Rivers in Nebraska

Missouri River near Verdel

Knox County, NebraskaNWS MRVN1USGS 06453620Sioux Falls office

Below flood stage
20.78ftStage

Observed Thu, Sep 24, 1:15 PM CDT

Flood stage
24.00 ft
Record crest
29.12 ft2011

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood26.00 ft
Moderate flood25.00 ft
Minor flood24.00 ft
Action23.50 ft
  1. 26.00 ftA home south of Dante along River Bottom Road in Charles Mix County is threatened by high water.
  2. 25.00 ftBoat docks at Lazy River Acres near Verdel will be flooded and some permanent homes will be surrounded by water.
  3. 24.00 ftSome recreational homes between Verdel and Niobrara are impacted by flooding.

Crest history

32 crests on NOAA’s list since 1988.

#DateStage
1June 30, 201129.12 ft
2March 14, 201926.82 ft
3July 22, 201025.58 ft
4August 22, 199525.02 ft
5November 28, 199724.90 ft
6January 27, 200424.71 ft
7August 15, 199724.70 ft
8January 25, 200324.50 ft
9September 13, 200224.48 ft
10August 17, 201824.40 ft
11August 27, 200824.28 ft
12October 25, 199524.23 ft
13December 20, 200824.21 ft
14September 4, 199924.04 ft
15August 5, 200623.60 ft
16September 10, 200023.57 ft
17September 18, 200723.39 ft
18September 17, 201423.17 ft
19October 8, 202422.99 ft
20March 30, 202522.98 ft
21May 4, 199422.93 ft
22January 16, 200522.76 ft
23October 13, 202322.69 ft
24June 2, 201722.64 ft
25December 24, 199022.34 ft

Most recent crests

  • March 30, 2025: 22.98 ft
  • October 8, 2024: 22.99 ft
  • October 13, 2023: 22.69 ft
  • June 10, 2020: 22.23 ft
  • March 14, 2019: 26.82 ft
  • August 17, 2018: 24.40 ft
  • June 2, 2017: 22.64 ft
  • January 20, 2016: 21.67 ft
  • September 17, 2014: 23.17 ft
  • June 30, 2011: 29.12 ft

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. Gauge reading affected by reservoir operations.

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.