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Elk Creek (SD) near Rapid City Stage (ft)Observed: 5.22 ft at 10:45PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 11:00PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 11:15PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 11:30PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 11:45PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 12:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 12:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 12:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 12:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 1:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 1:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 1:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 1:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 2:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 2:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 2:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 2:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 3:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 3:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 3:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 3:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 4:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 4:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 4:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 4:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 5:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 5:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 5:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 5:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 6:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 6:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 6:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 6:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 7:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 7:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 7:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 7:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 8:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 8:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 8:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 8:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 9:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 9:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 9:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 9:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 10:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 10:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 10:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 10:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 11:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 11:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 11:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 11:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.23 ft at 12:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 12:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.23 ft at 12:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.23 ft at 12:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.23 ft at 1:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.23 ft at 1:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.23 ft at 1:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.23 ft at 1:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.23 ft at 2:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.23 ft at 2:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.23 ft at 2:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.23 ft at 2:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 3:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 3:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 3:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 3:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 4:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 4:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 4:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 4:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 5:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 5:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 5:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 5:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 6:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 6:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 6:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 6:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 7:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 7:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 7:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 7:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 8:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 8:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 8:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 8:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 9:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 9:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 9:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 9:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 10:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 10:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 10:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 10:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 11:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 11:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 11:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 11:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 12:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 12:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 12:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 12:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 1:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 1:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 1:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 1:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 2:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 2:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 2:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 2:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 3:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 3:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 3:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 3:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 4:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 4:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 4:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 4:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 5:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 5:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 5:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 5:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 6:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 6:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 6:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 6:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 7:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 7:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 7:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 7:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 8:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 8:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 8:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 8:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 9:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 9:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 9:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 9:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 10:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 10:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 10:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 10:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 11:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 11:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 11:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 11:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 12:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 12:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 12:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 12:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 1:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 1:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 1:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 1:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 2:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 2:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 2:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 2:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 3:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 3:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 3:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 3:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 4:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 4:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 4:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 4:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 5:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 5:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 5:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 5:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 6:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 6:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 6:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 6:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 7:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 7:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 7:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 7:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 8:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 8:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 8:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 8:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 9:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 9:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 9:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.23 ft at 9:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 10:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 10:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 10:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.23 ft at 10:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.23 ft at 11:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.23 ft at 11:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 11:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.23 ft at 11:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 12:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 12:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 12:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 12:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 1:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 1:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 1:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.23 ft at 1:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.23 ft at 2:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 2:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 2:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 2:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 3:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 3:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 3:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.23 ft at 3:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.23 ft at 4:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 4:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.23 ft at 4:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 4:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 5:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.23 ft at 5:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 5:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 5:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 6:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 6:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 6:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 6:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 7:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 7:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 7:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 7:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 8:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 8:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 8:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 8:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 9:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 9:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 9:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 9:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 10:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 10:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 10:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 10:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 11:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 11:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 11:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 11:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 12:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 12:15PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 12:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 12:45PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 1:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 1:15PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 1:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 1:45PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 2:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 2:15PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 2:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 2:45PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 3:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 3:15PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 3:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 3:45PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 4:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 4:15PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 4:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 4:45PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 5:00PM Oct 03, 2023Highest Observation: 5.25 ft at 5:15PM Oct 03, 2023Highest Observation: 5.25 ft at 5:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 5:45PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 6:00PM Oct 03, 2023Highest Observation: 5.25 ft at 6:15PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 6:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 6:45PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 7:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 7:15PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 7:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 7:45PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 8:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.23 ft at 8:15PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.23 ft at 8:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 8:45PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 9:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.23 ft at 9:15PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 9:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.23 ft at 9:45PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 10:00PM Oct 03, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesEKCS2(plotting HGIRZ) Graph Created (10:38PM Oct 3, 2023)ObservedLatest observed value: 5.24 ft at 10:00 PM MDT 3-Oct-2023. Flood Stage is 10 ft
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Datum: NAVD88
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Elk Creek (SD) near Rapid City. Only observed stages are available for this point.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 14
Moderate Flood Stage: 13
Flood Stage: 10
Action Stage: 9
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 14.40 ft on 06/09/1972
(2) 12.77 ft on 05/27/1996
(3) 12.71 ft on 10/11/2013
(4) 12.29 ft on 05/25/2010
(5) 12.20 ft on 03/17/1978
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 5.82 ft on 06/15/2022
(2) 5.88 ft on 02/01/2022
(3) 6.20 ft on 01/15/2021
(4) 5.46 ft on 12/03/2020
(5) 6.68 ft on 03/04/2020
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

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14.4 June 1972 crest as indicated by local residents.
14 Major Flood Stage. Major flooding of pasture land. Access to homes may be cut off.
13 Moderate Flood Stage. Erosion of banks may begin to occur. Moderate flooding of pasture land. Water may cover portions of Elk Creek Road and Antelope Creek Road.
12.5 Water may begin to cover Antelope Creek Road just north of Elk Creek. It typically takes the water at least 5 hours to get to this location downstream.
12 Elk Creek Road just east of Elk Creek may begin to be covered with water. It can take 2-3 hours for the water to reach Elk Creek road downstream from the gage. Minor flooding of pasture land upstream and downstream from the gage will occur.
11 Possible flooding of yards and basements along Elk Creek in the Golden Valley Subdivision and along 220th street and Antelope Creek Road.
10 Flood Stage: Minor overflow of lower banks downstream from gage.
Photos
(1) Looking upstream
(2) Looking downstream
(3) Another view downstream
(4) Flooding - May 2008
(5) Flooding - May 2008
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Latitude: 44.240278° N, Longitude: 103.150833° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 10 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 2943.73 2953.73 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  

Current/Historical Observations:
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