How many public stream gauges does Waderly index in South Dakota?
Waderly currently indexes 223 public USGS stream gauges in South Dakota. Examples on this page include Annie Creek, Antelope Creek, Bad River.
South Dakota River Water Levels
Live water levels for every USGS stream gauge in South Dakota, organized by river basin. Jump to a basin below, or open any gauge for current flow, gauge height, water temperature, and fishing conditions before you go.
Grouped by USGS hydrologic basin (largest first) — every indexed gauge is listed, nothing hidden behind a featured subset.
Cheyenne
Missouri-Big Sioux
Missouri-White
James
Missouri-Oahe
Minnesota
Niobrara
Red
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Cheyenne
110 USGS gauges in the Cheyenne watershed (HUC 1012).
- ANNIE CREEK NEAR LEAD, SDUSGS 06430800
- BATTLE CREEK ABOVE KEYSTONE, SDUSGS 06403810
- BATTLE CREEK AT HERMOSA, SDUSGS 06406000
- BATTLE CREEK BELOW HERMOSA, SDUSGS 06406500
- BATTLE CREEK NEAR KEYSTONE, SDUSGS 06404000
- BEAR BUTTE CREEK AT AVALANCHE ROAD AT STURGIS, SDUSGS 06437300
- BEAR BUTTE CREEK AT STURGIS, SDUSGS 06437400
- BEAR BUTTE CREEK NEAR DEADWOOD, SDUSGS 06437020
- BEAR BUTTE CREEK NEAR GALENA, SDUSGS 06437200
- BEAR GULCH NEAR HAYWARD, SDUSGS 06405800
- BEAVER CREEK ABOVE BUFFALO GAP, SDUSGS 06402470
- BEAVER CREEK NEAR BUFFALO GAP, SDUSGS 06402500
- BEAVER CREEK NEAR PRINGLE, SDUSGS 06402430
- BELLE FOURCHE RIVER AT WY-SD STATE LINEUSGS 06428500
- BELLE FOURCHE RIVER NEAR ELM SPRINGS, SDUSGS 06438000
- BELLE FOURCHE RIVER NEAR FRUITDALE, SDUSGS 06436000
- BELLE FOURCHE RIVER NEAR STURGIS, SDUSGS 06437000
- BOXELDER CR TRIB4 AT LIBERTY BLVD AT BOX ELDER, SDUSGS 06423090
- BOXELDER CREEK AT 151ST AVE NR BOX ELDER, SDUSGS 06423100
- BOXELDER CREEK AT I-90 SERVICE RD NR BOX ELDER, SDUSGS 06423050
- BOXELDER CREEK NEAR NEMO, SDUSGS 06422500
- BOXELDER CREEK NEAR RAPID CITY, SDUSGS 06423010
- BOXELDER CREEK TRIB 7 ABV POND 2 AT BOX ELDER, SDUSGS 06423075
- CASCADE SPRINGS NEAR HOT SPRINGS SDUSGS 06400497
- CASTLE CR ABOVE DEERFIELD RES NEAR HILL CITY, SDUSGS 06409000
- CASTLE CREEK BELOW DEERFIELD DAM, SDUSGS 06410000
- CHERRY CREEK NEAR PLAINVIEW, SDUSGS 06439000
- CHEYENNE RIVER AT CHERRY CREEK,SDUSGS 06439300
- CHEYENNE RIVER AT EDGEMONT, SDUSGS 06395000
- CHEYENNE RIVER AT RED SHIRT, SDUSGS 06403700
- CHEYENNE RIVER BELOW ANGOSTURA DAM, SDUSGS 06401500
- CHEYENNE RIVER NEAR BUFFALO GAP, SDUSGS 06402600
- CHEYENNE RIVER NEAR PLAINVIEW, SDUSGS 06438500
- CHEYENNE RIVER NEAR SCENIC, SDUSGS 06408650
- CHEYENNE RIVER NEAR WASTA, SDUSGS 06423500
- CITY SPRINGS AT RAPID CITY, SDUSGS 06413600
- CLEGHORN SPGS MAIN CH AT FISH HATCH AT RC, SDUSGS 06412600
- CLEGHORN SPGS N CHANNEL AT FISH HATCH AT RC, SDUSGS 06412800
