Flooding of the James River which began in March due to snowmelt continued through all of April, with the river falling slowly during the month.

Flood in HUTCHINSON, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 01-APR-10 00:00:00 to 30-APR-10 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: MILLTOWN
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Snow Melt
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Flooding of the James River continued from March through all of April. The river fell slowly during the month, with no new flooding, but farmland and some roads remained flooded. The river fell from 5.7 feet above flood stage near Scotland at the start of April to 2.7 feet above flood stage at the end of the month.

Flood in YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 01-APR-10 00:00:00 to 30-APR-10 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: LESTERVILLE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Snow Melt
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Flooding of the James River continued from March through all of April. The river fell slowly during the month, with no new flooding, but farmland and some roads remained flooded. The river fell from 5.7 feet above flood stage near Scotland at the start of April to 2.7 feet above flood stage at the end of the month.

Flood in SANBORN, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 01-APR-10 00:00:00 to 30-APR-10 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: FORESTBURG
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Snow Melt
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Flooding of the James River continued from March through all of April. The river fell slowly during the month, with no new flooding. Farmland and some roads remained flooded, but flooding of major roads abated. The river fell from 6 feet above flood stage at Forestburg at the start of April to 3.3 feet above flood stage at the end of the month.

Flood in DAVISON, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 01-APR-10 00:00:00 to 30-APR-10 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: MITCHELL
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Snow Melt
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Flooding of the James River continued from March through all of April. The river fell slowly during the month, with no new flooding. Farmland and some roads remained flooded, but flooding of major roads abated. The river fell from 6.7 feet above flood stage near Mitchell at the start of April to 4.1 feet above flood stage at the end of the month.

Flood in HANSON, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 01-APR-10 00:00:00 to 30-APR-10 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: RIVERSIDE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Snow Melt
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Flooding of the James River continued from March through all of April. The river fell slowly during the month, with no new flooding, but farmland and some roads remained flooded.

Flood in BEADLE, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 01-APR-10 00:00:00 to 30-APR-10 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: HITCHCOCK
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Snow Melt
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Flooding of the James River continued from March through all of April. The river fell slowly during the month, with no new flooding, but farmland and some roads remained flooded. The river fell from 7.6 feet above flood stage at Huron at the start of April to 4 feet above flood stage at the end of the month.