Rivers in Nebraska

Bow Creek near Wynot

Cedar County, NebraskaNWS BOWN1USGS 06478522Valley office

Below flood stage
2.20ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 3:30 AM CDT

Flood stage
15.00 ft
Record crest
18.04 ft2019

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood22.00 ft
Moderate flood19.00 ft
Minor flood15.00 ft
Action14.00 ft
  1. 22.00 ft568th Avenue may begin to flood around this level.
  2. 19.00 ftThe other bank begins to flood and floodwaters may reach the bottom of the bridge.
  3. 14.00 ftLowland flooding begins south of the bridge.

Crest history

11 crests on NOAA’s list since 2015.

#DateStage
1March 13, 201918.04 ft
2June 26, 201815.45 ft
3February 28, 202313.19 ft
4September 23, 20159.19 ft
5October 6, 20179.14 ft
6May 10, 20168.68 ft
7May 21, 20247.86 ft
8July 11, 20255.64 ft
9January 13, 20205.53 ft
10February 24, 20214.96 ft
11January 27, 20223.54 ft

Most recent crests

  • July 11, 2025: 5.64 ft
  • May 21, 2024: 7.86 ft
  • February 28, 2023: 13.19 ft
  • January 27, 2022: 3.54 ft
  • February 24, 2021: 4.96 ft
  • January 13, 2020: 5.53 ft
  • March 13, 2019: 18.04 ft
  • June 26, 2018: 15.45 ft
  • October 6, 2017: 9.14 ft
  • May 10, 2016: 8.68 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. Stage may be affected by ice.

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.