RIVER GAUGE · BIG BLUE RIVER
Big Blue River at Staplehurst
Seward County, Nebraska
Water level4.25 ft
Flow—
Last readingSep 16, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC (last recorded)
Action16 ft
Minor flood17 ft
Moderate flood22 ft
Major flood28 ft
The past week
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What floods at each level
- 28 ft
Nearby farmsteads may begin to be impacted as widespread flooding is underway.
- 24 ft
Water reaches the top of the bridge at the gage site.
- 22 ft
County Road 322 begins to flood. In addition, water has reached the bottom of the bridge at the gage site.
- 17 ft
Agricultural flooding begins along this stretch of the river.
More on Big Blue River
UpstreamBig Blue River at Surprise
DownstreamBig Blue River at Seward
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