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Rapid City Flood Level - Rapid City, South Dakota - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com
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Rapid City Flood Level - Rapid City, South Dakota
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Posted by:
paulspaper
N 44° 04.393 W 103° 15.751
13T E 639131 N 4881472
High water mark for the 1972 Rapid City Flood.
Waymark Code:
WMRQX2
Location:
South Dakota, United States
Date Posted:
07/26/2016
Published By:
NW_history_buff
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This is an official US Geological Survey marker. From the brass marker on this archway "Heavy thunderstorms on the afternoon and evening of June 9th, 1972, caused Rapid Creek to flood this area. The water reached the elevation of this flood benchmark."
This marker is on the archway to Storybook Island.
Located at 1301 Sheridan Lake Road, Rapid City, SD 57702
238 people died in that flood!
Condition:
Mark found in good condition
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Benchmark Agency:
U.S. Geological Survey
Monumentation type:
other (not any of the below)
Monumentation type (if other):
Flood Level
County:
Rapid City, South Dakota
Find type:
Found by luck/skill/knowledge
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A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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