When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Watertown, SD?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Codington County, South Dakota
No significant county-wide outage reported in Codington, SD right now.
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Elsewhere in South Dakota: 101 customers reported out — statewide status.
Updated 11:16 PM CDT.
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An alert when an outage is detected here, another once a dependable restoration estimate is ready, and an all-clear when the outage we're tracking looks substantially restored (~90% of customers back). No email, no account — anonymous usage stats only.

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What we track for Watertown

Watertown is a city of about 23,492 residents in Codington County.

None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Watertown by name, so this page reports the Codington County county-wide view, which covers Watertown. If a serving utility does name Watertown during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.

ZIP codes in Watertown:

Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.

Around Watertown: the closest other places we track are Brookings, about 46 miles to the southeast; Huron, about 64 miles to the southwest; Marshall, MN, about 74 miles to the southeast; and Aberdeen, about 75 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: Mitchell (92 mi SW); Brandon (95 mi S); Sioux Falls (97 mi S); Willmar, MN (103 mi E); Harrisburg (104 mi S); Fergus Falls, MN (108 mi NE); Alexandria, MN (109 mi NE); and Worthington, MN (117 mi SE).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward West Fargo, ND (135 mi); northeast toward Detroit Lakes, MN (145 mi); east toward Sartell, MN (151 mi); southeast toward Spencer, IA (157 mi); south toward Yankton (140 mi); west toward Pierre (160 mi); and northwest toward Jamestown, ND (157 mi).

Who serves Watertown?

We track live outage data from South Dakota Rural Electric Association, NorthWestern Energy ↗ and Otter Tail Power ↗ in Codington County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Watertown Municipal Utilities also serves parts of Codington County — we don't yet read its own live outage map.

Outage history — Codington County, SD (covers Watertown)
No significant outages recorded here since we began tracking this county — smaller flickers (under ~200 customers at peak) aren't archived.

County context: across all of Codington County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2.5 hr. The full record for Codington County

Common questions

How do I check the power outage status in Watertown, SD?

To check your own street, search a Watertown ZIP code — 57201 — and the map opens on that area.

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