Nebraska River Levels & Streamflow
As of Oct 15, 2026, Nebraska rivers are running at 82% of normal across 93 USGS gauges — the highest is 39,600 cfs on the Missouri River At Rulo. Live discharge, gauge height, and percent-of-normal for every USGS streamgauge in Nebraska.
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Nebraska river conditions today
Where rivers are running versus normal, what’s spiking and what’s coming — refreshed daily from USGS and NOAA.
Streamflow levels across Nebraska are currently 82% of normal, with the Missouri River At Rulo reporting the highest discharge in the state at 39,600 cfs and a gauge stage of 8.39 ft.
Meanwhile, the Platte R Mid Ch is seeing a spike today — up 115% since yesterday and currently running near peak.
Tap any gauge below for the full hydrograph, paired weather forecast, and historical context. Use the rivers panel to jump into Nebraska's named rivers.
Active weather warnings for Nebraska
A Freeze Watch is in effect across western Nebraska from late October 15 through Friday morning, October 16, with temperatures expected to drop to 24-29 degrees. Affected areas include Cherry, Deuel, Garden, Sheridan, Chase, Keith, Perkins, Arthur, and Grant Counties. Residents in these western regions should take immediate precautions to protect sensitive crops, vegetation, and unprotected outdoor plumbing from frost and freeze damage. This represents the first widespread freeze event of the season, so property owners are urged to prepare now by draining irrigation systems, covering plants, and insulating exposed pipes to prevent costly damage.
How Nebraska’s rivers compare to normal
Every gauge placed by its own percent of normal, and three years of the statewide trend.
Where every gauge actually sits
One dot per Nebraska streamgauge, placed by its own percent of normal. The state average is a single line through all of it.
Percent of normal compares today's discharge with the historical average for this calendar day. Tap any dot to open that gauge.
Nebraska streamflow, three water years
Statewide percent of normal, every day since Oct 2023. The dotted line is normal.
799 daily readings from 88 reporting gauges. Percent of normal is today's statewide discharge against the historical average for the same calendar day — 100% is normal, not "good". The axis tops out at 160%: 3 readings above that — including the 224% peak in Oct 2026 — are drawn along the top edge, so a few flood days cannot flatten three years of everything else. The line breaks in 2 places where the record skips more than five days — those are gaps in reporting, not readings of zero.
Nebraska flow report
| Streamgage | Streamflow | Gage height | Water temp | Air temp | Elevation | Watershed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Missouri River At Rulo, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06813500 |
39,400 cfs | 8.35 ft | 36°F | 55°F | 859 ft | Tarkio-Wolf |
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Missouri River At Nebraska City, Ne
14 hours ago · USGS 06807000 |
34,500 cfs | 9.00 ft | 32°F | 53°F | 914 ft | Keg-Weeping Water |
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Missouri River At Omaha, Ne
14 hours ago · USGS 06610000 |
29,100 cfs | 13.60 ft | 78°F | 52°F | 959 ft | Big Papillion-Mosquito |
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Missouri River At Decatur, Ne
14 hours ago · USGS 06601200 |
26,600 cfs | 19.13 ft | 44°F | 50°F | 1,030 ft | Blackbird-Soldier |
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Missouri River At Sioux City, Ne
14 hours ago · USGS 06486000 |
26,600 cfs | 10.51 ft | 32°F | 48°F | 1,089 ft | Blackbird-Soldier |
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Platte R At Louisville Ne, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06805500 |
4,180 cfs | 3.15 ft | 60°F | 54°F | 1,017 ft | Lower Platte |
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Platte R Nr Ashland, Ne
14 hours ago · USGS 06801000 |
4,100 cfs | 14.45 ft | 75°F | 53°F | 1,059 ft | Lower Platte |
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Platte River At North Bend, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06796000 |
3,790 cfs | 3.61 ft | · | 51°F | 1,269 ft | Lower Platte |
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Platte River Nr Leshara, Ne
14 hours ago · USGS 06796500 |
3,230 cfs | 4.16 ft | 59°F | 52°F | 1,161 ft | Lower Platte |
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Loup River Power Canal Near Genoa, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06792500 |
2,480 cfs | 6.36 ft | · | 48°F | 1,573 ft | Loup |
