Rivers in Nebraska

Platte River near Cozad (North Channel)

Dawson County, NebraskaNWS COZN1USGS 06766500Hastings office

Below flood stage
1.66ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 27, 12:00 PM CDT

Flood stage
7.50 ft

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood11.00 ft
Moderate flood9.00 ft
Minor flood7.50 ft
Action6.50 ft
  1. 11.00 ftGravel pits and some rural homes and county roads adjacent to the river may begin to flood. The town of Cozad is not located in the flood plain.
  2. 9.00 ftProperties along the south channel begin to be impacted.
  3. 7.50 ftMinor lowland flooding occurs as both banks overflow.
  4. 7.00 ftWater will enter the Blue Heron campground upstream and south of Gothenburg.

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point. Stage may be affected by ice.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.