Flood — Codington, South Dakota

2025-08-06 to 2025-08-07 · near Rauville, Codington, South Dakota

Event narrative

Willow Creek near Watertown would go into flood on the morning of August 6th, cresting at 10.88 feet, or 0.88 above flood stage by the afternoon, and drop below flood stage by that evening.

Wider weather episode

Heavy rainfall of 2 to 4 inches across Codington and Hamlin counties, falling on already saturated soils due to above normal precipitation through the spring and summer months, resulted in flooding of the Big Sioux River and its tributaries including Mud and Willow Creeks. Flooding would mainly be limited to low spots and agricultural lands, however.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1290198. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.