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Spearfish Creek at Spearfish Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 9:00AM May 28, 2020Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 9:15AM May 28, 2020Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 9:30AM May 28, 2020Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 9:45AM May 28, 2020Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 10:00AM May 28, 2020Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 10:15AM May 28, 2020Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 10:30AM May 28, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 10:45AM May 28, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 11:00AM May 28, 2020Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 11:15AM May 28, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 11:30AM May 28, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 11:45AM May 28, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 12:00PM May 28, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 12:15PM May 28, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 12:30PM May 28, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 12:45PM May 28, 2020Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 1:00PM May 28, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 1:15PM May 28, 2020Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 1:30PM May 28, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 1:45PM May 28, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 2:00PM May 28, 2020Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 2:15PM May 28, 2020Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 2:30PM May 28, 2020Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 2:45PM May 28, 2020Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 3:00PM May 28, 2020Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 3:01PM May 28, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 3:15PM May 28, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 3:16PM May 28, 2020Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 3:30PM May 28, 2020Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 3:31PM May 28, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 3:45PM May 28, 2020Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 4:00PM May 28, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 4:15PM May 28, 2020Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 4:30PM May 28, 2020Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 4:45PM May 28, 2020Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 5:00PM May 28, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 5:15PM May 28, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 5:30PM May 28, 2020Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 5:45PM May 28, 2020Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 6:00PM May 28, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 6:15PM May 28, 2020Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 6:30PM May 28, 2020Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 6:45PM May 28, 2020Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 7:00PM May 28, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 7:15PM May 28, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 7:30PM May 28, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 7:45PM May 28, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 8:00PM May 28, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 8:15PM May 28, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 8:30PM May 28, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 8:45PM May 28, 2020Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 9:00PM May 28, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 9:15PM May 28, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 9:30PM May 28, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 9:45PM May 28, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 10:00PM May 28, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 10:15PM May 28, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 10:30PM May 28, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 10:45PM May 28, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 11:00PM May 28, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 11:01PM May 28, 2020Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 11:15PM May 28, 2020Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 11:16PM May 28, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 11:30PM May 28, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 11:31PM May 28, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 11:45PM May 28, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 12:00AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 12:15AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 12:30AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 12:45AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 1:00AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 1:15AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 1:30AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 1:45AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 2:00AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 2:15AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 2:30AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 2:45AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 3:00AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 3:15AM May 29, 2020Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 3:30AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 3:45AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 4:00AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 4:15AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 4:30AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 4:45AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 5:00AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 5:15AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 5:30AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 5:45AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 6:00AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 6:15AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 6:30AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 6:45AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 7:00AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 7:01AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 7:15AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 7:16AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 7:30AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 7:31AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 7:45AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 8:00AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 8:15AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 8:30AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 8:45AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 9:00AM May 29, 2020Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 9:15AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 9:30AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 9:45AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 10:00AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 10:15AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 10:30AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 10:45AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 11:00AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 11:15AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 11:30AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 11:45AM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 12:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 12:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 12:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 12:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 1:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 1:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 1:30PM May 29, 2020Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 1:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 2:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 2:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 2:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 2:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 3:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 3:01PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 3:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 3:16PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 3:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 3:31PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 3:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 4:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 4:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 4:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 4:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 5:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 5:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 5:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 5:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 6:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 6:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 6:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 6:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 7:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 7:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 7:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 7:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 8:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 8:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 8:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 8:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 9:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 9:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 9:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 9:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 10:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 10:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 10:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 10:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 11:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 11:01PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 11:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 11:16PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 11:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 11:31PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 11:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 12:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 12:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 12:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 12:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 1:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 1:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 1:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 1:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 2:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 2:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 2:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 2:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 3:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 3:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 3:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 3:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 4:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 4:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 4:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 4:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 5:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 5:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 5:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 5:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 6:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 6:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 6:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 6:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 7:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 7:01AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 7:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 7:16AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 7:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 7:31AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 7:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 8:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 8:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 8:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 8:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 9:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 9:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 9:30AM May 30, 2020Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 9:45AM May 30, 2020Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 10:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 10:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 10:30AM May 30, 2020Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 10:45AM May 30, 2020Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 11:00AM May 30, 2020Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 11:15AM May 30, 2020Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 11:30AM May 30, 2020Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 11:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 12:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 12:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 12:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 12:45PM May 30, 2020Highest Observation: 5.45 ft at 1:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 1:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 1:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 1:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 2:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 2:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 2:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 2:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 3:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 3:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 3:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 3:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 4:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 4:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 4:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 4:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 5:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 5:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 5:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 5:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 6:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 6:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 6:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 6:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 7:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 7:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 7:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 7:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 8:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 8:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 8:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 8:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 9:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 9:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 9:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.4 ft at 9:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 10:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.39 ft at 10:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 10:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.4 ft at 10:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 11:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 11:01PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 11:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 11:16PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 11:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 11:31PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 11:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 12:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 12:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 12:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 12:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 1:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 1:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 1:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 1:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 2:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 2:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 2:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 2:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 3:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 3:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.4 ft at 3:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 3:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 4:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 4:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.4 ft at 4:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 4:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 5:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 5:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 5:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 5:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 6:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 6:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 6:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 6:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.4 ft at 7:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.4 ft at 7:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.4 ft at 7:16AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 7:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.42 ft at 7:31AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 7:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 7:46AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 8:00AM May 31, 2020USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesSFHS2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (8:53AM May 31, 2020)ObservedLatest observed value: 5.41 ft at 8:00 AM MDT 31-May-2020. Flood Stage is 10 ft
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Datum: NGVD29
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Spearfish Creek at Spearfish. Only observed stages are available for this point.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 12
Moderate Flood Stage: 11
Flood Stage: 10
Action Stage: 8
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 10.54 ft on 06/15/1976
(2) 10.53 ft on 05/15/1965
(3) 10.11 ft on 05/08/1995
(4) 8.84 ft on 06/18/1998
(5) 8.81 ft on 05/22/1982
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 6.43 ft on 05/28/2019
(2) 6.42 ft on 05/27/2019
(3) 5.62 ft on 06/25/2018
(4) 5.46 ft on 06/02/2017
(5) 5.57 ft on 04/23/2016
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 6.00 ft on 10/06/2000
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12 Major Flood Stage. Extensive flooding along Spearfish Creek with inundation of structures and roads.
11 Moderate Flood Stage. Some inundation of structures and roads along Spearfish Creek are possible.
10.5 Flooding begins to affect buildings near the creek.
10 Minor Flood Stage. Flooding occurs in the City Park.
9.5 Right bank begins to overflow.
8.4 Water flows over portions of bike path.
8 Action Stage. The lowest areas along the river begin to flood.
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Latitude: 44.482500° N, Longitude: 103.861111° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

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 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 3640 ft 3650 ft 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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