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Middle Loup R. At St. Paul, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06785000 |
1,430 cfs | 2.06 ft | · | 48°F | 1,787 ft | Lower Middle Loup |
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North Loup River Nr St Paul Nebr, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06790500 |
1,080 cfs | 2.85 ft | · | 48°F | 1,771 ft | Lower North Loup |
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Elkhorn River At Waterloo, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06800500 |
1,020 cfs | 2.01 ft | 60°F | 50°F | 1,118 ft | Lower Elkhorn |
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Big Blue R At Barneston Nebr, Ne
3 days ago · USGS 06882000 |
973 cfs | 5.13 ft | · | 57°F | 1,194 ft | Lower Big Blue |
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Niobrara River At Mariaville, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06463720 |
955 cfs | 3.08 ft | · | 42°F | 1,798 ft | Middle Niobrara |
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Niobrara River Nr. Verdel, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06465500 |
643 cfs | 3.41 ft | 56°F | 47°F | 1,311 ft | Lower Niobrara |
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Niobrara River Near Sparks, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06461500 |
607 cfs | 2.60 ft | 55°F | 39°F | 2,295 ft | Middle Niobrara |
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North Loup River At Taylor, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06786000 |
587 cfs | 3.01 ft | 32°F | 40°F | 2,253 ft | Lower North Loup |
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Elkhorn River At West Point, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06799350 |
563 cfs | 3.93 ft | 59°F | 49°F | 1,321 ft | Lower Elkhorn |
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Middle Loup River At Dunning, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06775500 |
526 cfs | 3.03 ft | 40°F | 42°F | 2,616 ft | Upper Middle Loup |
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North Loup R At Brewster, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06785500 |
472 cfs | 2.91 ft | 36°F | 41°F | 2,476 ft | Upper North Loup |
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Elkhorn River At Pilger, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06799315 |
467 cfs | 6.66 ft | · | 49°F | 1,400 ft | Lower Elkhorn |
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Platte R Mid Ch, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06768035 |
462 cfs | 4.25 ft | · | 46°F | 2,261 ft | Middle Platte-Buffalo |
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Little Blue River Near Fairbury, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06884000 |
416 cfs | 8.00 ft | · | 54°F | 1,283 ft | Lower Little Blue |
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Platte River Near Overton, Ne
14 hours ago · USGS 06768000 |
414 cfs | 2.85 ft | 54°F | 46°F | 2,300 ft | Middle Platte-Buffalo |
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Platte River Near Duncan, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06774000 |
373 cfs | 3.37 ft | · | 50°F | 1,489 ft | Middle Platte-Prairie |
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Big Nemaha River At Falls City, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06815000 |
341 cfs | 4.79 ft | · | 57°F | 877 ft | Big Nemaha |
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Big Blue River Near Crete, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06881000 |
324 cfs | 9.46 ft | · | 50°F | 1,320 ft | Middle Big Blue |
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Elkhorn R At Norfolk Ne, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06799000 |
312 cfs | 3.04 ft | · | 48°F | 1,502 ft | Upper Elkhorn |
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Dismal River Near Thedford, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06775900 |
259 cfs | 1.55 ft | 54°F | 42°F | 2,810 ft | Dismal |
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Little Nemaha River At Auburn, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06811500 |
231 cfs | 3.44 ft | · | 56°F | 915 ft | Little Nemaha |
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Salt Creek At 70th St. At Lincoln, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06803513 |
209 cfs | 3.93 ft | · | 53°F | 1,099 ft | Salt |
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Loup River Near Genoa, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06793000 |
208 cfs | 3.96 ft | · | 49°F | 1,547 ft | Loup |
