Rivers in Nebraska
Wahoo Creek at Wahoo
Below flood stage
6.78ftStage
Observed Wed, Sep 23, 10:45 PM CDT
- Flood stage
- 21.00 ft
- Record crest
- 29.15 ft1963
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 28.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 24.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 21.00 ft |
| Action | 18.00 ft |
- 28.00 ftWater begins to impact homes along the creek and will also impact the railroad tracks just south of Wahoo.
- 24.50 ftSubstantial overbank flooding begins possibly impacting Highway 92 between Weston and Wahoo.
- 24.00 ftWater begins to impact the bottom of the bridge at the gage site (Old Highway 77).
- 21.00 ftAt this level County Road J downstream of Wahoo begins to flood.
Crest history
9 crests on NOAA’s list since 1963.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 24, 1963 | 29.15 ft |
| 2 | May 21, 2024 | 28.40 ft |
| 3 | May 11, 2016 | 27.95 ft |
| 4 | March 13, 2019 | 26.61 ft |
| 5 | May 28, 2019 | 25.64 ft |
| 6 | June 18, 2016 | 24.98 ft |
| 7 | August 17, 2017 | 24.59 ft |
| 8 | September 5, 2018 | 23.78 ft |
| 9 | August 8, 2021 | 23.68 ft |
Most recent crests
- May 21, 2024: 28.40 ft
- August 8, 2021: 23.68 ft
- May 28, 2019: 25.64 ft
- March 13, 2019: 26.61 ft
- September 5, 2018: 23.78 ft
- August 17, 2017: 24.59 ft
- June 18, 2016: 24.98 ft
- May 11, 2016: 27.95 ft
- June 24, 1963: 29.15 ft
Nearby
Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.
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.
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.