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Bazile Creek near Niobrara

Highest listed crest 11.68 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft23 crests since 2003

The Bazile Creek near Niobrara crested above flood stage 1 time among the 23 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2003 to 2025. The highest, 11.68 ft on March 13, 2019, was moderate flooding, 2.68 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Bazile Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.68 ft
March 13, 2019; 21,300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 13, 2019
11.68 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Knox County
Nebraska

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Bazile Creek near Niobrara
Action stage6.014Aug 4, 2025The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.51Mar 13, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

23 crests from 2003 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Bazile Creek near Niobrara, 2003 to 2025 24681012ft Flood stage 9.0 ft Jun 24, 2003: 6.15 ft, action stage; 4,840 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2004: 6.14 ft, action stage; 4,780 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2005: 7.72 ft, action stage; 6,510 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2006: 4.50 ft, below flood stage; 957 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2007: 7.37 ft, action stageMay 29, 2008: 7.90 ft, action stage; 7,070 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2009: 6.43 ft, action stageJul 22, 2010: 8.57 ft, action stage; 9,450 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2011: 8.63 ft, action stageFeb 29, 2012: 5.83 ft, below flood stage; 2,310 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 2013: 7.01 ft, action stage; 4,620 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 2014: 6.05 ft, action stage; 2,230 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 2015: 5.38 ft, below flood stageSep 16, 2016: 5.28 ft, below flood stage; 1,120 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2017: 7.29 ft, action stageMar 4, 2018: 8.18 ft, action stageMar 13, 2019: 11.68 ft, moderate flooding; 21,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2020: 4.79 ft, below flood stageAug 31, 2021: 6.35 ft, action stage; 2,450 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2022: 3.79 ft, below flood stage; 519 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2023: 3.72 ft, below flood stage; 494 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2024: 4.13 ft, below flood stage; 627 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 2025: 6.78 ft, action stage; 3,040 cubic feet per second Highest, 11.68 ft, Mar 13, 2019 20052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Bazile Creek near Niobrara 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 1 2020s: 0 2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Bazile Creek near Niobrara
1Mar 13, 201911.68+2.68Moderate21,300
2Feb 17, 20118.63−0.37Action—
3Jul 22, 20108.57−0.43Action9,450
4Mar 4, 20188.18−0.82Action—
5May 29, 20087.90−1.10Action7,070
6Jun 21, 20057.72−1.28Action6,510
7Feb 22, 20077.37−1.63Action—
8Feb 13, 20177.29−1.71Action—
9Aug 22, 20137.01−1.99Action4,620
10Aug 4, 20256.78−2.22Action3,040
11Mar 5, 20096.43−2.57Action—
12Aug 31, 20216.35−2.65Action2,450
13Jun 24, 20036.15−2.85Action4,840
14May 30, 20046.14−2.86Action4,780
15Jul 12, 20146.05−2.95Action2,230
16Feb 29, 20125.83−3.17Below flood stage2,310
17Feb 15, 20155.38−3.62Below flood stage—
18Sep 16, 20165.28−3.72Below flood stage1,120
19Feb 22, 20204.79−4.21Below flood stage—
20Apr 16, 20064.50−4.50Below flood stage957
21May 31, 20244.13−4.87Below flood stage627
22May 30, 20223.79−5.21Below flood stage519
23May 13, 20233.72−5.28Below flood stage494

The worst floods along the Bazile Creek

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Bazile Creek that crested above flood stage within a week.

March 13, 2019: 11.68 ft here, moderate flooding

  • CenterNE · Mar 13, 2019 · 23.69 ft · Minor · its highest

Gauges on the Bazile Creek

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Bazile Creek
CenterNE22.023.69 ft, Mar 13, 20190
Niobrara this gaugeNE9.011.68 ft, Mar 13, 20190

Other gauges in Knox County

Flood gauges in Knox County
Center22.023.69 ft, Mar 13, 20190
Niobrara21.026.76 ft, Jun 26, 20111
Verdel24.029.12 ft, Jun 30, 20112
Niobrara37.041.64 ft, Mar 14, 20191
Verdel8.019.38 ft, Mar 14, 20191
Verdel13.518.26 ft, Mar 14, 20192
Verdigre12.012.69 ft, Mar 13, 20190

Knox County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Nebraska

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NBZN1, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.