Little Blue River near Deshler

The past week

What floods at each level

• 22 ft

  Highway 5 and most rural county roads across eastern Nuckolls and western Thayer counties that cross the Little Blue River will be covered by flood water.

• 21 ft

  Flood water will cover the Thayer/Nuckolls county line road north of the river, Highway 5, and many other rural roads that cross the Little Blue River.

• 19 ft

  Flood water will completely cover Highway 5 south of the bridge and also cover several county roads including county road 5100.

• 18.3 ft

  Flood water will cover Highway 5 south of the bridge.

• 18 ft

  Highway 5 will begin to have water across part of the Highway south of the bridge. In addition, flooding of low land agricultural fields and pastures will become widespread.

• 17.5 ft

  The river will begin to spill into low spots of adjacent fields near the gauge site.

• 16 ft

  The river will begin to spill out of its banks into area fields 3 to 4 miles downstream of the gauge site.

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