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Click on the charts below for select local river gauge data and forecasts

*Forecasts may not be available for all locations. Forecasts are updated more routinely when flooding is anticipated or ongoing.

Click here for all western and north central Nebraska river and lake gauge readings

For more information about river forecasts and flooding potential, visit Missouri Basin River Forecast Center

 

South Platte basin North Platte basin Platte basin & nearby creeks

 South Platte River @ Julesburg, CO

 North Platte River @ Lisco  Platte River @ Maxwell

 South Platte River @ Roscoe

 North Platte River @ Lewellen  Platte River @ Brady

 South Platte River @ North Platte

 North Platte River @ Sutherland  Stinking Water Creek @ Palisade

 

 North Platte River @ North Platte

 Frenchman Creek @ Palisade

 

Dismal, Loup & Calamus basins Niobrara & Elkhorn basins Far northern Nebraska & adjacent areas

 Dismal River @ Thedford (14mi. S)

 Niobrara River @ Sparks  Keyapaha River @ Welewa, SD

 South Loup River @ Arnold

 Elkhorn River @ Atkinson  Missouri River @ Greenwood, SD

 North Loup River @ Taylor

 Elkhorn River @ Ewing  Niobrara River @ Verdel

 Calamus River @ Burwell

 Elkhorn River (S. fork) @ Ewing  Ponca Creek @ Verdel

 

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