Rivers in Nebraska

Calamus River near Harrop

Loup County, NebraskaNWS TLRN1USGS 06787000North Platte office

Below flood stage
4.27ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 2:45 AM CDT

Flood stage
7.50 ft
Record crest
7.75 ft2010

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood10.00 ft
Moderate flood9.00 ft
Minor flood7.50 ft
Action7.00 ft
  1. 10.00 ftExtreme flooding of agricultural area along the Calamus River above Calamus Reservoir.
  2. 9.00 ftModerate flood stage. Significant flooding of agricultural area along the Calamus River above Calamus Reservoir.
  3. 7.50 ftMinor flooding of agricultural area along the Calamus River above Calamus Reservoir.
  4. 7.00 ftAction stage. Flooding of low lying areas of the Calamus River upstream from Calamus Reservoir.

Crest history

33 crests on NOAA’s list since 1987.

#DateStage
1June 12, 20107.75 ft
2January 21, 20207.34 ft
3February 8, 20217.09 ft
4September 14, 20196.90 ft
5February 10, 20186.58 ft
6June 11, 20206.16 ft
7June 23, 20255.83 ft
8March 16, 20215.74 ft
9May 25, 20085.70 ft
10June 29, 20115.68 ft
11June 11, 20145.62 ft
12June 18, 20095.55 ft
13May 2, 20225.41 ft
14October 1, 20175.41 ft
15March 29, 19875.34 ft
16May 2, 20165.32 ft
17May 13, 20235.28 ft
18October 13, 20235.24 ft
19October 10, 20125.18 ft
20May 9, 20075.15 ft
21June 1, 20134.96 ft
22May 23, 20174.89 ft
23March 31, 20064.88 ft
24April 24, 20054.81 ft
25May 23, 20044.74 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 23, 2025: 5.83 ft
  • October 13, 2023: 5.24 ft
  • May 13, 2023: 5.28 ft
  • May 2, 2022: 5.41 ft
  • March 16, 2021: 5.74 ft
  • February 8, 2021: 7.09 ft
  • June 11, 2020: 6.16 ft
  • January 21, 2020: 7.34 ft
  • September 14, 2019: 6.90 ft
  • February 10, 2018: 6.58 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. Gauge reading 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.