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Big Sioux Rivernear Brookings, SD (Gauge BRKS2)
Observation History | Stage Impacts/Record Events
Stages:
Normal
Action
Flood
Moderate Flood
Major Flood
River Stage Data for Gauge BRKS2
Normal Stage: 3.16 ft
Flow: 0.152 kcfs*
(impacts and historical events)
Action Stages:
8': Action
9': Flood
10.5': Moderate Flood
12': Major Flood
Gauge BRKS2 History chart | graph
Stage Date CST Stage ft Flow kcfs
CURRENT 02/16/2012 08:45 am 3.16 0.152
  02/16/2012 08:30 am 3.16 0.152
  02/16/2012 08:15 am 3.16 0.152
  02/16/2012 08:00 am 3.16 0.152
  02/16/2012 07:45 am 3.16 0.152
  02/16/2012 07:30 am 3.16 0.152
  02/16/2012 07:15 am 3.16 0.152
  02/16/2012 07:00 am 3.16 0.152
  02/16/2012 06:45 am 3.17 0.155
  02/16/2012 06:30 am 3.17 0.155
  02/16/2012 06:15 am 3.18 0.157
  02/16/2012 06:00 am 3.18 0.157
  02/16/2012 05:45 am 3.18 0.157
  02/16/2012 05:30 am 3.19 0.160
  02/16/2012 05:15 am 3.19 0.160
  02/16/2012 05:00 am 3.19 0.160
  02/16/2012 04:45 am 3.20 0.162
  02/16/2012 04:30 am 3.20 0.162
  02/16/2012 04:15 am 3.20 0.162
  02/16/2012 04:00 am 3.20 0.162
  02/16/2012 03:45 am 3.20 0.162
  02/16/2012 03:30 am 3.21 0.164
  02/16/2012 03:15 am 3.21 0.164
  02/16/2012 03:00 am 3.21 0.164
  02/16/2012 02:45 am 3.21 0.164
  02/16/2012 02:30 am 3.21 0.164
  02/16/2012 02:15 am 3.21 0.164
  02/16/2012 02:00 am 3.21 0.164
  02/16/2012 01:45 am 3.22 0.166
  02/16/2012 01:30 am 3.22 0.166
  02/16/2012 01:15 am 3.22 0.166
Flood Impacts and Historical Events
Stage Impacts
16.0The bridges on 473rd Avenue and 475th Avenue are overtopped.
14.0The water reaches the bottom of the bridges on 473rd Avenue and 475th Avenue.
13.0The bridge 1 mile south of Medary on 471st Avenue is overtopped.
11.7473rd Avenue south of the gage begins to flood.
11.0Some farm outbuildings begin to flood.
10.3473rd Avenue north of the gage begins to flood.
10.0Flooding begins to affect agricultural lands along the right bank of the river.
9.0Significant amounts of pasture and farm lands begin flooding on the left bank of the river. The road south of the Brookings Water Treatment Plant is flooded, as is 217th Street between 468th and 469th Avenues.
8.0There is some minor overflow of the lowest banks along this stretch of the river.
Historical Crests Record Lows
1) 14.77 ft on 04/09/1969
2) 13.70 ft on 06/22/1984
3) 13.50 ft on 07/04/1993
4) 13.19 ft on 04/08/1997
5) 12.95 ft on 03/29/1962
Low water records are unavailable.

Data provided by NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

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