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Beaver Creek at Loretto

Highest listed crest 13.88 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft49 crests since 1950

The Beaver Creek at Loretto crested above flood stage 11 times among the 49 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1950 to 2024. The highest, 13.88 ft on August 29, 1993, was moderate flooding, 2.88 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.88 ft
August 29, 1993; 5,600 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 16.0 ft
Crests at major
0
11 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 13, 2019
13.03 ft, minor flooding
Location
Boone County
Nebraska

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Beaver Creek at Loretto
Action stage9.06Apr 27, 2007The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.09Mar 13, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage13.52Aug 29, 1993Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

49 crests from 1950 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Beaver Creek at Loretto, 1950 to 2024 05101520ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 16.0 ft Jun 2, 1950: 13.74 ft, moderate flooding; 4,570 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1980: 8.50 ft, below flood stage; 695 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1981: 6.02 ft, below flood stage; 249 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1982: 11.34 ft, minor flooding; 2,058 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 1982: 11.56 ft, minor flooding; 2,300 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1983: 8.72 ft, below flood stage; 763 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1984: 8.79 ft, below flood stage; 807 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1985: 10.88 ft, action stage; 2,070 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1986: 9.42 ft, action stage; 962 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1987: 11.42 ft, minor flooding; 1,600 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1988: 7.31 ft, below flood stageMay 24, 1988: 6.35 ft, below flood stage; 272 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 1989: 7.78 ft, below flood stage; 571 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1990: 8.69 ft, below flood stage; 764 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1991: 11.54 ft, minor flooding; 1,610 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 1992: 6.07 ft, below flood stage; 293 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 1993: 13.88 ft, moderate flooding; 5,600 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1994: 8.25 ft, below flood stage; 908 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1995: 9.62 ft, action stage; 1,400 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1996: 6.82 ft, below flood stage; 541 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1997: 5.81 ft, below flood stage; 301 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1998: 12.59 ft, minor flooding; 2,790 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1999: 8.73 ft, below flood stage; 1,260 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 2000: 11.49 ft, minor flooding; 2,540 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2001: 7.04 ft, below flood stage; 826 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2002: 4.71 ft, below flood stage; 185 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2003: 5.20 ft, below flood stage; 263 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2004: 9.21 ft, action stage; 1,330 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2005: 8.68 ft, below flood stage; 1,170 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2006: 6.56 ft, below flood stage; 461 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 2007: 9.60 ft, action stageApr 27, 2007: 9.30 ft, action stage; 1,380 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2008: 12.23 ft, minor flooding; 2,570 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 2009: 6.05 ft, below flood stage; 575 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2010: 11.85 ft, minor flooding; 3,194 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2011: 6.87 ft, below flood stage; 711 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2012: 5.50 ft, below flood stage; 367 cubic feet per secondAug 2, 2013: 5.13 ft, below flood stage; 347 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2014: 5.31 ft, below flood stage; 364 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 2015: 4.93 ft, below flood stageMay 2, 2016: 7.02 ft, below flood stage; 938 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 2017: 5.79 ft, below flood stageJul 6, 2018: 6.26 ft, below flood stage; 847 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2019: 13.03 ft, minor flooding; 4,860 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2020: 4.65 ft, below flood stageMar 16, 2021: 5.05 ft, below flood stage; 605 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2022: 3.43 ft, below flood stage; 270 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2023: 5.19 ft, below flood stageMay 31, 2024: 5.70 ft, below flood stage Highest, 13.88 ft, Aug 29, 1993 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Beaver Creek at Loretto 1950s: 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 3 3 1990s: 3 2000s: 2 2010s: 2 2020s: 0 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Beaver Creek at Loretto
1Aug 29, 199313.88+2.88Moderate5,600
2Jun 2, 195013.74+2.74Moderate4,570
3Mar 13, 201913.03+2.03Minor4,860
4Jun 18, 199812.59+1.59Minor2,790
5May 30, 200812.23+1.23Minor2,570
6Jun 14, 201011.85+0.85Minor3,194
7Jul 5, 198211.56+0.56Minor2,300
8May 16, 199111.54+0.54Minor1,610
9Jul 5, 200011.49+0.49Minor2,540
10Mar 19, 198711.42+0.42Minor1,600
11May 30, 198211.34+0.34Minor2,058
12Apr 26, 198510.88−0.12Action2,070
13May 29, 19959.62−1.38Action1,400
14Feb 21, 20079.60−1.40Action—
15Sep 22, 19869.42−1.58Action962
16Apr 27, 20079.30−1.70Action1,380
17May 30, 20049.21−1.79Action1,330
18May 7, 19848.79−2.21Below flood stage807
19Jun 4, 19998.73−2.27Below flood stage1,260
20Apr 2, 19838.72−2.28Below flood stage763
21Jun 16, 19908.69−2.31Below flood stage764
22Jun 4, 20058.68−2.32Below flood stage1,170
23May 27, 19808.50−2.50Below flood stage695
24Mar 4, 19948.25−2.75Below flood stage908
25Sep 4, 19897.78−3.22Below flood stage571
26Mar 13, 19887.31−3.69Below flood stage—
27May 7, 20017.04−3.96Below flood stage826
28May 2, 20167.02−3.98Below flood stage938
29May 26, 20116.87−4.13Below flood stage711
30Jun 2, 19966.82−4.18Below flood stage541
31Mar 30, 20066.56−4.44Below flood stage461
32May 24, 19886.35−4.65Below flood stage272
33Jul 6, 20186.26−4.74Below flood stage847
34Aug 14, 19926.07−4.93Below flood stage293
35Aug 25, 20096.05−4.95Below flood stage575
36Jun 14, 19816.02−4.98Below flood stage249
37Apr 16, 19975.81−5.19Below flood stage301
38Oct 9, 20175.79−5.21Below flood stage—
39May 31, 20245.70−5.30Below flood stage—
40Apr 16, 20125.50−5.50Below flood stage367
41Jun 4, 20145.31−5.69Below flood stage364
42May 5, 20035.20−5.80Below flood stage263
43May 14, 20235.19−5.81Below flood stage—
44Aug 2, 20135.13−5.87Below flood stage347
45Mar 16, 20215.05−5.95Below flood stage605
46Feb 5, 20154.93−6.07Below flood stage—
47Mar 13, 20024.71−6.29Below flood stage185
48Jun 1, 20204.65−6.35Below flood stage—
49Jun 1, 20223.43−7.57Below flood stage270

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LRTN1, 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.