Rivers in Nebraska

North Platte River near Sutherland

Lincoln County, NebraskaNWS SUTN1USGS 06691000North Platte office

Below flood stage
3.11ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 6:00 PM CDT

Flood stage
6.50 ft
Record crest
7.11 ft2011

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood8.50 ft
Moderate flood7.50 ft
Minor flood6.50 ft
Action5.00 ft
  1. 8.50 ftMajor and widespread flooding along the North Platte River.
  2. 7.50 ftModerate and more widespread flooding of low lying and agricultural land along the North Platte River.
  3. 6.50 ftMinor flood stage. Minor flooding of low lying and agricultural land along the river. People should use caution along the banks of the river.

Crest history

80 crests on NOAA’s list since 1938.

#DateStage
1June 21, 20117.11 ft
2June 3, 20166.54 ft
3July 21, 20206.18 ft
4July 10, 20016.15 ft
5July 7, 20026.03 ft
6June 8, 19715.98 ft
7August 6, 20085.68 ft
8August 15, 20005.67 ft
9October 4, 20165.56 ft
10April 1, 19985.54 ft
11June 22, 20215.51 ft
12July 26, 20225.42 ft
13October 1, 20115.35 ft
14June 12, 19735.32 ft
15August 5, 20155.31 ft
16August 23, 19835.19 ft
17April 14, 20095.18 ft
18July 28, 20075.13 ft
19August 17, 19585.11 ft
20October 25, 20195.07 ft
21October 25, 20185.07 ft
22July 7, 20135.03 ft
23April 29, 19384.95 ft
24August 11, 19684.93 ft
25September 1, 20234.92 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 15, 2024: 4.71 ft
  • September 1, 2023: 4.92 ft
  • July 26, 2022: 5.42 ft
  • June 22, 2021: 5.51 ft
  • July 21, 2020: 6.18 ft
  • October 25, 2019: 5.07 ft
  • October 25, 2018: 5.07 ft
  • September 30, 2018: 4.23 ft
  • October 4, 2016: 5.56 ft
  • June 3, 2016: 6.54 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.