Rivers in Nebraska

Platte River near Schuyler

Colfax County, NebraskaNWS SHYN1USGS 06794700Valley office

Below flood stage
6.90ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 27, 3:45 PM CDT

Flood stage
10.50 ft
Record crest
10.10 ft2024

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood15.00 ft
Moderate flood14.00 ft
Minor flood10.50 ft
Action8.50 ft

Crest history

4 crests on NOAA’s list since 2022.

#DateStage
1June 22, 202410.10 ft
2February 28, 20229.58 ft
3June 27, 20259.49 ft
4February 24, 20239.46 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 27, 2025: 9.49 ft
  • June 22, 2024: 10.10 ft
  • February 24, 2023: 9.46 ft
  • February 28, 2022: 9.58 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.