River Levels
Nebraska river levels
Live streamflow for 96 gauged Nebraska reaches, highest first. Where a gauge has a long enough record, the reading is placed against its own history for today's date.
40% of gauged Nebraska rivers are running in their normal range for the date, as of October 26, 2026.
Of 50 gauged reaches with a long enough USGS record, 15 are below normal (7 of them much below), 20 are in the normal range, and 15 are above normal (1 of them much above). Normal means the middle half of that gauge's own history for this calendar date.
To cite: Angling Hubs analysis of USGS streamflow, anglinghubs.com/flows/nebraska.
| River | Flow | Usually today | Vs normal | NWS flood status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri RiverMissouri River at Brownville, NE | 35,800 cfs24.47 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 37,500 cfs by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| Missouri RiverMissouri River at Nebraska City, NE | 34,600 cfs8.81 ft | 39,000 cfs | Below normal23rd percentile · 74 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 9.1 ft by Fri 7 AM, below flood stage. |
| Missouri RiverMissouri River at Omaha, NE | 28,100 cfs13.49 ft | 35,100 cfs | Below normal18th percentile · 74 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 28,800 cfs by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| Missouri RiverMissouri River at Decatur, NE | 26,500 cfs19.19 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Platte RiverPlatte River near Ashland, Nebr. | 3,790 cfs14.36 ft | 3,870 cfs | Normal48th percentile · 98 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Platte RiverPlatte River near Leshara, Nebr. | 3,410 cfs4.21 ft | 4,210 cfs | Normal33rd percentile · 32 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Loup RiverLoup River Power Canal near Genoa, Nebr. | 2,620 cfs7.09 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Niobrara RiverNiobrara River near Verdel, Nebr. | 1,690 cfs3.54 ft | 1,440 cfs | Above normal76th percentile · 88 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Niobrara RiverNiobrara River at Mariaville, Nebr. | 1,360 cfs3.14 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageFlood stage 6 ft. NWS reads 3.17 ft here. |
| North Loup RiverNorth Loup River near Saint Paul, Nebr. | 1,310 cfs2.91 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Middle Loup RiverMiddle Loup River at Saint Paul, Nebr. | 1,260 cfs2.01 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Platte RiverPlatte River near Kearney, Nebr. | 1,220 cfs3.30 ft | 1,230 cfs | Normal50th percentile · 44 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Elkhorn RiverElkhorn River at Waterloo, Nebr. | 1,090 cfs2.11 ft | 585 cfs | Normal71st percentile · 127 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Middle Loup RiverMiddle Loup River near Gates, Nebr. | 908 cfs4.66 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageFlood stage 10 ft. NWS reads 4.79 ft here. |
| Niobrara RiverNiobrara River near Sparks, Nebr. | 699 cfs2.69 ft | 678 cfs | Normal54th percentile · 81 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| North Loup RiverNorth Loup River at Taylor, Nebr. | 665 cfs3.07 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Elkhorn RiverElkhorn River at West Point, Nebr. | 569 cfs3.94 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Middle Loup RiverMiddle Loup River at Dunning, Nebr. | 520 cfs3.07 ft | 452 cfs | Above normal80th percentile · 81 yr record | Below flood stageFlood stage 6.5 ft. NWS reads 3.08 ft here. |
| North Loup RiverNorth Loup River at Brewster, Nebr. | 461 cfs2.90 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Big Blue RiverBig Blue River at Barneston, Nebr. | 452 cfs4.26 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Middle Channel Platte RiverPlatte River near Grand Island, Nebr. | 376 cfs3.44 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Platte RiverPlatte River near Duncan, Nebr. | 329 cfs3.32 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Elkhorn RiverElkhorn River at Norfolk, Nebr. | 317 cfs3.05 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Cedar RiverCedar River near Fullerton, Nebr. | 262 cfs2.17 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Dismal RiverDismal River near Thedford, Nebr. | 261 cfs1.56 ft | 217 cfs | Much above normal94th percentile · 60 yr record | Below flood stageFlood stage 10 ft. NWS reads 1.54 ft here. |
| Big Blue RiverBig Blue River near Crete, Nebr. | 225 cfs9.08 ft | 126 cfs | Above normal80th percentile · 73 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Big Papillion CreekBig Papillion Creek at Q Street at Omaha, Nebr. | 203 cfs8.31 ft | 59 cfs | Above normal90th percentile · 20 yr record | Below flood stageFlood stage 36 ft. NWS reads 8.3 ft here. |
