The Black Hills flood kills 238 in South Dakota

When

9 Jun 1972

Kind

Flood

Coordinates

44.06° N, 103.29° W

Description

The Black Hills flood kills 238 in South Dakota.

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 1972 Black Hills flood.

1972 severe flooding in the Rapid City metropolitan area, South Dakota, USA

The Black Hills Flood of 1972, also known as the Rapid City Flood, was the most detrimental flood in South Dakota history, and one of the deadliest floods in U.S. history. The flood took place on June 9–10, 1972 in the Black Hills of Western South Dakota. Rapid Creek and other waterways flooded due to 15 inches (380 mm) of rain in a small area over the eastern Black Hills.

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