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Salt Creek At Lincoln, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06803500 |
196 cfs | 2.87 ft | · | 53°F | 1,116 ft | Salt |
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Logan Creek Near Uehling, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06799500 |
192 cfs | 3.05 ft | · | 50°F | 1,236 ft | Logan |
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Platte River Near Kearney, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06770200 |
174 cfs | 2.49 ft | · | 47°F | 2,138 ft | Middle Platte-Buffalo |
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Turkey Creek Near De Witt, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06881380 |
170 cfs | 11.63 ft | · | 51°F | 1,275 ft | Middle Big Blue |
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Long Pine Creek Near Riverview, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06463500 |
159 cfs | 1.81 ft | · | 40°F | 1,997 ft | Middle Niobrara |
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South Loup R At St. Michael, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06784000 |
147 cfs | 2.40 ft | 43°F | 47°F | 1,924 ft | South Loup |
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Platte River Near Grand Island, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06770500 |
141 cfs | 3.34 ft | · | 48°F | 1,835 ft | Middle Platte-Buffalo |
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Salt Creek At Greenwood, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06803555 |
137 cfs | 1.90 ft | · | 51°F | 1,104 ft | Salt |
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West Fork Big Blue River Nr Dorchester, Ne
14 hours ago · USGS 06880800 |
136 cfs | 3.58 ft | · | 49°F | 1,416 ft | West Fork Big Blue |
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Wahoo Cr At Ashland, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06804700 |
126 cfs | 5.07 ft | · | 53°F | 1,076 ft | Salt |
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Logan Creek At Wakefield, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06799445 |
102 cfs | 6.94 ft | · | 46°F | 1,372 ft | Logan |
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Little Blue River Near Deweese, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06883000 |
101 cfs | 2.76 ft | · | 50°F | 1,636 ft | Upper Little Blue |
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Big Papillion Cr, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06610732 |
85 cfs | 3.23 ft | · | 51°F | 1,046 ft | Big Papillion-Mosquito |
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Republican River At Guide Rock, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06853020 |
83 cfs | 4.97 ft | · | 50°F | 1,621 ft | Middle Republican |
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Beaver Creek At Genoa, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06794000 |
80 cfs | 3.10 ft | · | 48°F | 1,577 ft | Loup |
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Oak Creek At Air Park Rd At Lincoln, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06803486 |
80 cfs | 1.36 ft | · | 53°F | 1,144 ft | Salt |
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Wahoo Creek At Ithaca, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06804000 |
78 cfs | 4.79 ft | · | 53°F | 1,125 ft | Salt |
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Weeping Water Creek At Union, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06806500 |
72 cfs | 2.59 ft | · | 53°F | 945 ft | Keg-Weeping Water |
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Elkhorn River At Ewing, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06797500 |
65 cfs | 2.54 ft | · | 43°F | 1,842 ft | Upper Elkhorn |
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North Fork Elkhorn River Near Pierce, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06799100 |
60 cfs | 2.24 ft | · | 47°F | 1,562 ft | North Fork Elkhorn |
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Maple Creek Near Nickerson, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06800000 |
59 cfs | 2.40 ft | · | 51°F | 1,249 ft | Lower Elkhorn |
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South Platte River At Roscoe Nebr, Ne
14 hours ago · USGS 06764880 |
54 cfs | 2.74 ft | · | 41°F | 3,147 ft | Lower South Platte |
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Bazile Creek Near Niobrara, Ne
14 hours ago · USGS 06466500 |
45 cfs | 1.97 ft | · | 45°F | 1,229 ft | Lewis And Clark Lake |
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North Fork Big Nemaha River At Humboldt, Ne
