Rivers in Nebraska

Howe Creek below Walker Draw near Center

Knox County, NebraskaNWS HCWN1USGS 06466470Valley office

Below flood stage
1.67ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 1:30 AM CDT

Flood stage
15.00 ft
Record crest
13.96 ft2019

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood21.00 ft
Moderate flood16.50 ft
Minor flood15.00 ft
Action14.00 ft
  1. 21.00 ftFloodwaters begin to flow over the bridge.
  2. 18.00 ftWater reaches the bottom of the bridge.
  3. 16.50 ft886 Road begins to flood north of the creek.
  4. 14.50 ftLowland flooding begins along the south bank.

Crest history

8 crests on NOAA’s list since 2018.

#DateStage
1March 13, 201913.96 ft
2August 3, 20258.49 ft
3March 3, 20187.46 ft
4May 13, 20236.06 ft
5June 17, 20245.31 ft
6May 30, 20224.58 ft
7February 24, 20214.25 ft
8January 17, 20203.70 ft

Most recent crests

  • August 3, 2025: 8.49 ft
  • June 17, 2024: 5.31 ft
  • May 13, 2023: 6.06 ft
  • May 30, 2022: 4.58 ft
  • February 24, 2021: 4.25 ft
  • January 17, 2020: 3.70 ft
  • March 13, 2019: 13.96 ft
  • March 3, 2018: 7.46 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.