Rivers in Nebraska

Elkhorn River near Tilden

Madison County, NebraskaNWS TLDN1USGS 06798780Valley office

Below flood stage
7.18ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 2:45 AM CDT

Flood stage
15.00 ft
Record crest
16.14 ft2010

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood18.00 ft
Moderate flood16.00 ft
Minor flood15.00 ft
Action13.00 ft
  1. 21.40 ftWater reaches the bottom of the gage house.
  2. 20.00 ftWater may begin to impact 536th Avenue.
  3. 16.50 ftWater nears the bottom of the 536th Avenue bridge.
  4. 15.00 ftFloodwaters begin to overflow the north bank. In addition the south bank above the bridge begins to overflow.
  5. 11.50 ftFloodwaters begin to overflow the south bank below the bridge.

Crest history

16 crests on NOAA’s list since 2009.

#DateStage
1June 14, 201016.14 ft
2March 14, 201913.64 ft
3February 8, 20249.98 ft
4May 2, 20169.86 ft
5February 27, 20239.00 ft
6May 22, 20178.75 ft
7February 3, 20208.58 ft
8March 25, 20218.58 ft
9June 28, 20118.54 ft
10August 28, 20158.37 ft
11July 6, 20188.32 ft
12May 2, 20228.30 ft
13March 4, 20098.05 ft
14October 3, 20137.49 ft
15April 30, 20127.27 ft
16June 15, 20147.24 ft

Most recent crests

  • February 8, 2024: 9.98 ft
  • February 27, 2023: 9.00 ft
  • May 2, 2022: 8.30 ft
  • March 25, 2021: 8.58 ft
  • February 3, 2020: 8.58 ft
  • March 14, 2019: 13.64 ft
  • July 6, 2018: 8.32 ft
  • May 22, 2017: 8.75 ft
  • May 2, 2016: 9.86 ft
  • August 28, 2015: 8.37 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.