Big Sioux River below Watertown

Last updated: Feb 19, 2025, 8:43 AM UTC
Extreme Cold Warning

Flood Impacts 🅘

  • 14.5 - The bridge 1 mile north of Appleby is overtopped
  • 14 - The bridge at the southeast corner of Watertown is overtopped
  • 13.3 - The water reaches the bottom of the bridge 1 mile north of Appleby

Gauge Info

Coordinates 44.8478, -97.0492
RFC MBRFC
State SD
WFO ABR
County Codington
Data Provider(s)
USGS 06479520

Gauge Location

Recent Crests

1. 12.26 ft on 04-12-2023
2. 8.79 ft on 04-02-2020
3. 12.31 ft on 03-28-2019
4. 11.49 ft on 04-22-2018
5. 9.60 ft on 02-19-2017

Historic Crests

1. 13.13 ft on 04-02-1997
2. 12.69 ft on 04-08-2001
3. 12.56 ft on 03-23-2011
4. 12.31 ft on 03-28-2019
5. 12.26 ft on 04-12-2023

Vertical Datum Table

type NAVD88
major Flooding 1707.50 ft
moderate Flooding 1707.00 ft
minor Flooding 1706.50 ft
action 1705.50 ft
Latest Value 1704.72 ft
Gauge Zero 1695.50 ft

Gauge Photos

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Probability Information

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WFO Information

Weather Forecast Office
Aberdeen
824 Brown County 14 South
Aberdeen, SD 57401
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