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Nebraska River Gauges

251 river gauges with NWS flood stage data in Nebraska. Live water levels from USGS, updated every 15 minutes. Get push alerts when rivers rise with StormCast.

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All Nebraska Gauges by River

Antelope Creek

Antelope Creek at Lincoln (27th Street) Lancaster County · Flood stage: 20 ft

Arikaree River

Arikaree River at Haigler Dundy County · Flood stage: 12 ft

Bazile Creek

Bazile Creek at Center Knox County · Flood stage: 22 ft Bazile Creek near Niobrara Knox County · Flood stage: 9 ft

Beaver Creek

Beaver Creek at Loretto Boone County · Flood stage: 11 ft Beaver Creek near Beaver City Furnas County · Flood stage: 11 ft

Beaver Creek (Loup River tributary)

Beaver Creek (Loup River tributary) at Genoa Nance County · Flood stage: 15 ft

Big Blue River

Big Blue River at Beatrice Gage County · Flood stage: 18 ft Big Blue River at Seward Seward County · Flood stage: 18 ft Big Blue River at Staplehurst Seward County · Flood stage: 17 ft Big Blue River at Surprise Butler County · Flood stage: 7 ft Big Blue River near Barneston Gage County · Flood stage: 20 ft Big Blue River near Crete Saline County · Flood stage: 21 ft

Big Nemaha River

Big Nemaha River at Falls City Richardson County · Flood stage: 27 ft

Big Papillion Creek

Big Papillion Creek at Fort Street at Omaha Douglas County · Flood stage: 23.5 ft Big Papillion Creek at Pacific Street at Omaha Douglas County · Flood stage: 32 ft Big Papillion Creek at Q Street at Omaha Douglas County · Flood stage: 36 ft Big Papillion Creek near Bennington Douglas County · Flood stage: 30 ft Big Papillion Creek near Blair Washington County · Flood stage: 24.5 ft Big Papillion Creek near Kennard Washington County · Flood stage: 28.5 ft

Big Sandy Creek

Big Sandy Creek near Alexandria Jefferson County · Flood stage: 13.5 ft

Birdwood Creek

Birdwood Creek near Hershey Lincoln County · Flood stage: 8 ft

Blue Creek

Blue Creek near Lewellen Garden County · Flood stage: 5.5 ft

Bow Creek

Bow Creek near Wynot Cedar County · Flood stage: 15 ft

Buffalo Creek

Buffalo Creek near Haigler Dundy County · Flood stage: 11 ft Buffalo Creek near Overton Dawson County · Flood stage: 11 ft Buffalo Creek near Springfield Sarpy County · Flood stage: 34 ft

Calamus River

Calamus River above Burwell Garfield County · Flood stage: 8 ft Calamus River near Harrop Loup County · Flood stage: 7.5 ft

Cedar River

Cedar River near Fullerton Nance County · Flood stage: 9 ft Cedar River near Spalding Greeley County · Flood stage: 8 ft

Center Creek

Center Creek at Franklin Franklin County · Flood stage: 9 ft

Clear Creek

Clear Creek near Shelby Polk County · Flood stage: 7.5 ft

Cole Creek

Cole Creek at Blondo Street at Omaha Douglas County · Flood stage: 21.5 ft

Davis Creek

Davis Creek at Davis Creek Dam Greeley County · Flood stage: 2086.7 ft

Deadmans Run

Deadmans Run at Lincoln (38th Street) Lancaster County · Flood stage: 23 ft

Dismal River

Dismal River near Thedford Thomas County · Flood stage: 10 ft

Driftwood Creek

Driftwood Creek near McCook Red Willow County · Flood stage: 17 ft

Elkhorn River

Elkhorn River at Ewing Holt County · Flood stage: 9 ft Elkhorn River at Neligh Antelope County · Flood stage: 11 ft Elkhorn River at Norfolk Madison County · Flood stage: 12 ft Elkhorn River at O'Neill Holt County · Flood stage: 1948 ft Elkhorn River at Pilger Stanton County · Flood stage: 12 ft Elkhorn River at Waterloo Douglas County · Flood stage: 14 ft Elkhorn River at West Point Cuming County · Flood stage: 12 ft Elkhorn River near Atkinson Holt County · Flood stage: 7.5 ft Elkhorn River near Tilden Madison County · Flood stage: 15 ft Elkhorn River near Winslow Dodge County · Flood stage: 17 ft

Elm Creek (trib. to Platte River)

