Rivers in Nebraska

Birdwood Creek near Hershey

Lincoln County, NebraskaNWS BIRN1North Platte office

Below flood stage
0.19ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 3:00 PM CDT

Flood stage
8.00 ft
Record crest
5.94 ft2024

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Minor flood8.00 ft
Action7.00 ft
  1. 8.00 ftMinor overflows on the right downstream bank, causing flooding of pasture land.

Crest history

29 crests on NOAA’s list since 2000.

#DateStage
1March 26, 20245.94 ft
2December 13, 20094.62 ft
3December 12, 20083.38 ft
4January 5, 20113.29 ft
5June 11, 20103.11 ft
6June 13, 20072.63 ft
7August 12, 20052.39 ft
8June 6, 20082.29 ft
9May 19, 20182.20 ft
10February 19, 20062.10 ft
11May 20, 20112.09 ft
12May 30, 20132.06 ft
13June 10, 20141.94 ft
14April 13, 20121.92 ft
15September 22, 20041.91 ft
16October 4, 20161.91 ft
17October 13, 20081.84 ft
18July 27, 20031.79 ft
19May 28, 20191.78 ft
20April 17, 20161.75 ft
21October 29, 20001.67 ft
22March 14, 20231.65 ft
23April 19, 20151.64 ft
24March 4, 20021.63 ft
25April 28, 20021.50 ft

Most recent crests

  • May 16, 2025: 1.10 ft
  • March 26, 2024: 5.94 ft
  • March 14, 2023: 1.65 ft
  • April 30, 2022: 1.28 ft
  • May 4, 2020: 1.37 ft
  • May 28, 2019: 1.78 ft
  • May 19, 2018: 2.20 ft
  • October 4, 2016: 1.91 ft
  • April 17, 2016: 1.75 ft
  • April 19, 2015: 1.64 ft

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. Stage may be affected by ice.

Sources

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