- CLEGHORN SPGS S CHANNEL AT FISH HATCH AT RC, SDUSGS 06412700
- CLEGHORN SPRINGS AT RAPID CITY, SDUSGS 06412810
- CLEOPATRA CREEK NEAR SPEARFISH, SDUSGS 06430898
- CROW CREEK NEAR BEULAH, WYUSGS 06430532
- DEADMAN GULCH AT STURGIS, SDUSGS 06437360
- DEADWOOD AVE DRAIN AT MOUTH AT RAPID CITY SDUSGS 06413800
- ELK CR NEAR ROUBAIX,SDUSGS 06424000
- ELK CREEK NEAR ELM SPRINGS, SDUSGS 06425500
- ELK CREEK NEAR RAPID CITY, SDUSGS 06425100
- FALL RIVER AT HOT SPRINGS, SDUSGS 06402000
- FALSE BOTTOM CREEK NR CENTRAL CITYUSGS 06432172
- FRENCH CREEK ABOVE FAIRBURN, SDUSGS 06403300
- FRENCH CREEK BELOW CUSTER, SDUSGS 06402990
- GRACE COOLIDGE CREEK NEAR HAYWARD, SDUSGS 06404800
- GRACE COOLIDGE CREEK NR GAME LODGE NR CUSTER, SDUSGS 06404998
- GRIZZLY BEAR CREEK NEAR KEYSTONE, SDUSGS 06403850
- HAT CREEK NEAR EDGEMONT, SDUSGS 06400000
- HAY CR AT BELLE FOURCHE SDUSGS 06433500
- HORSE CR ABOVE VALE,SDUSGS 06436760
- HORSEHEAD CREEK AT OELRICHS, SDUSGS 06400875
- INLET CANAL ABOVE BELLE FOURCHE RESERVOIR, SDUSGS 06434505
- INLET CANAL NEAR BELLE FOURCHE,SDUSGS 06434500
- LEEDY DITCH AT HEADGATE BLW CLD AT RAPID CITY SDUSGS 06413300
- LEEDY DITCH AT MOUTH AT RAPID CITY SDUSGS 06413550
- LIME CREEK AT MOUTH AT RAPID CITY, SDUSGS 06413650
- LITTLE SPEARFISH CREEK NEAR LEAD, SDUSGS 06430850
- MURRAY DITCH ABOVE HEADGATE AT WY-SD STATE LINEUSGS 06429997
- PRECIP AT DEADMAN GULCH NR HAYWARD, SDUSGS 435442103200700
- RAPID C AB JACKSON BLVD AT RAPID CITY, SDUSGS 06413570
- RAPID CR AB WATER TREAT PLANT AT RAPID CITY SDUSGS 06413700
- RAPID CR BL SEWAGE TREATMENT PL NR RAPID CITY, SDUSGS 06418900
- RAPID CR NEAR FARMINGDALE, SDUSGS 06421500
- RAPID CREEK ABOVE CANYON LAKE NEAR RAPID CITY, SDUSGS 06412500
- RAPID CREEK ABOVE PACTOLA RES AT SILVER CITY, SDUSGS 06410500
- RAPID CREEK ABOVE RAPID CITY, SDUSGS 06412510
- RAPID CREEK ABOVE WRF NEAR RAPID CITY, SDUSGS 06418800
- RAPID CREEK ABV JOHNSON SIDING BLW PACTOLA DAM, SDUSGS 06411900
- RAPID CREEK ABV VICTORIA CREEK NR RAPID CITY, SDUSGS 06412200
- RAPID CREEK AT BIG BEND NR RAPID CITY, SDUSGS 06412000
- RAPID CREEK AT RAPID CITY, SDUSGS 06414000
- RAPID CREEK BELOW PACTOLA DAM, SDUSGS 06411500
- RAPID CREEK BELOW PARK DRIVE AT RAPID CITY SDUSGS 06413200
- RAPID CREEK BLW CLEGHORN SPGS AT RAPID CITY SDUSGS 06412900
- RAPID CREEK BLW HAWTHORN DITCH AT RAPID CITY, SDUSGS 06416000
- RAPID CREEK NEAR ROCHFORD, SDUSGS 06408860
- REDWATER CREEK AT WY-SD STATE LINEUSGS 06430500
- REDWATER RIVER ABOVE BELLE FOURCHE, SDUSGS 06433000
- RENO GULCH NEAR HILL CITY, SDUSGS 06406760
- RHOADS FORK NEAR ROCHFORD, SDUSGS 06408700
- SOUTH CANYON NEAR RAPID CITY, SDUSGS 06413620
- SPEARFISH CREEK ABOVE SPEARFISH, SDUSGS 06430900
