Spring Creek Colony, South Dakota
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Central McPherson unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 58439. The Survey maps it on the Forbes NW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1899 USGS Ellendale quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Aberdeen quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Aberdeen quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Forbes NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Elm River quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Storms near this place
21 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Spring Creek Colony in 21 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 10 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Spring Creek Colony | $40,000 | Heavy rain caused flash flooding of a farm and surrounding crops and roads 10 miles north northeast of Leola. Water flowed into the basement of the home and severely damaged or destroyed the basement and everything in it. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Creek Colony | - | A wind power company measured a 90 mph wind gust. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Creek Colony | - | Seventy mph winds were estimated. |
| July 2020 | Flash Flood | Spring Creek Colony | - | Many county roads were underwater in northeast Mcpherson county due to flash flooding from very heavy rainfall. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Creek Colony | - | Seventy mph winds brought many large tree branches down. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Creek Colony | - | Several trees were downed along with an outbuilding being severely damaged by seventy-five mph winds. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Creek Colony | - | Sixty mph winds downed many tree branches. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Creek Colony | - | Sixty mph winds were estimated. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Creek Colony | - | An estimated wind of 60 mph flattened corn. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Creek Colony | - | Seventy mph winds took the roof off a small building and blew over several tanks. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Creek Colony | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Spring Creek Colony | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Spring Creek Colony | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Hail | Spring Creek Colony | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Spring Creek Colony | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Spring Creek Colony | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Spring Creek Colony | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Creek Colony | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Spring Creek Colony | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Spring Creek Colony | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Hail | Spring Creek Colony | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leola | 13.3 miles | 8 | |
| Grassland Colony | 17.4 miles | 8 | |
| Long Lake | 17.7 miles | 7 | |
| Wetonka | 20.5 miles | 8 | |
| Long Lake Colony | 21.1 miles | 8 | |
| Hillsview | 39.8 miles | 7 | |
| Eureka | 40.4 miles | 7 | |
| Greenway | 44.1 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1258265. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