Elm Creek (trib. to Platte River) near Elm Creek Buffalo County · Flood stage: 9.5 ft

Elm Creek (trib. to Republican River)

Elm Creek (trib. to Republican River) at Amboy Webster County · Flood stage: 14.5 ft

Fox Creek

Fox Creek near Curtis Frontier County · Flood stage: 16 ft

Frenchman Creek

Frenchman Creek at Culbertson Hitchcock County · Flood stage: 8 ft Frenchman Creek at Palisade Hayes County · Flood stage: 7 ft

Haines Branch

Haines Branch at Lincoln (SW 56th Street) Lancaster County · Flood stage: 17 ft

Howe Creek

Howe Creek below Walker Draw near Center Knox County · Flood stage: 15 ft

Keya Paha River

Keya Paha River near Naper Boyd County · Flood stage: 8 ft

Lincoln Creek

Lincoln Creek near Seward Seward County · Flood stage: 15 ft

Little Blue River

Little Blue River above Ayr Adams County · Flood stage: 13 ft Little Blue River at Hebron Thayer County · Flood stage: 13.5 ft Little Blue River near Deshler Nuckolls County · Flood stage: 16 ft Little Blue River near Deweese Nuckolls County · Flood stage: 10 ft Little Blue River near Fairbury Jefferson County · Flood stage: 18.5 ft

Little Nemaha River

Little Nemaha River near Auburn Nemaha County · Flood stage: 22 ft

Little Papillion Creek

Little Papillion Creek at Ak-sar-ben at Omaha Douglas County · Flood stage: 29 ft Little Papillion Creek near Irvington Douglas County · Flood stage: 19.5 ft

Little Salt Creek

Little Salt Creek near Lincoln (Arbor Road) Lancaster County · Flood stage: 16 ft

Logan Creek

Logan Creek at Pender Thurston County · Flood stage: 20 ft Logan Creek at Uehling Dodge County · Flood stage: 18 ft Logan Creek near Wakefield Dixon County · Flood stage: 28 ft

Long Pine Creek

Long Pine Creek near Riverview Brown County · Flood stage: 11 ft

Loup River

Loup River at Columbus Platte County · Flood stage: 10.5 ft Loup River near Genoa Nance County · Flood stage: 10.5 ft

Loup River Power Canal

Loup River Power Canal near Columbus Platte County Loup River Power Canal near Genoa Nance County · Flood stage: 10 ft

Maple Creek

Maple Creek near Nickerson Dodge County · Flood stage: 11.5 ft Maple Creek near North Bend Dodge County · Flood stage: 1316 ft

Medicine Creek

Medicine Creek at Harry Strunk Reservoir Frontier County Medicine Creek near Curtis Frontier County · Flood stage: 13 ft Medicine Creek near Somerset Lincoln County · Flood stage: 12 ft

Middle Creek

Middle Creek at Lincoln (SW 63rd Street) Lancaster County · Flood stage: 19 ft

Middle Loup River

Middle Loup River at Gates Custer County · Flood stage: 10 ft Middle Loup River at Rockville Sherman County · Flood stage: 8.5 ft Middle Loup River near Dunning Blaine County · Flood stage: 6.5 ft Middle Loup River near St. Paul Howard County · Flood stage: 8 ft

Mira Creek

Mira Creek near North Loup Valley County · Flood stage: 9 ft

Missouri River

Missouri River at Brownville Nemaha County · Flood stage: 34 ft Missouri River at Decatur Burt County · Flood stage: 35 ft Missouri River at Gavins Point Dam Cedar County · Flood stage: 1210 ft Missouri River at Highway 370 at Bellevue Sarpy County · Flood stage: 30 ft Missouri River at Highway 92 at Omaha Douglas County · Flood stage: 27.5 ft Missouri River at Nebraska City Otoe County · Flood stage: 18 ft Missouri River at Niobrara Knox County · Flood stage: 21 ft Missouri River at Omaha Douglas County · Flood stage: 27 ft Missouri River at Plattsmouth Cass County · Flood stage: 26 ft Missouri River at Rulo Richardson County · Flood stage: 17 ft Missouri River at Sioux City Dakota County · Flood stage: 30 ft Missouri River near Blair Washington County · Flood stage: 26.5 ft Missouri River near Maskell Dixon County · Flood stage: 30 ft Missouri River near Ponca Dixon County · Flood stage: 20 ft Missouri River near St. James Cedar County · Flood stage: 45 ft Missouri River near Verdel Knox County · Flood stage: 24 ft

