Rivers in Nebraska

Stinking Water Creek at Palisade

Hayes County, NebraskaNWS PASN1USGS 06835000North Platte office

Below flood stage
2.49ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 2:15 AM CDT

Flood stage
10.00 ft
Record crest
13.45 ft2023

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood12.00 ft
Moderate flood11.00 ft
Minor flood10.00 ft
Action7.50 ft
  1. 12.00 ftMajor flood stage. Widespread flooding from the creek.
  2. 11.00 ftModerate flood stage. Flooding of county road south of bridge.
  3. 10.00 ftFlood Stage. Agricultural land along the creek floods.

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, September to November

CategoryChance
Minor floodingUnder 5%
Moderate floodingUnder 5%
Major floodingUnder 5%

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued August 26, 2026.

Crest history

79 crests on NOAA’s list since 1950.

#DateStage
1May 26, 202313.45 ft
2June 17, 195611.30 ft
3June 16, 198410.85 ft
4March 22, 196010.80 ft
5July 19, 195810.36 ft
6June 17, 195510.11 ft
7August 1, 19979.85 ft
8August 28, 19529.81 ft
9June 15, 20079.57 ft
10May 15, 19519.46 ft
11June 7, 19679.10 ft
12June 17, 19728.60 ft
13June 22, 20108.50 ft
14July 27, 19938.47 ft
15August 26, 19898.31 ft
16June 21, 20118.16 ft
17June 7, 20088.13 ft
18July 25, 19508.02 ft
19June 14, 20058.02 ft
20August 5, 19927.82 ft
21July 11, 20047.56 ft
22August 2, 19627.55 ft
23June 2, 19886.90 ft
24September 1, 19996.85 ft
25September 11, 19736.59 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 28, 2025: 6.45 ft
  • May 21, 2024: 4.67 ft
  • May 26, 2023: 13.45 ft
  • June 8, 2022: 3.36 ft
  • May 27, 2021: 5.17 ft
  • May 16, 2020: 3.04 ft
  • July 30, 2018: 6.56 ft
  • August 2, 2017: 1.07 ft
  • April 16, 2016: 1.50 ft
  • August 9, 2015: 6.17 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available. River forecasts for this location take into account past and future precipitation. Forecast stages may be different if forecast future rainfall does not occur. Gauge reading 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.