Flood in Davison County, South Dakota

Runoff from occasional precipitation in late March and April maintained considerable flooding throughout the flood plain across Davison county. 416th Avenue near Rosedale Colony and 257th Street near the gage site were impacted by water. A direct fatality to a 22 year-old male occurred early on April 3, when his vehicle entered floodwaters around 7 feet in depth just west of the James River bridge on 250th Street.

The James River at Mitchell (gage site JRMS2) crested at 6.30 feet above flood stage on April 22, the sixth highest crest on record. Major flooding continued at the end of the month.

Runoff from significant early spring precipitation during the first couple of weeks of April maintained flooding along portions of the James River. Much of the basin experienced as much as 1 to 3 inches of liquid equivalent precipitation through April 14. A direct fatality to a 22 year-old male resulted on April 3 when his vehicle entered flood waters nearly 7 feet deep in a field near the James River bridge on 250th Street northeast of Mitchell.