Rivers in Nebraska

North Platte River at Scottsbluff

Scotts Bluff County, NebraskaNWS SBRN1USGS 06680500Cheyenne office

Below flood stage
3.93ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 1:00 AM MDT

Flood stage
11.50 ft
Record crest
12.74 ft2016

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood13.50 ft
Moderate flood12.50 ft
Minor flood11.50 ft
Action10.50 ft
  1. 13.50 ftMonument Pathway is totally inundated with flood waters and is not accessible. Major flooding of homes and agricultural land along the North Platte River. Low lying ares of Riverside Park are totally inundated with water.
  2. 12.50 ftLow lying areas along the Monument Pathway are totally inundated with water. Minor flooding of homes near and along the North Platte River. Flooding of agricultural land along the river intensifies and becomes more widespread. Flood waters begin to encroach low lying areas of Riverside Park.
  3. 11.50 ftFlood stage. Standing water over low lying areas along Monument Pathway along left bank of river. Homes near the river will have basement flooding. Minor flooding of agricultural land along the river.
  4. 10.50 ftBankfull stage. Water begins to encroach low lying areas along Monument Pathway along the left bank of river. Homes near the river may experience water in basements.

Crest history

5 crests on NOAA’s list since 2015.

#DateStage
1May 28, 201612.74 ft
2May 30, 201511.72 ft
3June 5, 201710.19 ft
4June 5, 20198.45 ft
5May 20, 20187.30 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 5, 2019: 8.45 ft
  • May 20, 2018: 7.30 ft
  • June 5, 2017: 10.19 ft
  • May 28, 2016: 12.74 ft
  • May 30, 2015: 11.72 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center. Graphical forecasts are not available during times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the local WFO web page.

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.