Rivers in Nebraska

Lodgepole Creek at Bushnell

Kimball County, NebraskaNWS BSHN1USGS 06762500Cheyenne office

Below flood stage
2.62ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 10:45 PM MDT

Flood stage
6.00 ft
Record crest
10.06 ft1981

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood8.00 ft
Moderate flood7.00 ft
Minor flood6.00 ft
Action5.50 ft
  1. 10.06 ftRECORD STAGE (7/2/1981).
  2. 9.98 ftRECORD FLOW---16,500 CFS (9/15/1950).
  3. 6.00 ftFLOOD STAGE. LOWLAND FLOODING.
  4. 5.00 ftBANKFULL STAGE.

Crest history

71 crests on NOAA’s list since 1933.

#DateStage
1July 2, 198110.06 ft
2September 15, 19509.98 ft
3June 13, 19657.78 ft
4July 6, 19787.61 ft
5September 19, 19557.55 ft
6July 14, 19487.37 ft
7September 7, 19517.23 ft
8August 27, 19337.00 ft
9June 11, 19356.30 ft
10August 1, 19536.25 ft
11August 19, 19666.16 ft
12September 3, 19386.00 ft
13March 5, 20145.87 ft
14August 18, 19375.30 ft
15June 23, 19455.25 ft
16June 10, 19415.20 ft
17July 19, 19575.04 ft
18July 29, 20034.96 ft
19May 15, 19494.85 ft
20July 18, 19584.85 ft
21July 31, 19624.79 ft
22June 18, 19674.71 ft
23June 3, 19714.67 ft
24August 23, 19724.65 ft
25July 5, 20104.60 ft

Most recent crests

  • March 5, 2014: 5.87 ft
  • October 1, 2012: 0.00 ft
  • October 1, 2011: 0.00 ft
  • July 19, 2011: 3.82 ft
  • July 5, 2010: 4.60 ft
  • June 1, 2009: 2.15 ft
  • June 1, 2008: 2.15 ft
  • June 1, 2007: 2.15 ft
  • March 27, 2006: 2.48 ft
  • June 25, 2005: 4.04 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.