- SPEARFISH CREEK AT SPEARFISH, SDUSGS 06431500
- SPEARFISH CREEK BELOW SPEARFISH, SDUSGS 06432020
- SPEARFISH CREEK NEAR LEAD, SDUSGS 06430770
- SPRING CR NEAR HERMOSA,SDUSGS 06408500
- SPRING CREEK ABOVE SHERIDAN LAKE NEAR KEYSTONE, SDUSGS 06406920
- SPRING CREEK AT OREVILLE, NEAR HILL CITY, SDUSGS 06406700
- SPRING CREEK NEAR KEYSTONE, SDUSGS 06407500
- STAGEBARN CANYON CR ABV ELK CR NR SUMMERSET, SDUSGS 06425050
- STORYBOOK DITCH AT HEADGATE AT RAPID CITY SDUSGS 06413660
- STORYBOOK DITCH AT MOUTH AT RAPID CITY SDUSGS 06413670
- SUNDAY GULCH BELOW JOHNSON CANYON NR HILL CITY, SDUSGS 06406740
- VANOCKER CREEK NEAR STURGIS, SDUSGS 06437330
- VICTORIA CREEK ABV VICTORIA DAM NR RAPID CITY, SDUSGS 06412220
- VICTORIA CREEK BLW VICTORIA DAM NR RAPID CITY, SDUSGS 06412250
- W.FK LAFFERTY GULCH CR ABV S.WELL AT MT. RUSHMOREUSGS 435300103270800
- WHITETAIL CREEK AT LEAD, SDUSGS 06436156
- WHITEWOOD CREEK ABOVE VALE, SDUSGS 06436198
- WHITEWOOD CREEK ABOVE WHITEWOOD, SDUSGS 06436180
- WHITEWOOD CREEK AT DEADWOOD, SDUSGS 06436170
- WHITEWOOD CREEK NEAR WHITEWOOD, SDUSGS 06436190
- WILD IRISHMAN GULCH NEAR RAPID CITY, SDUSGS 06412580
Missouri-Big Sioux
41 USGS gauges in the Missouri-Big Sioux watershed (HUC 1017).
- BATTLE CR NEAR NUNDA SDUSGS 06479928
- BIG SIOUX R AT NORTH CLIFF AVE AT SIOUX FALLS, SDUSGS 06482020
- BIG SIOUX RIVER AT BROADWAY AT WATERTOWN, SDUSGS 06479512
- BIG SIOUX RIVER AT LAKE KAMPESKA NR WATERTOWN, SDUSGS 06479452
- BIG SIOUX RIVER AT SIOUX FALLS, SDUSGS 06482000
- BIG SIOUX RIVER AT WATERTOWN, SDUSGS 06479500
- BIG SIOUX RIVER BELOW DIVERSION AT SIOUX FALLS, SDUSGS 06481400
- BIG SIOUX RIVER BELOW WATERTOWN, SDUSGS 06479520
- BIG SIOUX RIVER NEAR BROOKINGS, SDUSGS 06480000
- BIG SIOUX RIVER NEAR BRUCE, SDUSGS 06479770
- BIG SIOUX RIVER NEAR CASTLEWOOD, SDUSGS 06479525
- BIG SIOUX RIVER NEAR DELL RAPIDS, SDUSGS 06481000
- BIG SIOUX RIVER NEAR FLORENCE, SDUSGS 06479215
- BIG SIOUX RIVER NEAR HAWARDEN, IAUSGS 06483950
- BIG SIOUX RIVER NEAR JEFFERSON, SDUSGS 06485910
- BIG SIOUX RIVER NEAR WATERTOWN, SDUSGS 06479438
- BLUE DOG LAKE INFLOW OWENS CR NR WAUBAY, SDUSGS 06479159
- BRULE CREEK NR ELK POINT SDUSGS 06485696
- CHOTEAU CR NR AVON, SDUSGS 06453255
- EAST FORK VERMILLION RIVER NEAR PARKER, SDUSGS 06478600
- FLANDREAU CREEK ABOVE FLANDREAU, SDUSGS 06480650
- LAKE KAMPESKA AT WATER PLANT AT WATERTOWN, SDUSGS 06479449
- LAKE KAMPESKA INLET/OUTLET NEAR WATERTOWN, SDUSGS 06479450
- LEWIS AND CLARK LAKE AT SPRINGFIELD, SDUSGS 06466700
- LITTLE VERMILLION R NEAR SALEM,SDUSGS 06478540
- MISSOURI RIVER AT YANKTON, SDUSGS 06467500
- MISSOURI RIVER BELOW GREENWOOD, SDUSGS 06453020
- MUD CREEK NEAR RAUVILLE, SDUSGS 06479490
- PRECIP AT WAVERLY, SDUSGS 445959096582600
