Rivers in Nebraska

Turkey Creek near Kearney

Buffalo County, NebraskaNWS KTCN1Hastings office

Below flood stage
1.54ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 2:00 PM CDT

Flood stage
8.50 ft
Record crest
6.20 ft2025

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood11.00 ft
Moderate flood9.50 ft
Minor flood8.50 ft
Action5.50 ft
  1. 11.00 ftWater reaches bottom of pedestrian bridge, widespread flooding into surrounding areas.
  2. 9.50 ftWater begins to overflow north and south banks, recreational trail along the creek floods.
  3. 8.50 ftParking lot along the north bank near the gauge will begin to flood.

Crest history

5 crests on NOAA’s list since 2021.

#DateStage
1June 30, 20256.20 ft
2September 22, 20236.00 ft
3June 7, 20225.51 ft
4June 7, 20245.38 ft
5July 18, 20214.37 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 30, 2025: 6.20 ft
  • June 7, 2024: 5.38 ft
  • September 22, 2023: 6.00 ft
  • June 7, 2022: 5.51 ft
  • July 18, 2021: 4.37 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.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service.