Rivers in Nebraska

Spring Creek near Overton

Dawson County, NebraskaNWS OVON1USGS 06768020Hastings office

Below flood stage
2.71ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 1:45 AM CDT

Flood stage
8.50 ft
Record crest
9.63 ft2008

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood14.00 ft
Moderate flood12.00 ft
Minor flood8.50 ft
Action7.50 ft
  1. 14.00 ftNumerous county roads will be flooded and several homes would be threatened including a home built in 2023 located within 100 yards to the northwest of the river gauge.
  2. 12.00 ftFlooding reaches the bottom of the bridge and spreads out covering road 443 on the approach to the bridge. There is extensive flooding of agricultural areas adjacent to the creek.
  3. 8.50 ftThe gas station at the Overton Interstate 80 exit becomes inundated by Spring Creek flood water. In addition, driveway access to one residence immediately west of the gas station becomes cut off by flood water.

Crest history

31 crests on NOAA’s list since 1996.

#DateStage
1May 24, 20089.63 ft
2February 26, 20079.30 ft
3May 29, 20198.77 ft
4July 7, 20248.54 ft
5August 25, 20198.54 ft
6June 16, 20108.30 ft
7July 6, 20188.10 ft
8August 19, 19997.62 ft
9June 4, 20057.60 ft
10June 28, 19967.50 ft
11June 3, 20256.94 ft
12June 19, 20166.82 ft
13August 12, 19976.54 ft
14July 18, 20176.26 ft
15May 6, 20016.24 ft
16May 21, 19986.15 ft
17July 7, 20115.94 ft
18August 8, 20155.90 ft
19May 22, 20205.85 ft
20August 28, 20145.78 ft
21March 3, 20235.78 ft
22August 13, 20065.66 ft
23June 4, 20035.62 ft
24August 17, 20095.61 ft
25June 6, 20225.53 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 3, 2025: 6.94 ft
  • July 7, 2024: 8.54 ft
  • March 3, 2023: 5.78 ft
  • June 6, 2022: 5.53 ft
  • March 14, 2021: 5.32 ft
  • May 22, 2020: 5.85 ft
  • August 25, 2019: 8.54 ft
  • May 29, 2019: 8.77 ft
  • July 6, 2018: 8.10 ft
  • July 18, 2017: 6.26 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.