Drought Information

News Releases

• USDA South Dakota News Releases

Weather Conditions

• Drought Status Update for the North Central U.S.
• National Weather Service, Aberdeen, SD
• National Weather Service, Rapid City, SD
• National Weather Service, Sioux Falls, SD
• High Plains Regional Climate Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Hydrology

• Lake Levels
• Observation Wells
• Missouri River Basin Water Management Information
• USGS Current Water Data for South Dakota
• National Weather Service Advanced Hydrology Prediction Service

National Weather Service

• Drought Conditions

Forage Information

• CRP Haying and Grazing Emergency and Non-Emergency Use
• Hay Exchange (not an endorsement by the DANR)
• SD Grazing Exchange

Disaster Assistance

• Disaster Loan Assistance
• Disaster Designation Information (counties with D0 drought level or above, secretarial disaster designations, drought designation maps)
• Declared Disasters

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
• Farm Service Agency
• Natural Resources Conservation Service
• Farm Service Agency and Natural Resources Conservation Service Office Locator
• Emergency Haying and Grazing of Conservation Reserve Program

South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources

• South Dakota Agricultural Statistics

SDSU Extension

• Water Testing Offices
• Drought Dashboard
• SDSU Extension
• Feed & Forage Finder (not an endorsement by the DANR)
• Livestock Decision Aids

Suicide Prevention

• Avera's Farm and Rural Stress Hotline
• Suicide Prevention 988 Hotline