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Big Papillion Creek at Fort Street at Omaha

Highest listed crest 26.66 ftFlood stage 23.5 ft21 crests since 2004

The Big Papillion Creek at Fort Street at Omaha crested above flood stage 4 times among the 21 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2004 to 2024. The highest, 26.66 ft on May 21, 2024, was moderate flooding, 3.16 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Big Papillion Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
26.66 ft
May 21, 2024; 12,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
23.5 ft
Major flooding from 28.5 ft
Crests at major
0
4 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 21, 2024
26.66 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Douglas County
Near Omaha (4.0 mi), La Vista (8.8 mi), Papillion (11.4 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Big Papillion Creek at Fort Street at Omaha
Action stage17.55May 20, 2017The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)23.53Mar 13, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage26.51May 21, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage28.50—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

21 crests from 2004 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Big Papillion Creek at Fort Street at Omaha, 2004 to 2024 51015202530ft Flood stage 23.5 ftMajor 28.5 ft May 24, 2004: 21.37 ft, action stage; 5,620 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2005: 14.60 ft, below flood stage; 2,690 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 2006: 15.80 ft, below flood stage; 3,150 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2007: 17.14 ft, below flood stage; 3,690 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2008: 21.58 ft, action stage; 5,720 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2009: 10.87 ft, below flood stage; 1,390 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2010: 23.90 ft, minor flooding; 6,900 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 2011: 19.84 ft, action stage; 4,880 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 2012: 7.25 ft, below flood stage; 571 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2013: 9.18 ft, below flood stage; 987 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2014: 22.05 ft, action stage; 6,460 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 2015: 16.08 ft, below flood stage; 3,480 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 2016: 24.62 ft, minor flooding; 8,470 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2017: 18.46 ft, action stage; 4,660 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2018: 16.63 ft, below flood stage; 3,670 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2019: 25.58 ft, minor flooding; 9,140 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2020: 7.14 ft, below flood stage; 551 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 2021: 12.42 ft, below flood stage; 1,950 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 2022: 6.02 ft, below flood stage; 370 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2023: 11.79 ft, below flood stage; 1,740 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2024: 26.66 ft, moderate flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per second Highest, 26.66 ft, May 21, 2024 20052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Big Papillion Creek at Fort Street at Omaha 2000s: 0 2010s: 3 3 2020s: 1 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, Big Papillion Creek at Fort Street at Omaha
1May 21, 202426.66+3.16Moderate12,900
2Mar 13, 201925.58+2.08Minor9,140
3Aug 24, 201624.62+1.12Minor8,470
4Jun 5, 201023.90+0.40Minor6,900
5Jun 3, 201422.05−1.45Action6,460
6Jun 11, 200821.58−1.92Action5,720
7May 24, 200421.37−2.13Action5,620
8Aug 22, 201119.84−3.66Action4,880
9May 20, 201718.46−5.04Action4,660
10May 5, 200717.14−6.36Below flood stage3,690
11Jun 18, 201816.63−6.87Below flood stage3,670
12Sep 25, 201516.08−7.42Below flood stage3,480
13Sep 16, 200615.80−7.70Below flood stage3,150
14May 12, 200514.60−8.90Below flood stage2,690
15Jul 10, 202112.42−11.08Below flood stage1,950
16Feb 27, 202311.79−11.71Below flood stage1,740
17Jun 21, 200910.87−12.63Below flood stage1,390
18May 30, 20139.18−14.32Below flood stage987
19Jun 15, 20127.25−16.25Below flood stage571
20Jun 19, 20207.14−16.36Below flood stage551
21Jun 15, 20226.02−17.48Below flood stage370

The worst floods along the Big Papillion Creek

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

May 21, 2024: 26.66 ft here, moderate flooding

  • KennardNE · May 21, 2024 · 29.75 ft · Minor · its highest
  • BlairNE · May 21, 2024 · 24.83 ft · Minor

August 24, 2016: 24.62 ft here, minor flooding

  • KennardNE · Aug 24, 2016 · 29.30 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Big Papillion Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Big Papillion Creek
BlairNE24.525.05 ft, Sep 16, 20160
KennardNE28.529.75 ft, May 21, 20240
Fort Street at Omaha this gaugeNE23.526.66 ft, May 21, 20240
Pacific Street at OmahaNE32.032.10 ft, Oct 1, 20260
Q Street at OmahaNE36.036.97 ft, Oct 1, 20260

Other gauges in Douglas County

Flood gauges in Douglas County
Pacific Street at Omaha32.032.10 ft, Oct 1, 20260
Q Street at Omaha36.036.97 ft, Oct 1, 20260
Blondo Street at Omaha21.522.58 ft, Oct 1, 20260
Waterloo14.024.68 ft, Mar 16, 20191
Irvington19.520.74 ft, Oct 1, 20260
Highway 92 at Omaha27.532.90 ft, Jun 29, 20240
Omaha27.036.29 ft, Jul 2, 20110
Leshara8.011.84 ft, Feb 9, 19960
Standing Bear Lake and Dam1,108.91,109.80 ft, Oct 1, 20260
Elkhorn9.513.02 ft, Oct 1, 20262
Millard29.032.56 ft, Oct 1, 20260

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge OHAN1, 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.