Rivers in Nebraska

North Loup River near Brewster

Blaine County, NebraskaNWS BRTN1USGS 06785500North Platte office

Below flood stage
3.04ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 4:45 AM CDT

Flood stage
5.50 ft
Record crest
5.33 ft2015

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood7.50 ft
Moderate flood6.50 ft
Minor flood5.50 ft
Action4.50 ft
  1. 7.50 ftMajor and widespread flooding along the North Loup River. Water will approach outbuildings and homes. Roads along the river may be inundated.
  2. 6.50 ftFlood waters approach properties along the North Loup River with flooding of corrals and outbuildings possible.
  3. 5.50 ftMinor flooding along the North Loup River impacting agricultural land.
  4. 4.50 ftLowland flooding along the North Loup River.

Crest history

27 crests on NOAA’s list since 1946.

#DateStage
1February 4, 20155.33 ft
2December 25, 20225.01 ft
3January 28, 20144.84 ft
4March 13, 20194.48 ft
5June 11, 20104.41 ft
6January 26, 20184.33 ft
7February 23, 20134.32 ft
8February 25, 19504.20 ft
9January 10, 20224.15 ft
10March 4, 19493.92 ft
11May 22, 20193.89 ft
12July 12, 20113.84 ft
13June 9, 20143.77 ft
14June 9, 20203.66 ft
15June 17, 20153.64 ft
16February 16, 19473.63 ft
17May 19, 20183.61 ft
18May 1, 20163.51 ft
19February 18, 19483.42 ft
20June 14, 19513.40 ft
21October 9, 20113.39 ft
22September 24, 20173.38 ft
23May 29, 20133.31 ft
24June 22, 20243.28 ft
25April 30, 20223.24 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 22, 2024: 3.28 ft
  • May 14, 2023: 3.23 ft
  • December 25, 2022: 5.01 ft
  • April 30, 2022: 3.24 ft
  • January 10, 2022: 4.15 ft
  • June 9, 2020: 3.66 ft
  • May 22, 2019: 3.89 ft
  • March 13, 2019: 4.48 ft
  • May 19, 2018: 3.61 ft
  • January 26, 2018: 4.33 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.