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Bear Butte Creek at Avalanche Rd at Sturgis Stage (ft)USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesSTGS2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (3:54PM Mar 28, 2024)Flood Stage is 2 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Bear Butte Creek at Avalanche Rd at Sturgis. Only observed stages are available for this point.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 12
Moderate Flood Stage: 10
Flood Stage: 8.5
Action Stage: 7.5
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

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13.8 Water will overtop Avalanche Road.
12.7 Major flooding continues. Water overflows both banks of Bear Butte Creek and reaches the bottom of the Avalanche Road bridge deck.
12 Major flood stage. Extensive flooding possible along Bear Butte Creek.
10 Moderate flood stage. Widespread flooding along Bear Butte Creek.
8.5 Flood stage. The right bank will begin to overflow near Avalanche Road. Minor flooding of Bear Butte Creek and flooding of the campground could begin.
7.5 Action stage. High water levels along Bear Butte Creek in Sturgis.
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Latitude: 44.421730° N, Longitude: 103.539670° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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NWS stage 0 ft 8.5 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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NAVD88 3502 3510.5 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
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