Spring Creek

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Spring Creek

Total population

330

Median home value

$0

0%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$0

Air quality index

32Good

Land area26.86 km²

Weather56°F · Cloudy

Coordinates43.12°, -101.03°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Spring Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Todd County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 236 at the 2020 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Spring Creek, SD from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Spring Creek

On the Banks of Plum Creek

Laura Ingalls Wilder · 1937

Hydrologic characterization for Spring Creek and hydrologic budget and model scenarios for Sheridan Lake, South Dakota, 1962-2007

Daniel G. Driscoll · 2009

Flood-frequency analyses from paleoflood investigations for Spring, Rapid, Boxelder, and Elk Creeks, Black Hills, western South Dakota

Tessa M. Harden · 2011

South Dakota (This Land Is Your Land)

Ann Heinrichs · 2003

Fecal coliform bacteria total maximum daily load (TMDL) for Spring Creek, Pennington County, South Dakota

Scott J. Kenner · 2008

Flood-Frequency Analyses from Paleoflood Investigations for Spring, Rapid, Boxelder, and Elk Creeks, Black Hills, Western South Dakota

0U. S. Department 0U.S. Department of the Interior · 2014

Pensions--Spring Creek Company, South Dakota volunteers--Indian wars

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs · 1940

Analysis of ground-water flow in the Madison aquifer using fluorescent dyes injected in Spring Creek and Rapid Creek near Rapid City, South Dakota, 2003-04

Larry D. Putnam · 2007

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 61 mi
• Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 61 mi
• Wildfire Needles, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-09-04 · 66 mi
• Wildfire Rancher fire, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 67 mi
• Wildfire XU Hill, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 78 mi
• Wildfire Duhamel, Pennington, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-29 · 110 mi
• Wildfire Fairpoint, Meade, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 145 mi
• Wildfire Kohns, Campbell, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 223 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Familiar Bluet

Enallagma civile

Seen 2026-08-22

Eastern Amberwing

Perithemis tenera

Seen 2026-08-22

Eastern Forktail

Ischnura verticalis

Seen 2026-08-22

American Rubyspot

Hetaerina americana

Seen 2026-08-22

Jaguar Flower Moth

Schinia jaguarina

Seen 2026-07-15

box elder

Acer negundo

Seen 2026-07-07

American Lappet Moth

Phyllodesma americana

Seen 2026-07-01

Crested Wheatgrass

Agropyron cristatum

Seen 2026-06-05

Vashti Sphinx

Sphinx vashti

Seen 2026-05-13

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).