Mud Creek

Mud Creek at Sweetwater Buffalo County · Flood stage: 16.5 ft

Muddy Creek

Muddy Creek at Arapahoe Furnas County · Flood stage: 24 ft Muddy Creek at Furnas-Gosper County Line Furnas County · Flood stage: 29 ft

Niobrara River

Niobrara River at Box Butte Reservoir Dawes County · Flood stage: 4024 ft Niobrara River at Mariaville Keya Paha County · Flood stage: 6 ft Niobrara River at Niobrara Knox County · Flood stage: 37 ft Niobrara River near Butte Holt County · Flood stage: 5.5 ft Niobrara River near Gordon 11S Sheridan County · Flood stage: 5 ft Niobrara River near Hay Springs 14S Sheridan County · Flood stage: 7 ft Niobrara River near Nenzel 8S Cherry County · Flood stage: 8 ft Niobrara River near Sparks Cherry County · Flood stage: 6 ft Niobrara River near Spencer Boyd County · Flood stage: 8 ft Niobrara River near Verdel Knox County · Flood stage: 8 ft

North Fork Big Nemaha River

North Fork Big Nemaha River at Humboldt Richardson County · Flood stage: 28 ft

North Fork Elkhorn River

North Fork Elkhorn River at Norfolk Madison County · Flood stage: 8.5 ft North Fork Elkhorn River at Norfolk Madison County · Flood stage: 1506 ft North Fork Elkhorn River near Osmond Pierce County · Flood stage: 1636 ft North Fork Elkhorn River near Pierce Pierce County · Flood stage: 12 ft

North Fork Republican River

North Fork Republican River at 8WNW Haigler, Nebraska Dundy County · Flood stage: 5 ft

North Loup River

North Loup River at Ord Valley County · Flood stage: 5.5 ft North Loup River at Taylor Loup County · Flood stage: 7 ft North Loup River near Brewster Blaine County · Flood stage: 5.5 ft North Loup River near St. Paul Howard County · Flood stage: 7 ft

North Oak Creek

North Oak Creek at Valparaiso Saunders County · Flood stage: 20 ft North Oak Creek near Touhy Saunders County · Flood stage: 22 ft

North Platte River

North Platte River at Kingsley Dam Keith County North Platte River at Lewellen Garden County · Flood stage: 8 ft North Platte River at Lisco Garden County · Flood stage: 4 ft North Platte River at North Platte Lincoln County · Flood stage: 6 ft North Platte River at Scottsbluff Scotts Bluff County · Flood stage: 11.5 ft North Platte River near Bridgeport Morrill County · Flood stage: 9.5 ft North Platte River near Henry Scotts Bluff County · Flood stage: 5.5 ft North Platte River near Keystone Keith County · Flood stage: 6 ft North Platte River near Minatare Scotts Bluff County · Flood stage: 9.5 ft North Platte River near Mitchell Scotts Bluff County · Flood stage: 10.5 ft North Platte River near Sutherland Lincoln County · Flood stage: 6.5 ft

Oak Creek

Oak Creek at Lincoln (Air Park Road) Lancaster County · Flood stage: 22 ft

Offutt Ditch (Bellevue Drain)

Offutt Ditch (Bellevue Drain) near Offutt AFB Sarpy County · Flood stage: 9.5 ft

Omaha Creek

Omaha Creek at Homer Dakota County · Flood stage: 18 ft

Other

Bluestem Lake Lancaster County · Flood stage: 1311.45 ft Branched Oak Reservoir Lancaster County · Flood stage: 1291.01 ft Conestoga Lake Lancaster County · Flood stage: 1238.7 ft Glenn Cunningham Dam Douglas County · Flood stage: 1127.44 ft Holmes Lake Lancaster County · Flood stage: 1249.71 ft Lake Zorinsky Douglas County · Flood stage: 1119 ft Olive Creek Lake Lancaster County · Flood stage: 1339.11 ft Pawnee Lake Lancaster County · Flood stage: 1249.27 ft Stagecoach Lake Lancaster County · Flood stage: 1275.11 ft Standing Bear Lake and Dam Douglas County · Flood stage: 1108.88 ft Twin Lakes Reservoir Seward County · Flood stage: 1344.82 ft Wagon Train Lake Lancaster County · Flood stage: 1291.83 ft Wehrspann Lake Sarpy County · Flood stage: 1100.48 ft Yankee Hill Reservoir Lancaster County · Flood stage: 1249.65 ft

