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Highest risk cities in South Dakota

Highest flood risk cities in South Dakota

Ranked city list for flood-prone areas. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

State average

Flood score

70/100

Updated Sun, Feb 22, 11:57 AM.

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by flood score.

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#1

Elk Point, SD

30 points above the state average

100/100

#2

Waubay, SD

30 points above the state average

100/100

#3

Woonsocket, SD

30 points above the state average

100/100

#4

Gayville, SD

28 points above the state average

98/100

#5

Hurley, SD

24 points above the state average

94/100

#6

Lake Poinsett, SD

20 points above the state average

90/100

#7

Estelline, SD

18 points above the state average

88/100

#8

Brookings, SD

15 points above the state average

85/100

#9

Harrisburg, SD

14 points above the state average

84/100

#10

Meadow View Addition, SD

14 points above the state average

84/100

#11

Trent, SD

14 points above the state average

84/100

#12

Baltic, SD

13 points above the state average

83/100

#13

Hill City, SD

13 points above the state average

83/100

#14

Milbank, SD

12 points above the state average

82/100

#15

Redfield, SD

12 points above the state average

82/100

#16

Jefferson, SD

11 points above the state average

81/100

#17

Castlewood, SD

9 points above the state average

79/100

#18

Centerville, SD

9 points above the state average

79/100

#19

Watertown, SD

9 points above the state average

79/100

#20

Springfield, SD

6 points above the state average

76/100

#21

Emery, SD

4 points above the state average

74/100

#22

Volga, SD

4 points above the state average

74/100

#23

Groton, SD

2 points above the state average

72/100

#24

Lake Madison, SD

2 points above the state average

72/100

#25

Ramona, SD

2 points above the state average

72/100

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data and statewide score snapshots.

Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale and shown against the state average for context.

City entries link to hazard-specific pages where available, otherwise to the city overview.