Rivers in Nebraska

Middle Loup River near Dunning

Blaine County, NebraskaNWS DNGN1USGS 06775500North Platte office

Below flood stage
3.17ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 11:45 PM CDT

Flood stage
6.50 ft
Record crest
7.35 ft2025

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood8.50 ft
Moderate flood7.50 ft
Minor flood6.50 ft
Action6.00 ft
  1. 8.50 ftMajor and widespread flooding along the Middle Loup River. Water will approach outbuildings and homes. Roads along the river may be inundated.
  2. 7.50 ftFlood waters approach properties along the Middle Loup River with flooding of corrals and outbuildings possible.
  3. 6.50 ftMinor flooding along the Middle Loup River impacting agricultural land.
  4. 6.00 ftLowland flooding along the Middle Loup River.

Crest history

24 crests on NOAA’s list since 1949.

#DateStage
1February 20, 20257.35 ft
2March 31, 19497.02 ft
3March 25, 19966.15 ft
4February 17, 20195.88 ft
5February 17, 20215.73 ft
6January 17, 20185.54 ft
7January 5, 19995.31 ft
8December 28, 20225.12 ft
9June 11, 20104.73 ft
10July 28, 20044.22 ft
11June 9, 20154.00 ft
12August 14, 20133.97 ft
13June 9, 20143.95 ft
14July 13, 20113.91 ft
15July 27, 20183.87 ft
16May 28, 20193.86 ft
17June 9, 20203.78 ft
18August 16, 20173.75 ft
19July 4, 19993.74 ft
20March 25, 20123.70 ft
21May 30, 20233.67 ft
22May 5, 20163.65 ft
23April 30, 20223.65 ft
24March 8, 19893.55 ft

Most recent crests

  • February 20, 2025: 7.35 ft
  • May 30, 2023: 3.67 ft
  • December 28, 2022: 5.12 ft
  • April 30, 2022: 3.65 ft
  • February 17, 2021: 5.73 ft
  • June 9, 2020: 3.78 ft
  • May 28, 2019: 3.86 ft
  • February 17, 2019: 5.88 ft
  • July 27, 2018: 3.87 ft
  • January 17, 2018: 5.54 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.