Papillion Creek

Papillion Creek at Fort Crook Sarpy County · Flood stage: 33 ft Papillion Creek at Harlan Lewis Road near La Platte Sarpy County · Flood stage: 28 ft

Pebble Creek

Pebble Creek at Scribner Dodge County · Flood stage: 18 ft

Platte River

Platte River at Brady Lincoln County · Flood stage: 7.5 ft Platte River at Fremont Dodge County · Flood stage: 11 ft Platte River at La Platte Cass County · Flood stage: 18.5 ft Platte River at Louisville Sarpy County · Flood stage: 9 ft Platte River at Maxwell Lincoln County · Flood stage: 9 ft Platte River at North Bend Dodge County · Flood stage: 8 ft Platte River near Ashland Sarpy County · Flood stage: 20 ft Platte River near Cozad (North Channel) Dawson County · Flood stage: 7.5 ft Platte River near Cozad (South Channel) Dawson County · Flood stage: 9.5 ft Platte River near Darr Dawson County · Flood stage: 11.5 ft Platte River near Duncan Platte County · Flood stage: 8 ft Platte River near Grand Island Merrick County · Flood stage: 6.5 ft Platte River near Kearney Kearney County · Flood stage: 7 ft Platte River near Leshara Douglas County · Flood stage: 8 ft Platte River near Odessa Buffalo County · Flood stage: 7 ft Platte River near Overton Dawson County · Flood stage: 7.5 ft Platte River near Schuyler Colfax County · Flood stage: 10.5 ft Platte River near Shelton Buffalo County · Flood stage: 8 ft Platte River near Venice Saunders County · Flood stage: 15.5 ft

Ponca Creek

Ponca Creek at Verdel Knox County · Flood stage: 13.5 ft

Prairie Creek

Prairie Creek near Silver Creek Merrick County · Flood stage: 9 ft

Red Willow Creek

Red Willow Creek at 4W Indianola, Nebraska Red Willow County · Flood stage: 15 ft

Republican River

Republican River at Cambridge Furnas County · Flood stage: 11 ft Republican River at Guide Rock Webster County · Flood stage: 12.5 ft Republican River at Harlan Reservoir Harlan County · Flood stage: 1973.5 ft Republican River at McCook Red Willow County · Flood stage: 9 ft Republican River at Riverton Franklin County · Flood stage: 9 ft Republican River at Stratton Hitchcock County · Flood stage: 11 ft Republican River near Benkelman Dundy County · Flood stage: 7 ft Republican River near Orleans Harlan County · Flood stage: 9 ft

Reservoirs

Reservoirs at Lake Minatare Reservoir Scotts Bluff County · Flood stage: 4140 ft

Rock Creek

Rock Creek near Ceresco Lancaster County · Flood stage: 23 ft

Rose Creek

Rose Creek near Fairbury Jefferson County · Flood stage: 25.5 ft

S. Fork Republican River

S. Fork Republican River near Benkelman Dundy County · Flood stage: 9 ft

Salt Creek

Salt Creek at Innovation Campus at Lincoln Lancaster County · Flood stage: 26.5 ft Salt Creek at Lincoln (27th Street) Lancaster County · Flood stage: 20.5 ft Salt Creek at Lincoln (70th Street) Lancaster County · Flood stage: 34 ft Salt Creek at Lincoln (Pioneers Boulevard) Lancaster County · Flood stage: 28 ft Salt Creek at Roca Lancaster County · Flood stage: 19 ft Salt Creek near Ashland Saunders County · Flood stage: 20 ft Salt Creek near Greenwood Cass County · Flood stage: 20 ft

Sappa Creek

Sappa Creek near Beaver City Furnas County · Flood stage: 16 ft Sappa Creek near Stamford Harlan County · Flood stage: 19 ft

Shell Creek

Shell Creek near Columbus Platte County · Flood stage: 30 ft

Silver Creek

Silver Creek near Silver Creek Merrick County · Flood stage: 9 ft

Snake River

Snake River above Doughboy Cherry County · Flood stage: 8 ft Snake River at Merritt Dam Cherry County Snake River near Burge Cherry County · Flood stage: 5 ft

South Fork Elkhorn River

South Fork Elkhorn River near Ewing Holt County · Flood stage: 9 ft

South Fork of the Elkhorn River

South Fork of the Elkhorn River near Ewing Holt County · Flood stage: 1847 ft

South Loup River

South Loup River at Arnold Custer County · Flood stage: 8 ft South Loup River at Pressey Custer County · Flood stage: 9 ft South Loup River at Ravenna Buffalo County · Flood stage: 5.5 ft South Loup River at St. Michael Buffalo County · Flood stage: 9.5 ft

