Rivers in Nebraska

Snake River above Doughboy

Cherry County, NebraskaNWS DBYN1North Platte office

Below flood stage
2.89ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 8:45 PM MDT

Flood stage
8.00 ft
Record crest
5.92 ft1982

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood12.00 ft
Moderate flood10.00 ft
Minor flood8.00 ft
Action6.00 ft
  1. 14.00 ftFlooding of Mule Deer Road will cut off access over the Snake River.
  2. 12.00 ftMajor flood stage. Widespread flooding along the Snake River upstream of Meritt Reservoir.
  3. 10.00 ftModerate flood stage. Roads and structures along the Snake River upstream of Merritt Reservoir will be impacted. River gage readings may also be impacted at this level.
  4. 8.00 ftFlood Stage. Minor flooding along the Snake River upstream of Merrit Reservoir.
  5. 6.00 ftLow lying areas along the Snake River upstream of Merrit Reservoir may flood.

Crest history

32 crests on NOAA’s list since 1982.

#DateStage
1January 7, 19825.92 ft
2January 9, 20154.93 ft
3December 6, 20184.80 ft
4December 17, 20164.76 ft
5May 27, 20154.62 ft
6July 6, 20194.21 ft
7September 23, 20254.17 ft
8June 14, 20164.11 ft
9August 3, 20133.94 ft
10April 18, 20163.93 ft
11May 19, 20173.83 ft
12June 20, 20183.63 ft
13April 18, 20183.56 ft
14May 13, 20143.52 ft
15May 29, 20233.52 ft
16March 20, 20213.37 ft
17May 1, 20223.27 ft
18June 20, 20243.17 ft
19April 17, 20122.81 ft
20June 18, 20032.08 ft
21June 10, 19911.88 ft
22August 18, 19821.84 ft
23August 12, 19891.82 ft
24May 1, 19831.74 ft
25April 8, 19841.54 ft

Most recent crests

  • September 23, 2025: 4.17 ft
  • June 20, 2024: 3.17 ft
  • May 29, 2023: 3.52 ft
  • May 1, 2022: 3.27 ft
  • March 20, 2021: 3.37 ft
  • July 6, 2019: 4.21 ft
  • December 6, 2018: 4.80 ft
  • June 20, 2018: 3.63 ft
  • April 18, 2018: 3.56 ft
  • May 19, 2017: 3.83 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.