Flood — Brookings, South Dakota

2025-07-01 to 2025-07-06 · near Bruce, Brookings, South Dakota

Event narrative

The Big Sioux River near Bruce continued above flood stage from June, further rising to a crest around 2.49 feet above flood stage (10.49 feet). The river then fell below flood stage during the early morning of July 6th.

Wider weather episode

River flooding from heavy rain at the end of June continued across the upper Big Sioux River Basin before falling below flood stage within the first few days of July.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (44.5400, -96.9600)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1269891. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.