14 hours ago · USGS 06814500 |
38 cfs | 1.99 ft | · | 53°F | 958 ft | Big Nemaha |
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Republican River Near Orleans, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06844500 |
36 cfs | · | · | 48°F | 1,978 ft | Harlan County Reservoir |
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North Fork Republican River At Colorado-Nebraska, Ne
14 hours ago · USGS 06823000 |
34 cfs | 1.36 ft | · | 43°F | 3,346 ft | North Fork Republican |
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Bazile Creek At Center, Ne
14 hours ago · USGS 06466400 |
33 cfs | 8.85 ft | · | 47°F | 1,364 ft | Lewis And Clark Lake |
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Clear Cr 1.75mi W Of Polk Co Line, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06794650 |
29 cfs | 4.43 ft | · | 49°F | 1,457 ft | Middle Platte-Prairie |
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Salt Creek At Pioneers Blvd At Lincoln, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06803080 |
27 cfs | 5.61 ft | · | 53°F | 1,154 ft | Salt |
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Rock Creek Near Ceresco, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06803530 |
27 cfs | 3.85 ft | · | 53°F | 1,125 ft | Salt |
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Silver Cr, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06772898 |
25 cfs | 4.33 ft | · | 49°F | 1,561 ft | Middle Platte-Prairie |
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Prairie Creek Nr Silver Creek Nebr, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06773500 |
24 cfs | 2.05 ft | · | 49°F | 1,548 ft | Middle Platte-Prairie |
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Omaha Cr At Homer, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06601000 |
21 cfs | 2.15 ft | · | 47°F | 1,109 ft | Blackbird-Soldier |
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Shell Creek Near Columbus, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06795500 |
18 cfs | 10.00 ft | 55°F | 49°F | 1,451 ft | Lower Platte-Shell |
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Republican River At Benkelman, Ne
14 hours ago · USGS 06824500 |
17 cfs | 2.63 ft | · | 45°F | 2,981 ft | North Fork Republican |
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Salt Creek At Roca, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06803000 |
17 cfs | 2.05 ft | · | 54°F | 1,212 ft | Salt |
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Frenchman Creek At Culbertson, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06835500 |
13 cfs | 2.71 ft | · | 47°F | 2,592 ft | Frenchman |
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Middle Creek At Sw 40th St. At Lincoln, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06803170 |
12 cfs | 2.81 ft | · | 50°F | 1,158 ft | Salt |
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Frenchman Creek At Palisade, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06834000 |
11 cfs | 2.35 ft | · | 42°F | 2,752 ft | Frenchman |
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Buffalo Creek Nr Overton Nebr, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06769000 |
9 cfs | 4.15 ft | · | 46°F | 2,311 ft | Middle Platte-Buffalo |
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Ponca Creek At Verdel, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06453600 |
9 cfs | 5.81 ft | · | 48°F | 1,244 ft | Ponca |
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South Omaha Creek At Walthill, Ne
14 hours ago · USGS 06600900 |
8 cfs | 6.50 ft | · | 49°F | 1,205 ft | Blackbird-Soldier |
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Stevens Creek Nr. Lincoln, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06803520 |
8 cfs | 10.03 ft | · | 53°F | 1,139 ft | Salt |
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Little Salt Creek Near Lincoln, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06803510 |
7 cfs | 2.59 ft | · | 53°F | 1,137 ft | Salt |
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Courtland Canal At Nebraska-Kansas State Line, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06852500 |
6 cfs | · | · | 51°F | 1,630 ft | Middle Republican |
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Haines Branch At Sw 56th St. At Lincoln, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06803093 |
5 cfs | 3.14 ft | · | 53°F | 1,175 ft | Salt |
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Republican River At Mccook Nebr, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06837000 |
5 cfs | 2.67 ft | · | 48°F | 2,461 ft | Upper Republican |
