Rivers in Nebraska

Big Blue River at Staplehurst

Seward County, NebraskaNWS SAPN1Valley office

Below flood stage
4.74ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 11:00 AM CDT

Flood stage
17.00 ft

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood28.00 ft
Moderate flood22.00 ft
Minor flood17.00 ft
Action16.00 ft
  1. 28.00 ftNearby farmsteads may begin to be impacted as widespread flooding is underway.
  2. 24.00 ftWater reaches the top of the bridge at the gage site.
  3. 22.00 ftCounty Road 322 begins to flood. In addition, water has reached the bottom of the bridge at the gage site.
  4. 17.00 ftAgricultural flooding begins along this stretch of the river.

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service.