Rivers in Nebraska

Republican River at Stratton

Hitchcock County, NebraskaNWS STTN1USGS 06828500Goodland office

Below flood stage
4.21ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 8:45 PM CDT

Flood stage
11.00 ft
Record crest
13.21 ft2023

Open the live map with the river flood outlook

Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood15.00 ft
Moderate flood13.00 ft
Minor flood11.00 ft
Action10.00 ft
  1. 17.30 ftWater starts hitting the bottom of the bridge at this stage.
  2. 11.00 ftLowland areas will become flooded.

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

75 crests on NOAA’s list since 1950.

#DateStage
1May 26, 202313.21 ft
2May 28, 201510.92 ft
3July 25, 202010.78 ft
4July 4, 19799.78 ft
5May 21, 19699.64 ft
6August 27, 20029.36 ft
7July 31, 19629.34 ft
8June 9, 19879.14 ft
9June 28, 19899.06 ft
10June 19, 19708.90 ft
11May 28, 19818.84 ft
12September 20, 19968.75 ft
13April 9, 20138.70 ft
14June 21, 19758.66 ft
15July 20, 19738.58 ft
16April 20, 19778.39 ft
17August 13, 19928.38 ft
18June 17, 19728.30 ft
19June 9, 19868.27 ft
20May 23, 19988.26 ft
21May 31, 19828.23 ft
22May 27, 19908.17 ft
23September 13, 19858.14 ft
24March 7, 19958.12 ft
25June 6, 19788.12 ft

Most recent crests

  • September 16, 2025: 7.80 ft
  • June 1, 2024: 6.84 ft
  • May 26, 2023: 13.21 ft
  • March 1, 2022: 6.95 ft
  • February 24, 2021: 7.72 ft
  • July 25, 2020: 10.78 ft
  • March 10, 2019: 7.49 ft
  • March 1, 2018: 6.96 ft
  • January 22, 2017: 7.77 ft
  • September 5, 2016: 7.89 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. The current flows in cubic feet per second, are approximate and may be affected by debris, aquatic growth, and seasonal ice in the river.

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.