Flood — Brookings, South Dakota

2025-08-07 to 2025-08-11 · near Bruce, Brookings, South Dakota

Event narrative

The Big Sioux River near Bruce rose above flood stage on the evening of August 7th, cresting around 0.47 feet above flood stage (8.47 ft) on August 8th. The river then fell below flood stage on the morning of August 11th.

Wider weather episode

Another round of locally heavy rain across the Upper Big Sioux Basin resulted in downstream minor flooding along portions of the Middle Big Sioux River.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1282765. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.