Rivers in Nebraska

Little Blue River near Deweese

Nuckolls County, NebraskaNWS DWEN1USGS 06883000Hastings office

Below flood stage
2.06ftStage

Observed Thu, Sep 24, 11:15 PM CDT

Flood stage
10.00 ft
Record crest
20.57 ft1969

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood17.00 ft
Moderate flood16.00 ft
Minor flood10.00 ft
Action8.00 ft
  1. 21.50 ftWater reaches the bottom of the Highway 14 bridge.
  2. 17.00 ftWater floods agricultural land and roads near the river. County road 301 and 18c spur road are susceptible to flood waters, cutting off access to Deweese from the south and east. Deweese is not likely to flood.
  3. 16.00 ftRural farm and pasture land and a few county roads will flood.
  4. 10.00 ftWater overflows rural agricultural land and reaches the base of several buildings located 1.5 miles east of Deweese.

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, September to November

CategoryChance
Minor flooding14%
Moderate flooding5%
Major floodingUnder 5%

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 23, 2026.

Crest history

74 crests on NOAA’s list since 1951.

#DateStage
1August 31, 196920.57 ft
2May 22, 196517.99 ft
3June 17, 195717.00 ft
4June 26, 195116.90 ft
5July 24, 199316.67 ft
6March 27, 196016.45 ft
7August 4, 198515.87 ft
8July 5, 200014.83 ft
9June 12, 196714.72 ft
10July 2, 198214.50 ft
11May 27, 201914.35 ft
12June 26, 196814.30 ft
13July 22, 197513.30 ft
14May 22, 196113.28 ft
15June 22, 197713.26 ft
16May 25, 198213.26 ft
17July 4, 195912.86 ft
18May 20, 198412.80 ft
19July 15, 195212.75 ft
20July 1, 198912.60 ft
21May 24, 202012.23 ft
22March 24, 198712.12 ft
23May 3, 197911.97 ft
24August 3, 197211.55 ft
25September 10, 196311.52 ft

Most recent crests

  • August 11, 2025: 8.44 ft
  • July 21, 2024: 6.07 ft
  • August 27, 2023: 4.92 ft
  • June 8, 2022: 4.89 ft
  • March 14, 2021: 9.21 ft
  • May 24, 2020: 12.23 ft
  • May 27, 2019: 14.35 ft
  • September 3, 2018: 10.89 ft
  • May 20, 2017: 8.32 ft
  • August 30, 2016: 11.07 ft

What this means

Forecasts by the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time. 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.