- SILVER CREEK AT SIOUX FALLS, SDUSGS 06482010
- SKUNK CREEK AT SIOUX FALLS, SDUSGS 06481500
- SKUNK CREEK NEAR CHESTER, SDUSGS 06481480
- SKUNK CREEK NEAR HARTFORD, SDUSGS 06481493
- SOUTH BRANCH TRIB MUD CREEK NR RAUVILLE, SDUSGS 06479498
- SPLIT ROCK CREEK AT CORSON, SDUSGS 06482610
- SPRING CREEK NEAR FLANDREAU, SDUSGS 06480400
- STILL LAKE OUTFLOW NEAR FLORENCE, SDUSGS 06479430
- VERMILLION RIVER NEAR VERMILLION,SDUSGS 06479010
- WEST FORK VERMILLION RIVER NEAR PARKER, SDUSGS 06478690
- WILLOW CREEK NEAR CROOKS, SDUSGS 06481497
- WILLOW CREEK NEAR WATERTOWN, SDUSGS 06479515
Missouri-White
32 USGS gauges in the Missouri-White watershed (HUC 1014).
- BAD RIVER NEAR FORT PIERRE, SDUSGS 06441500
- BAD RIVER NEAR MIDLAND, SDUSGS 06441000
- BEAR IN THE LODGE CREEK NEAR WANBLEE, SDUSGS 06446700
- BLACK PIPE CREEK NEAR BELVIDERE, SDUSGS 06447230
- CAMPBELL C NEAR LEE'S CORNERUSGS 06442718
- CEDAR CREEK NEAR PRESHO, SDUSGS 06442130
- ELM CREEK NEAR GANN VALLEY, SDUSGS 06442900
- LAKE CREEK BELOW REFUGE NEAR TUTHILL, SDUSGS 06449000
- LAKE FRANCIS CASE AT CHAMBERLAIN, SDUSGS 06442996
- LITTLE WHITE R ABV ROSEBUD SDUSGS 06449300
- LITTLE WHITE RIVER BELOW WHITE RIVER, SDUSGS 06450500
- LITTLE WHITE RIVER NEAR MARTIN, SDUSGS 06447500
- LITTLE WHITE RIVER NEAR ROSEBUD, SDUSGS 06449500
- LITTLE WHITE RIVER NEAR VETAL, SDUSGS 06449100
- MEDICINE CREEK NEAR LOWER BRULE, SDUSGS 06442600
- MISSOURI R BL LA FRAMBOISE ISLAND, AT PIERRE, SDUSGS 06441592
- MISSOURI RIVER AT FARM ISLAND NEAR PIERRE, SDUSGS 06441595
- MISSOURI RIVER AT LAFRAMBOISE ISLAND AT PIERRE, SDUSGS 06441590
- MISSOURI RIVER AT PIERRE, SDUSGS 06440000
- PLATTE CREEK NEAR PLATTE, SDUSGS 06452320
- PLUM CREEK BELOW HAYES, SDUSGS 06441110
- ROSEBUD CR AT ROSEBUD SDUSGS 06449400
- SOUTH FORK BAD RIVER NEAR COTTONWOOD, SDUSGS 06440200
- WHITE CLAY CR NEAR OGLALA SDUSGS 06445980
- WHITE RIVER AT SLIM BUTTE, SDUSGS 06445700
- WHITE RIVER NEAR INTERIOR, SDUSGS 06446500
- WHITE RIVER NEAR KADOKA, SDUSGS 06447000
- WHITE RIVER NEAR NE-SD STATE LINEUSGS 06445685
- WHITE RIVER NEAR OACOMA, SDUSGS 06452000
- WHITE RIVER NEAR OGLALA, SDUSGS 06446000
- WHITE RIVER NEAR WHITE RIVER, SDUSGS 06447450
- WOUNDED KNEE CREEK AT WOUNDED KNEE, SDUSGS 06446100
James
17 USGS gauges in the James watershed (HUC 1016).
- ELM RIVER AT WESTPORT, SDUSGS 06471500
- ELM RIVER NEAR FREDERICK, SDUSGS 06471065 · 4.59 ft
- ELM RIVER NEAR ORDWAY, SDUSGS 06471510
- FIRESTEEL CREEK NEAR MOUNT VERNON, SDUSGS 06477500
- FOOT CREEK NEAR ABERDEEN, SDUSGS 06471800
- JAMES RIVER AT ASHTON, SDUSGS 06473000
- JAMES RIVER AT COLUMBIA, SDUSGS 06471000
- JAMES RIVER AT HURON, SDUSGS 06476000
- JAMES RIVER BELOW COLUMBIA, SDUSGS 06471550
- JAMES RIVER NEAR FORESTBURG, SDUSGS 06477000
