Rivers in Nebraska

Buffalo Creek near Springfield

Sarpy County, NebraskaNWS BCSN1USGS 06805515Valley office

Below flood stage
9.10ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 9:40 AM CDT

Flood stage
34.00 ft

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood38.00 ft
Moderate flood37.00 ft
Minor flood34.00 ft
Action31.00 ft
  1. 36.50 ftA residential driveway begins to flood, though the home itself is well above the floodplain.
  2. 36.00 ftThe road, 168th Street, leading to the bridge, and the bridge itself are flooded.
  3. 34.00 ftThe natural banks begin to be overtopped. Prior to this level, ditches are filling which may allow nearby fields to flood.
  4. 33.50 ftThe bottom of the bridge at the gage site is impacted by floodwaters.
  5. 31.00 ftWater enters ditches and culvert inlets along the right bank.

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.