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Rapid Creek near Farmingdale Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 6.16 ft at 6:30PM Sep 26, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 6:45PM Sep 26, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 7:00PM Sep 26, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 7:15PM Sep 26, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 7:30PM Sep 26, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 7:45PM Sep 26, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 8:00PM Sep 26, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 8:15PM Sep 26, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 8:30PM Sep 26, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 8:45PM Sep 26, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 9:00PM Sep 26, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 9:15PM Sep 26, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 9:30PM Sep 26, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 9:45PM Sep 26, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 10:00PM Sep 26, 2020Observed: 6.15 ft at 10:15PM Sep 26, 2020Observed: 6.15 ft at 10:30PM Sep 26, 2020Observed: 6.15 ft at 10:45PM Sep 26, 2020Observed: 6.14 ft at 11:00PM Sep 26, 2020Observed: 6.14 ft at 11:15PM Sep 26, 2020Observed: 6.14 ft at 11:30PM Sep 26, 2020Observed: 6.14 ft at 11:45PM Sep 26, 2020Observed: 6.14 ft at 12:00AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.13 ft at 12:15AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.13 ft at 12:30AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.13 ft at 12:45AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.13 ft at 1:00AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.13 ft at 1:15AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.12 ft at 1:30AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.12 ft at 1:45AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.12 ft at 2:00AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.12 ft at 2:15AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.12 ft at 2:30AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.12 ft at 2:45AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.12 ft at 3:00AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.12 ft at 3:15AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.12 ft at 3:30AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.12 ft at 3:45AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.12 ft at 4:00AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.12 ft at 4:15AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.12 ft at 4:30AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.13 ft at 4:45AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.12 ft at 5:00AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.12 ft at 5:15AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.13 ft at 5:30AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.13 ft at 5:45AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.13 ft at 6:00AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.13 ft at 6:15AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.14 ft at 6:30AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.14 ft at 6:31AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.14 ft at 6:45AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.14 ft at 6:46AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.14 ft at 7:00AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.14 ft at 7:01AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.14 ft at 7:15AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.15 ft at 7:30AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.15 ft at 7:45AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.15 ft at 8:00AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.15 ft at 8:15AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 8:30AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 8:45AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 9:00AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 9:15AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 9:30AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 9:45AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 10:00AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 10:15AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 10:30AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 10:45AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 11:00AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.18 ft at 11:15AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 11:30AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 11:45AM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 12:00PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 12:15PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 12:30PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 12:45PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 1:00PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 1:15PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.18 ft at 1:30PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 1:45PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 2:00PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.18 ft at 2:15PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.18 ft at 2:30PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.18 ft at 2:31PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 2:45PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 2:46PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.18 ft at 3:00PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.18 ft at 3:01PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 3:15PM Sep 27, 2020Highest Observation: 6.19 ft at 3:30PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.18 ft at 3:45PM Sep 27, 2020Highest Observation: 6.19 ft at 4:00PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.18 ft at 4:15PM Sep 27, 2020Highest Observation: 6.19 ft at 4:30PM Sep 27, 2020Highest Observation: 6.19 ft at 4:45PM Sep 27, 2020Highest Observation: 6.19 ft at 5:00PM Sep 27, 2020Highest Observation: 6.19 ft at 5:15PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.18 ft at 5:30PM Sep 27, 2020Highest Observation: 6.19 ft at 5:45PM Sep 27, 2020Highest Observation: 6.19 ft at 6:00PM Sep 27, 2020Highest Observation: 6.19 ft at 6:15PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.18 ft at 6:30PM Sep 27, 2020Highest Observation: 6.19 ft at 6:45PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.18 ft at 7:00PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.18 ft at 7:15PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.18 ft at 7:30PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.18 ft at 7:45PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.18 ft at 8:00PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.18 ft at 8:15PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 8:30PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 8:45PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 9:00PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 9:15PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 9:30PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 9:45PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 10:00PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 10:15PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 10:30PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 10:31PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.15 ft at 10:45PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.15 ft at 10:46PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.15 ft at 11:01PM Sep 27, 2020Observed: 6.13 ft at 12:00AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.13 ft at 12:15AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.12 ft at 12:30AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.12 ft at 12:45AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.12 ft at 1:00AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.12 ft at 1:15AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.11 ft at 1:30AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.11 ft at 1:45AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.11 ft at 2:00AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.1 ft at 2:15AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.1 ft at 2:30AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.1 ft at 2:45AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.1 ft at 3:00AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.1 ft at 3:15AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.09 ft at 3:30AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.09 ft at 3:45AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.09 ft at 4:00AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.09 ft at 4:15AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.09 ft at 4:30AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.09 ft at 4:45AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.08 ft at 5:00AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.08 ft at 5:15AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.08 ft at 5:30AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.08 ft at 5:45AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.08 ft at 6:00AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.08 ft at 6:15AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.08 ft at 6:30AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.08 ft at 6:31AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.08 ft at 6:45AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.08 ft at 6:46AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.08 ft at 7:00AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.08 ft at 7:01AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.09 ft at 7:15AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.09 ft at 7:30AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.1 ft at 7:45AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.1 ft at 8:00AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.11 ft at 8:15AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.11 ft at 8:30AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.12 ft at 8:45AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.13 ft at 9:00AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.13 ft at 9:15AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.13 ft at 9:30AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.14 ft at 9:45AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.13 