Rivers in Nebraska
Union Creek at Madison
Below flood stage
7.39ftStage
Observed Tue, Sep 22, 2:15 AM CDT
- Flood stage
- 20.00 ft
- Record crest
- 25.72 ft1990
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 25.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 23.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 20.00 ft |
| Action | 18.00 ft |
- 25.00 ftState Highway 32 downstream of the gage begins to flood.
- 24.00 ftConsiderable flooding of residential and commercial areas within Madison begins.
- 23.50 ftWater nears the bottom of the Main Street bridge.
- 20.00 ftMinor flooding commences along portions of Union Creek.
- 13.50 ftWater begins to overflow the natural banks near the gage.
Crest history
46 crests on NOAA’s list since 1979.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 16, 1990 | 25.72 ft |
| 2 | July 9, 1993 | 25.27 ft |
| 3 | March 13, 2019 | 24.41 ft |
| 4 | May 30, 2007 | 23.26 ft |
| 5 | July 6, 2000 | 23.23 ft |
| 6 | June 4, 1999 | 23.20 ft |
| 7 | August 23, 1995 | 23.07 ft |
| 8 | June 10, 2010 | 22.91 ft |
| 9 | June 17, 1984 | 22.90 ft |
| 10 | June 17, 1990 | 22.66 ft |
| 11 | May 22, 2004 | 21.52 ft |
| 12 | June 4, 1991 | 21.29 ft |
| 13 | May 19, 1982 | 21.15 ft |
| 14 | September 15, 1987 | 20.82 ft |
| 15 | August 21, 1998 | 20.81 ft |
| 16 | June 26, 2018 | 20.30 ft |
| 17 | July 6, 1994 | 19.94 ft |
| 18 | May 30, 2008 | 19.87 ft |
| 19 | June 30, 1986 | 19.72 ft |
| 20 | June 29, 1983 | 19.22 ft |
| 21 | April 29, 2022 | 17.93 ft |
| 22 | March 15, 2001 | 17.77 ft |
| 23 | April 30, 2003 | 17.43 ft |
| 24 | June 30, 1981 | 17.26 ft |
| 25 | August 5, 1996 | 16.64 ft |
Most recent crests
- June 3, 2024: 16.52 ft
- February 27, 2023: 11.93 ft
- April 29, 2022: 17.93 ft
- June 26, 2021: 14.58 ft
- February 2, 2020: 13.57 ft
- March 13, 2019: 24.41 ft
- June 26, 2018: 20.30 ft
- May 17, 2017: 15.63 ft
- June 19, 2016: 14.49 ft
- June 12, 2015: 14.10 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.