Rivers in Nebraska

South Loup River at Pressey

Custer County, NebraskaNWS PRSN1USGS 06781900North Platte office

Below flood stage
0.57ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 4:45 AM CDT

Flood stage
9.00 ft
Record crest
9.59 ft2019

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood12.00 ft
Moderate flood10.00 ft
Minor flood9.00 ft
Action8.00 ft
  1. 12.00 ftMajor Flood Stage. Significant and widespread flooding of agricultural land along the South Loup River.
  2. 10.00 ftModerate Flood Stage. Widespread flooding of agricultural land along the South Loup River.
  3. 9.00 ftMinor Flood Stage. Minor flooding of agricultural land along the South Loup River.
  4. 8.00 ftAction Stage. Low lying areas along the South Loup River begin to flood.

Crest history

10 crests on NOAA’s list since 2017.

#DateStage
1March 14, 20199.59 ft
2July 5, 20183.45 ft
3May 24, 20203.21 ft
4August 18, 20173.03 ft
5February 12, 20212.98 ft
6January 1, 20222.42 ft
7January 31, 20231.90 ft
8May 12, 20231.76 ft
9June 6, 20221.63 ft
10March 15, 20211.21 ft

Most recent crests

  • May 12, 2023: 1.76 ft
  • January 31, 2023: 1.90 ft
  • June 6, 2022: 1.63 ft
  • January 1, 2022: 2.42 ft
  • March 15, 2021: 1.21 ft
  • February 12, 2021: 2.98 ft
  • May 24, 2020: 3.21 ft
  • March 14, 2019: 9.59 ft
  • July 5, 2018: 3.45 ft
  • August 18, 2017: 3.03 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.