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Arikaree River At Haigler, Ne
14 hours ago · USGS 06821500 |
5 cfs | 7.40 ft | · | 44°F | 3,265 ft | Arikaree |
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Rock Creek At Parks, Ne
14 hours ago · USGS 06824000 |
3 cfs | 1.39 ft | · | 44°F | 3,101 ft | North Fork Republican |
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Red Willow Creek Near Red Willow, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06838000 |
3 cfs | 4.55 ft | · | 47°F | 2,406 ft | Red Willow |
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Driftwood Creek Near Mc Cook, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06836500 |
1 cfs | 2.47 ft | · | 47°F | 2,509 ft | Upper Republican |
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Beaver Creek Near Beaver City, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06847000 |
1 cfs | 3.04 ft | · | 47°F | 2,172 ft | Beaver |
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Lodgepole Creek At Bushnell, Ne
14 hours ago · USGS 06762500 |
1 cfs | 2.77 ft | · | 42°F | 4,846 ft | Upper Lodgepole |
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Buffalo Creek Near Haigler, Ne
14 hours ago · USGS 06823500 |
0 cfs | · | · | 44°F | 3,201 ft | North Fork Republican |
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Republican River At Stratton, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06828500 |
0 cfs | 4.16 ft | · | 46°F | 2,785 ft | Upper Republican |
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Spring Creek Nr Overton, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06768020 |
0 cfs | 2.72 ft | · | 46°F | 2,316 ft | Middle Platte-Buffalo |
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Elm Creek Nr Elm Creek, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06769525 |
0 cfs | · | · | 46°F | 2,278 ft | Middle Platte-Buffalo |
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Warm Slough Nr Central City, Ne
13 hours ago · USGS 06772775 |
0 cfs | 2.13 ft | · | 48°F | 1,724 ft | Middle Platte-Prairie |
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South Fork Republican River Near Benkelman, Ne
14 hours ago · USGS 06827500 |
0 cfs | · | · | 45°F | 2,995 ft | South Fork Republican |
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Sappa Creek Near Stamford, Ne
14 hours ago · USGS 06847500 |
0 cfs | 5.98 ft | · | 48°F | 1,997 ft | Lower Sappa |
About Nebraska streamflow
What are river levels like in Nebraska right now?
As of October 15, 2026, Nebraska rivers are running at 82% of normal across 93 USGS streamgauges, and the Missouri River At Rulo is reporting the highest discharge at 39,600 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.
Which Nebraska river is running highest right now?
As of October 15, 2026, the highest discharge in Nebraska is 39,600 cfs on the Missouri River At Rulo. See the sortable gauge table for the full statewide ranking.
Are Nebraska rivers high or low right now?
Compare the statewide percent-of-normal on this page: above 100% means Nebraska rivers are running higher than the seasonal average for the date, below 100% means lower (a dry spell or drought). Each gauge also shows its own percent of median.
Where does the Nebraska streamflow data come from?
The U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System. USGS streamgauges report continuously (every 15 minutes) and the data is the canonical real-time record for U.S. rivers. Snoflo pulls the latest readings and joins them to a 7-day NOAA weather forecast for each station.
What is cfs?
Cubic feet per second — the standard unit for streamflow. One cfs is about 7.5 gallons per second. Small creeks run at single-digit cfs; the Mississippi at hundreds of thousands.
What does Gauge Height mean?
The water level at the gauge in feet above the reference datum. Used together with discharge to track river state. Flood stage and runnable levels are typically expressed in gauge height (e.g., "flood at 16 ft").
How fresh is the Nebraska data?
USGS streamgauges report every 15 minutes; Snoflo re-pulls throughout the day. The AI briefing regenerates daily.
Can I get a flow alert for a Nebraska gauge?
Yes. Save any USGS gauge as a favorite in the Snoflo iOS app, set a discharge or stage threshold (e.g. "alert me when discharge crosses 2,000 cfs"), and you'll get a push the moment it crosses.
Is this a substitute for an NWS flood warning?
No. Snoflo is informational. For flood life-safety decisions always follow guidance from your local NWS forecast office and state emergency management. Snoflo data is one input among several.