Rivers in Nebraska
Snake River near Burge
Below flood stage
0.86ftStage
Observed Wed, Sep 23, 2:45 PM CDT
- Flood stage
- 5.00 ft
- Record crest
- 6.96 ft1963
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 9.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 7.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 5.00 ft |
| Action | 4.00 ft |
- 9.00 ftMajor flood stage. Widespread flooding along the Snake River downstream of Merritt Dam.
- 7.00 ftModerate flood stage. Roads and structures along the lower banks will be impacted.
- 5.00 ftFlood stage. Minor flooding along the lower banks of the Snake River.
- 4.00 ftLow lying areas directly along the Snake River may flood. Recreation interests on and along the river may begin to be impacted.
Crest history
64 crests on NOAA’s list since 1947.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | February 7, 1963 | 6.96 ft |
| 2 | June 30, 1962 | 5.39 ft |
| 3 | May 25, 2019 | 3.88 ft |
| 4 | August 27, 1968 | 3.37 ft |
| 5 | June 14, 1967 | 3.21 ft |
| 6 | May 26, 1955 | 3.16 ft |
| 7 | March 12, 1953 | 3.11 ft |
| 8 | May 4, 2016 | 2.98 ft |
| 9 | August 3, 1956 | 2.95 ft |
| 10 | April 28, 1964 | 2.94 ft |
| 11 | May 7, 1960 | 2.90 ft |
| 12 | April 2, 1958 | 2.84 ft |
| 13 | May 18, 2020 | 2.82 ft |
| 14 | May 27, 2015 | 2.79 ft |
| 15 | March 29, 1977 | 2.79 ft |
| 16 | March 8, 1951 | 2.77 ft |
| 17 | May 16, 1957 | 2.75 ft |
| 18 | May 30, 1954 | 2.75 ft |
| 19 | October 10, 1949 | 2.74 ft |
| 20 | May 14, 1961 | 2.73 ft |
| 21 | May 16, 1952 | 2.69 ft |
| 22 | September 23, 1948 | 2.69 ft |
| 23 | February 26, 1949 | 2.67 ft |
| 24 | October 3, 1965 | 2.65 ft |
| 25 | May 19, 1983 | 2.62 ft |
Most recent crests
- March 18, 2025: 2.08 ft
- February 7, 2024: 2.25 ft
- March 4, 2023: 2.27 ft
- June 2, 2022: 2.21 ft
- May 15, 2022: 2.45 ft
- March 2, 2021: 2.29 ft
- May 18, 2020: 2.82 ft
- April 1, 2020: 2.31 ft
- May 25, 2019: 3.88 ft
- March 19, 2018: 2.27 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.