Rivers in Nebraska
Pebble Creek at Scribner
Below flood stage
2.28ftStage
Observed Sun, Sep 20, 1:45 PM CDT
- Flood stage
- 18.00 ft
- Record crest
- 24.48 ft1996
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 23.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 21.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 18.00 ft |
| Action | 16.00 ft |
- 27.40 ftThe top of the levee near the Fairacres Road would be overtopped causing the town of Scribner to flood.
- 23.50 ftWater begins to impact the bottom of the bridge on County Road 12.
- 23.00 ftWidespread flooding affects much of the agricultural community in the vicinity of the creek.
- 21.00 ftCounty roads and considerable farmlands flood in the vicinity of the reach of Pebble Creek which runs from Monterey in Cuming county downstream to Scribner at the confluence with the Elkhorn River.
- 18.00 ftRural pastures and farmlands will flood.
Crest history
49 crests on NOAA’s list since 1979.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 5, 1996 | 24.48 ft |
| 2 | March 13, 2019 | 24.28 ft |
| 3 | June 5, 1991 | 24.15 ft |
| 4 | June 18, 2016 | 23.98 ft |
| 5 | June 17, 1990 | 23.90 ft |
| 6 | June 16, 1984 | 23.75 ft |
| 7 | May 30, 2008 | 23.59 ft |
| 8 | June 16, 1992 | 23.45 ft |
| 9 | October 9, 1982 | 23.33 ft |
| 10 | June 26, 2018 | 23.29 ft |
| 11 | July 5, 1998 | 23.19 ft |
| 12 | July 9, 1993 | 23.09 ft |
| 13 | June 10, 2010 | 23.03 ft |
| 14 | August 7, 1999 | 23.01 ft |
| 15 | June 27, 2014 | 22.58 ft |
| 16 | May 21, 1982 | 22.52 ft |
| 17 | June 21, 1997 | 22.26 ft |
| 18 | April 26, 1985 | 20.21 ft |
| 19 | June 15, 1990 | 19.47 ft |
| 20 | May 23, 2004 | 19.40 ft |
| 21 | June 14, 1986 | 19.23 ft |
| 22 | June 13, 1980 | 19.13 ft |
| 23 | April 30, 2003 | 18.60 ft |
| 24 | June 13, 1990 | 18.24 ft |
| 25 | August 31, 2021 | 18.21 ft |
Most recent crests
- May 21, 2024: 11.85 ft
- February 15, 2023: 8.39 ft
- June 6, 2022: 5.43 ft
- August 31, 2021: 18.21 ft
- February 3, 2020: 7.84 ft
- March 13, 2019: 24.28 ft
- June 26, 2018: 23.29 ft
- August 16, 2017: 14.00 ft
- June 18, 2016: 23.98 ft
- June 11, 2015: 12.77 ft
Nearby
Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.
What this means
Forecasts by the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available. 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.