ft at 10:00AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.14 ft at 10:15AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.13 ft at 10:30AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.14 ft at 10:45AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.14 ft at 11:00AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.15 ft at 11:15AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.15 ft at 11:30AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.15 ft at 11:45AM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.14 ft at 12:00PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.15 ft at 12:15PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.15 ft at 12:30PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.15 ft at 12:45PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.15 ft at 1:00PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.14 ft at 1:15PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.14 ft at 1:30PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.15 ft at 1:45PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.14 ft at 2:00PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.15 ft at 2:15PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.14 ft at 2:30PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.14 ft at 2:45PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 3:00PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.15 ft at 3:15PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.14 ft at 3:30PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.15 ft at 3:45PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.15 ft at 4:00PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.15 ft at 4:15PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.15 ft at 4:30PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.15 ft at 4:45PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.15 ft at 5:00PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 5:15PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 5:30PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 5:45PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 6:00PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 6:15PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 6:30PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 6:45PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 7:00PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 7:15PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 7:30PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.15 ft at 7:45PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.15 ft at 8:00PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.15 ft at 8:15PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.15 ft at 8:30PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.15 ft at 8:45PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.15 ft at 9:00PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.14 ft at 9:15PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.14 ft at 9:30PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.14 ft at 9:45PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.14 ft at 10:00PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.13 ft at 10:15PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.13 ft at 10:30PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.13 ft at 10:31PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.13 ft at 10:45PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.13 ft at 10:46PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.13 ft at 11:00PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.13 ft at 11:01PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.12 ft at 11:15PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.12 ft at 11:30PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.12 ft at 11:45PM Sep 28, 2020Observed: 6.12 ft at 12:00AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.11 ft at 12:15AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.11 ft at 12:30AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.11 ft at 12:45AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.1 ft at 1:00AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.1 ft at 1:15AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.1 ft at 1:30AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.1 ft at 1:45AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.1 ft at 2:00AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.09 ft at 2:15AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.09 ft at 2:30AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.1 ft at 2:45AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.09 ft at 3:00AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.09 ft at 3:15AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.1 ft at 3:30AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.09 ft at 3:45AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.1 ft at 4:00AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.1 ft at 4:15AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.1 ft at 4:30AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.1 ft at 4:45AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.1 ft at 5:00AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.1 ft at 5:15AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.1 ft at 5:30AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.11 ft at 5:45AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.11 ft at 6:00AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.12 ft at 6:15AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.12 ft at 6:30AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.13 ft at 6:45AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.13 ft at 7:00AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.14 ft at 7:15AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.14 ft at 7:30AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.15 ft at 7:45AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.15 ft at 8:00AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 8:15AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 8:30AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 8:45AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 9:00AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.18 ft at 9:15AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.18 ft at 9:30AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 9:45AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.18 ft at 10:00AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.18 ft at 10:15AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.18 ft at 10:30AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.18 ft at 10:45AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.18 ft at 11:00AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.18 ft at 11:15AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.18 ft at 11:30AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 11:45AM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 12:00PM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 12:15PM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 12:30PM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 12:45PM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 1:00PM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 1:15PM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 1:30PM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 1:45PM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 2:00PM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 2:15PM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 2:30PM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 2:45PM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 2:46PM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 3:00PM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 3:01PM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 3:15PM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.16 ft at 3:16PM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 3:30PM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 3:45PM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 4:00PM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 4:15PM Sep 29, 2020Highest Observation: 6.19 ft at 4:30PM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.18 ft at 4:45PM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.18 ft at 5:00PM Sep 29, 2020Observed: 6.18 ft at 5:15PM Sep 29, 2020Highest Observation: 6.19 ft at 5:30PM Sep 29, 2020Highest Observation: 6.19 ft at 5:45PM Sep 29, 2020USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesFARS2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (6:23PM Sep 29, 2020)ObservedLatest observed value: 6.19 ft at 5:45 PM MDT 29-Sep-2020. Flood Stage is 11 ft
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Datum: NAVD88
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Rapid Creek near Farmingdale. Only observed stages are available for this point.
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Upstream Gauge - above Water Reclamation Facility near Rapid City Upstream Gauge
Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 12
Moderate Flood Stage: 11.5
Flood Stage: 11
Action Stage: 9
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 12.69 ft on 05/24/2010
(2) 12.60 ft on 06/18/2015
(3) 12.52 ft on 05/29/2019
(4) 11.85 ft on 06/10/1972
(5) 11.43 ft on 06/24/2018
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 12.52 ft on 05/29/2019
(2) 11.43 ft on 06/24/2018
(3) 8.43 ft on 08/15/2017
(4) 7.77 ft on 07/04/2016
(5) 12.60 ft on 06/18/2015
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 5.00 ft on 07/03/2007
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18.2 Top of bridge.
12 Major Flood Stage. Record flooding, greater than 1972 flood.
11.5 Moderate Flood Stage.
11 Minor Flood Stage. Flooding of agricultural land and water will begin to overflow Farmingdale/Folsom Road.
10 Bankfull. Right bank subject to overflow.
9 Action Stage. Water begins to flood low-lying areas along the creek.
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(2) Looking upstream
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Latitude: 43.941944° N, Longitude: 102.853333° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 11 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 2699.74 2710.74 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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Rapid City, SD 57701-3800
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