Rivers in Nebraska

West Fork Big Blue River near Grafton

Fillmore County, NebraskaNWS GRFN1Hastings office

Below flood stage
3.28ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 8:00 PM CDT

Flood stage
11.00 ft
Record crest
13.88 ft2026

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood17.50 ft
Moderate flood16.00 ft
Minor flood11.00 ft
Action9.00 ft
  1. 17.50 ftThe County Road 8 bridge at the gage site is overtopped
  2. 16.00 ftCounty Road 8 begins to flood
  3. 11.00 ftWidespread flooding of pastures and fields begins along this stretch of the river.

Crest history

4 crests on NOAA’s list since 2024.

#DateStage
1June 7, 202613.88 ft
2August 11, 20259.03 ft
3July 16, 20258.54 ft
4July 10, 20248.41 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 7, 2026: 13.88 ft
  • August 11, 2025: 9.03 ft
  • July 16, 2025: 8.54 ft
  • July 10, 2024: 8.41 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.