South Omaha Creek

South Omaha Creek at Walthill Thurston County · Flood stage: 20 ft

South Papillion Creek

South Papillion Creek at Chalco Sarpy County · Flood stage: 40 ft South Papillion Creek near Gretna Sarpy County · Flood stage: 22 ft

South Platte River

South Platte River at North Platte Lincoln County · Flood stage: 13 ft South Platte River at Roscoe Keith County · Flood stage: 9 ft

Spring Creek

Spring Creek near Overton Dawson County · Flood stage: 8.5 ft

Springfield Creek

Springfield Creek at Springfield Sarpy County · Flood stage: 25.5 ft

Stevens Creek

Stevens Creek near Lincoln Lancaster County · Flood stage: 26.5 ft

Stinking Water Creek

Stinking Water Creek at Palisade Hayes County · Flood stage: 10 ft

Thomas Creek

Thomas Creek near Bennington Douglas County · Flood stage: 17.5 ft

Thompson Creek

Thompson Creek at Riverton Franklin County · Flood stage: 10.5 ft

Turkey Creek

Turkey Creek near DeWitt Gage County · Flood stage: 23.5 ft Turkey Creek near Kearney Buffalo County · Flood stage: 8.5 ft Turkey Creek near Wilber Saline County · Flood stage: 12.5 ft

Turkey Creek (trib. to Middle Loup)

Turkey Creek (trib. to Middle Loup) near Dannebrog Howard County · Flood stage: 17 ft

Turkey Creek (trib. to Republican River)

Turkey Creek (trib. to Republican River) at Furnas-Gosper County Line Furnas County · Flood stage: 18 ft Turkey Creek (trib. to Republican River) at Naponee Franklin County · Flood stage: 10 ft Turkey Creek (trib. to Republican River) below Edison Furnas County · Flood stage: 17.5 ft

Union Creek

Union Creek at Madison Madison County · Flood stage: 20 ft Union Creek near Madison Madison County · Flood stage: 1536 ft

Verdigre Creek

Verdigre Creek near Verdigre Knox County · Flood stage: 12 ft

Wahoo Creek

Wahoo Creek at Ashland Saunders County · Flood stage: 19 ft Wahoo Creek at Ithaca Saunders County · Flood stage: 19 ft Wahoo Creek at Wahoo Saunders County · Flood stage: 21 ft

Warm Slough

Warm Slough near Central City Merrick County · Flood stage: 10 ft

Weeping Water Creek

Weeping Water Creek at Union Cass County · Flood stage: 25 ft

West Fork Big Blue River

West Fork Big Blue River near Dorchester Seward County · Flood stage: 15 ft West Fork Big Blue River near Grafton Fillmore County · Flood stage: 11 ft

West Papillion Creek

West Papillion Creek at Elkhorn Douglas County · Flood stage: 9.5 ft West Papillion Creek at Millard Douglas County · Flood stage: 29 ft West Papillion Creek at Pacific Street at Omaha Douglas County · Flood stage: 33.5 ft West Papillion Creek at Papillion Sarpy County · Flood stage: 31.5 ft

White River (WY)

White River (WY) at Crawford Dawes County · Flood stage: 6.5 ft

Willow Creek

Willow Creek near Foster Pierce County · Flood stage: 9 ft Willow Creek near Pierce Pierce County Willow Creek near Pierce Pierce County · Flood stage: 1637.8 ft

Wood River

Wood River at Grand Island Diversion Hall County · Flood stage: 19.5 ft Wood River near Alda Hall County · Flood stage: 10 ft Wood River near Gibbon Buffalo County · Flood stage: 15 ft Wood River near Riverdale Buffalo County · Flood stage: 11 ft

Frequently Asked Questions

How many river gauges are monitored in Nebraska?

StormCast monitors 251 river gauges with NWS flood stage data in Nebraska. These include USGS stream gauges and NWS forecast points on rivers and creeks across the state.

How do I get flood alerts for a Nebraska river?

Download StormCast free on Google Play, go to River Gauges, and add any gauge to your watchlist. You'll receive a push notification when the water level crosses into a new NWS flood category.

How often are river levels updated?

USGS updates most gauge readings every 15 minutes. Each gauge page on this site shows live data fetched directly from USGS.

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