| Logan Creek DredgeLogan Creek near Uehling, Nebr. | 195 cfs3.07 ft | 85 cfs | Normal71st percentile · 85 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Little Nemaha RiverLittle Nemaha River at Auburn, Nebr. | 191 cfs3.22 ft | 81 cfs | Above normal81st percentile · 77 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Big Nemaha RiverBig Nemaha River at Falls City, Nebr. | 179 cfs4.31 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Loup RiverLoup River near Genoa, Nebr. | 164 cfs3.85 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| South Loup RiverSouth Loup River at Saint Michael, Nebr. | 162 cfs2.46 ft | 164 cfs | Normal47th percentile · 83 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Long Pine CreekLong Pine Creek near Riverview, Nebr. | 161 cfs1.82 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Republican RiverRepublican R near Hardy, NE | 155 cfs2.07 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Little Blue RiverLittle Blue River near Fairbury, Nebr. | 137 cfs7.50 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Wahoo CreekWahoo Creek at Ashland, Nebr. | 120 cfs4.99 ft | 62 cfs | Above normal78th percentile · 36 yr record | Below flood stageFlood stage 19 ft. NWS reads 4.9 ft here. |
| South Loup RiverSouth Loup River at Pressey WMA near Oconto, Nebr. | 114 cfs0.68 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageFlood stage 9 ft. NWS reads 0.69 ft here. |
| South Logan CreekLogan Creek at Wakefield, Nebr. | 103 cfs6.95 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| West Fork Big Blue RiverWest Fork Big Blue River near Dorchester, Nebr. | 103 cfs3.24 ft | 61 cfs | Above normal82nd percentile · 68 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Republican RiverRepublican River at Guide Rock, Nebr. | 97 cfs4.54 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Beaver CreekBeaver Creek at Genoa, Nebr. | 89 cfs3.14 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| South Channel Platte RiverPlatte R,So-Ch,Cottonwood Ranch nr Overton, Nebr. | 87 cfs4.21 ft | 279 cfs | Normal28th percentile · 17 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Turkey CreekTurkey Creek near DeWitt, Nebr. | 86 cfs10.97 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Elkhorn RiverElkhorn River at Ewing, Nebr. | 74 cfs2.60 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Weeping Water CreekWeeping Water Creek at Union, Nebr. | 70 cfs2.56 ft | 34 cfs | Above normal77th percentile · 76 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Little Blue RiverLittle Blue River at County Line nr Deshler, Nebr. | 63 cfs5.78 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Papillion CreekWest Papillion Creek at Papillion, Nebr. | 62 cfs10.55 ft | 32 cfs | Above normal77th percentile · 14 yr record | Below flood stageFlood stage 31.5 ft. NWS reads 10.55 ft here. |
| Maple CreekMaple Creek near Nickerson, Nebr. | 61 cfs2.42 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| North Fork Elkhorn RiverNorth Fork Elkhorn River near Pierce, Nebr. | 61 cfs2.25 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Salt CreekSalt Creek at Greenwood, Nebr. | 57 cfs1.53 ft | 132 cfs | Much below normal7th percentile · 74 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Oak CreekOak Creek at Air Park Road at Lincoln, Nebr. | 53 cfs1.04 ft | 22 cfs | Above normal78th percentile · 27 yr record | Below flood stageFlood stage 22 ft. NWS reads 1.03 ft here. |
| Little Blue RiverLittle Blue River near Deweese, Nebr. | 50 cfs2.50 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Bazile CreekBazile Creek near Niobrara, Nebr. | 43 cfs1.71 ft | 47 cfs | Normal38th percentile · 74 yr record | Below flood stageFlood stage 9 ft. NWS reads 1.75 ft here. |
| Republican RiverRepublican River near Orleans, Nebr. | 40 cfs0.84 ft | 100 cfs | Below normal25th percentile · 79 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Republican RiverRepublican River at Benkelman, Nebr. | 39 cfs3.17 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Little Bazile CreekBazile Creek at Center, Nebr. | 38 cfs8.91 ft | 60 cfs | Normal28th percentile · 24 yr record | Below flood stageFlood stage 22 ft. NWS reads 8.93 ft here. |
| West Bow CreekBow Creek near Wynot, Nebr. | 38 cfs2.21 ft | 87 cfs | Below normal10th percentile · 11 yr record | Below flood stageFlood stage 15 ft. NWS reads 2.27 ft here. |
| North Fork Big Nemaha RiverNorth Fork Big Nemaha River at Humboldt, Nebr. | 37 cfs1.98 ft | 40 cfs | Normal45th percentile · 74 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Rock CreekRock Creek near Ceresco, Nebr. | 28 cfs3.89 ft | 11 cfs | Above normal88th percentile · 56 yr record | Below flood stageFlood stage 23 ft. NWS reads 3.89 ft here. |
| South Loup RiverSouth Loup River at Arnold, Nebr. | 27 cfs4.47 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageFlood stage 8 ft. NWS reads 2.97 ft here. |
Streamflow from the U.S. Geological Survey, updated hourly. "Usually today" is the median for this calendar date over the gauge's full record. A gauge tells you how much water is moving, not whether it is fishing well or safe to wade: check the regulations and a current local report before you go. Flood stages and forecasts: NOAA National Weather Service; "Vs normal" is our comparison with the USGS record, not a National Weather Service product.
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