- JAMES RIVER NEAR MITCHELL, SDUSGS 06478000
- JAMES RIVER NEAR REDFIELD, SDUSGS 06475000
- JAMES RIVER NEAR SCOTLAND, SDUSGS 06478500
- JAMES RIVER NEAR STRATFORD, SDUSGS 06472000
- JAMES RIVER NEAR YANKTON, SDUSGS 06478513
- MOCCASIN CREEK AT ABERDEEN, SDUSGS 06471770
- MOCCASIN CREEK NEAR ABERDEEN, SDUSGS 06471875
Missouri-Oahe
11 USGS gauges in the Missouri-Oahe watershed (HUC 1013).
- CHEYENNE RIVER NEAR EAGLE BUTTE, SDUSGS 06439500
- GRAND R AT SHADEHILL SDUSGS 06357500
- GRAND RIVER AT LITTLE EAGLE, SDUSGS 06357800
- GRAND RIVER NEAR THUNDER HAWK, SDUSGS 06357600
- MOREAU RIVER AT PROMISE, SDUSGS 06361000
- MOREAU RIVER NEAR FAITH, SDUSGS 06359500
- MOREAU RIVER NEAR WHITEHORSE, SDUSGS 06360500
- NORTH FORK GRAND RIVER NEAR WHITE BUTTE, SDUSGS 06355500
- OAK CR NEAR WAKPALA,SDUSGS 06354882
- OAK CREEK NEAR RATTLESNAKE BUTTE NEAR WAKPALA, SDUSGS 06354881
- SOUTH FORK GRAND RIVER NEAR CASH, SDUSGS 06356500
Minnesota
4 USGS gauges in the Minnesota watershed (HUC 0702).
- BIG COULEE CREEK NEAR PEEVER, SDUSGS 05289985
- COBB CREEK NEAR GARY SDUSGS 05299700
- LITTLE MINNESOTA RIVER NEAR PEEVER, SDUSGS 05290000
- WHETSTONE RIVER NEAR BIG STONE CITY, SDUSGS 05291000
Niobrara
4 USGS gauges in the Niobrara watershed (HUC 1015).
- ANTELOPE CR NEAR MISSION, SDUSGS 06463900
- KEYA PAHA RIVER AT WEWELA, SDUSGS 06464500
- KEYA PAHA RIVER NEAR KEYAPAHA, SDUSGS 06464100
- ROCK CREEK NR HIDDEN TIMBER, SDUSGS 06463990
Red
3 USGS gauges in the Red watershed (HUC 0902).
- BOIS DE SIOUX RIVER NEAR WHITE ROCK, SDUSGS 05050000
- LA BELLE CREEK NEAR VEBLEN, SDUSGS 05051650
- MUD LAKE ABOVE WHITE ROCK DAM NEAR WHITE ROCK, SDUSGS 05049995
Missouri-Little Missouri
1 USGS gauge in the Missouri-Little Missouri watershed (HUC 1011).
- LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER AT CAMP CROOK, SDUSGS 06334500
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Frequently Asked Questions
What can I find on the South Dakota stream gauges page?
This state hub links to every indexed Waderly gauge page in South Dakota, so you can jump from a statewide view into current flow, gauge height, water temperature, and weather for individual rivers and creeks.
Why use the South Dakota state hub instead of searching one river at a time?
The South Dakota hub is a crawlable index of the full state network. It makes it easier to compare nearby waters, discover smaller creeks you may not search by name, and reach every gauge page from one place.
Waderly supports public stream gauges across all 50 states. This South Dakota page includes the full state index, so search engines and users can reach every gauge from one crawlable hub.
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