hydrologic Resources Text Products Past Precipitation Forecast Precipitation River Forecast Centers River Stage Summary Missouri Basin River Forecast Center NOHRSC - Snow Survey Drought Monitor MADIS-HADS River Stage Data Turn Around Don't Drown Inundation Mapping Locations

Additional Resources Area Hydrographs NWS Precipitation and River Forecasting AHPS Iframes for Developers Mobile iNWS for emergency management Flood Event Archive Spring Flood Outlook

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