Salt Creek at Lincoln (27th Street)

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What floods at each level

• 33 ft

  Water reaches the bottom of the 27th street bridge.

• 29 ft

  Major flooding is imminent, or ongoing, as levees may begin to be overtopped all along Salt Creek. At this level the water is near the level observed in May of 2015 when areas like Nebraska Innovation Campus flooded and levees were at capacity.

• 26.5 ft

  Areas of the North Bottoms begin to flood as does the area around, and including, the baseball field at Haymarket Park.

• 23 ft

  Lower areas between Capitol Beach and Interstate 80 flood, this includes commerical areas west of Sun Valley Boulevard and north of West O Street. Capitol Beach itself may see flooding along the east side closer to the railroad tracks.

• 21 ft

  Flooding is contained to the channel at the gage site. Upstream of the gage site, southwest of North 14 Street, lowland flooding begins in areas between West O Street and Rosa Parks Way, including the railyard.

• 14 ft

  There is no flooding at this level. However, at this level local officials begin increased monitoring of Salt Creek as the creek is two-thirds bankfull.

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