Rivers in Nebraska

Arikaree River at Haigler

Dundy County, NebraskaNWS HAIN1USGS 06821500Goodland office

Below flood stage
7.66ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 3:45 AM MDT

Flood stage
12.00 ft
Record crest
11.20 ft1935

Open the live map with the river flood outlook

Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood16.00 ft
Moderate flood14.00 ft
Minor flood12.00 ft
Action11.00 ft
  1. 16.00 ftWater starts hitting the bottom of the bridge.
  2. 12.00 ftAgricultural land will become flooded as the river overflows the right bank.

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, September to November

CategoryChance
Minor floodingUnder 5%
Moderate floodingUnder 5%
Major floodingUnder 5%

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued August 26, 2026.

Crest history

93 crests on NOAA’s list since 1932.

#DateStage
1May 31, 193511.20 ft
2July 9, 193311.00 ft
3July 24, 202010.87 ft
4July 9, 198610.62 ft
5July 25, 196510.58 ft
6August 16, 195810.48 ft
7July 31, 196210.06 ft
8July 8, 20239.78 ft
9April 20, 19779.49 ft
10July 31, 19859.47 ft
11June 30, 19829.39 ft
12August 17, 19569.17 ft
13August 8, 19999.09 ft
14June 15, 19559.08 ft
15July 24, 19918.75 ft
16September 16, 20258.67 ft
17August 12, 19928.49 ft
18June 16, 19488.47 ft
19July 15, 19958.47 ft
20June 5, 19838.30 ft
21September 3, 19408.25 ft
22June 14, 19648.25 ft
23June 20, 19808.20 ft
24July 20, 19738.17 ft
25March 24, 19608.09 ft

Most recent crests

  • September 16, 2025: 8.67 ft
  • April 25, 2024: 8.01 ft
  • July 8, 2023: 9.78 ft
  • April 23, 2022: 7.22 ft
  • July 24, 2020: 10.87 ft
  • July 6, 2019: 7.81 ft
  • May 29, 2018: 6.16 ft
  • July 19, 2017: 5.51 ft
  • April 16, 2016: 5.73 ft
  • June 7, 2015: 6.99 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. The current flows in cubic feet per second, are approximate and may be affected by debris, aquatic growth, and seasonal ice in the river.

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.