Rivers in Nebraska

Rock Creek near Ceresco

Lancaster County, NebraskaNWS CERN1USGS 06803530Valley office

Below flood stage
3.43ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 11:45 AM CDT

Flood stage
23.00 ft
Record crest
27.60 ft1987

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood28.00 ft
Moderate flood25.50 ft
Minor flood23.00 ft
Action21.00 ft
  1. 28.30 ftWater begins to impact the bottom of the bridge at Agnew Road.
  2. 25.50 ftFloodwaters may begin to impact Agnew Road along with other county roads along the creek.
  3. 22.00 ftOverbank flooding begins with agricultural land being the primary impact.

Crest history

57 crests on NOAA’s list since 1970.

#DateStage
1August 25, 198727.60 ft
2June 15, 198226.84 ft
3July 23, 199326.36 ft
4May 22, 199825.50 ft
5June 12, 198425.47 ft
6July 26, 199025.36 ft
7July 2, 202425.35 ft
8March 14, 201925.30 ft
9May 1, 197225.20 ft
10March 23, 198425.19 ft
11August 5, 198124.84 ft
12March 3, 197924.37 ft
13May 12, 201424.15 ft
14June 23, 199423.86 ft
15October 11, 197323.67 ft
16September 9, 198923.59 ft
17June 21, 201023.12 ft
18September 3, 197722.53 ft
19June 27, 199922.42 ft
20May 27, 199622.27 ft
21May 6, 200721.85 ft
22March 13, 197821.64 ft
23July 19, 198521.41 ft
24May 7, 201521.30 ft
25March 11, 197121.10 ft

Most recent crests

  • July 2, 2024: 25.35 ft
  • July 7, 2023: 7.22 ft
  • June 8, 2022: 10.85 ft
  • March 15, 2021: 14.37 ft
  • July 27, 2020: 12.05 ft
  • March 14, 2019: 25.30 ft
  • September 4, 2018: 18.24 ft
  • May 20, 2017: 19.23 ft
  • May 11, 2016: 17.96 ft
  • May 7, 2015: 21.30 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. 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.