Rivers in Nebraska

Republican River at Riverton

Franklin County, NebraskaNWS RVRN1USGS 06851090Hastings office

Below flood stage
1.59ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 2:00 AM CDT

Flood stage
9.00 ft
Record crest
10.86 ft2019

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood13.50 ft
Moderate flood10.50 ft
Minor flood9.00 ft
Action8.00 ft
  1. 13.50 ftAt 13.7 feet water is at the bridge floor. The record flood of 19 feet occurred in June 1935. Flood waters reached all of Riverton south of the railroad tracks. Water backed up the Thompson Creek and flooded some homes.
  2. 10.50 ftAn agricultural dike on the upstream side of the county road floods.
  3. 9.00 ftLowland flooding occurs. At a river stage of 9.5 feet, water flows over a county road located 300 feet from the right bank.

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, September to November

CategoryChance
Minor floodingUnder 5%
Moderate floodingUnder 5%
Major floodingUnder 5%

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued August 26, 2026.

Crest history

25 crests on NOAA’s list since 2003.

#DateStage
1July 10, 201910.86 ft
2May 5, 20079.62 ft
3May 27, 20199.43 ft
4August 24, 20199.41 ft
5May 24, 20088.36 ft
6July 18, 20178.16 ft
7July 17, 20107.39 ft
8August 23, 20216.97 ft
9June 6, 20116.84 ft
10June 17, 20056.20 ft
11August 10, 20145.95 ft
12June 23, 20035.76 ft
13July 21, 20205.74 ft
14August 6, 20155.55 ft
15July 5, 20235.31 ft
16April 15, 20125.30 ft
17May 26, 20245.22 ft
18June 29, 20064.92 ft
19July 6, 20224.77 ft
20May 8, 20134.58 ft
21June 20, 20184.42 ft
22April 7, 20054.40 ft
23May 18, 20044.10 ft
24June 17, 20254.04 ft
25June 21, 20163.77 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 17, 2025: 4.04 ft
  • May 26, 2024: 5.22 ft
  • July 5, 2023: 5.31 ft
  • July 6, 2022: 4.77 ft
  • August 23, 2021: 6.97 ft
  • July 21, 2020: 5.74 ft
  • August 24, 2019: 9.41 ft
  • July 10, 2019: 10.86 ft
  • May 27, 2019: 9.43 ft
  • June 20, 2018: 4.42 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. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time. 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.