Search
Menu

Explore

Hazards

Analysis

Rankings

Reference

Big Papillion Creek near Blair

Highest listed crest 25.05 ftFlood stage 24.5 ft13 crests since 2012

The Big Papillion Creek near Blair crested above flood stage 2 times among the 13 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2012 to 2024. The highest, 25.05 ft on September 16, 2016, was minor flooding, 0.55 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
25.05 ft
September 16, 2016
Flood stage
24.5 ft
Major flooding from 30.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 21, 2024
24.83 ft, minor flooding
Location
Washington County
Nebraska

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 near Blair
Action stage20.02Mar 13, 2019The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)24.52May 21, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage27.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage30.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

13 crests from 2012 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Big Papillion Creek near Blair, 2012 to 2024 1015202530ft Flood stage 24.5 ftMajor 30.0 ft May 20, 2012: 13.00 ft, below flood stageMay 27, 2013: 14.02 ft, below flood stageJun 3, 2014: 16.59 ft, below flood stageSep 24, 2015: 19.25 ft, below flood stageSep 16, 2016: 25.05 ft, minor floodingMay 20, 2017: 20.51 ft, action stageSep 4, 2018: 13.48 ft, below flood stageMar 13, 2019: 21.86 ft, action stageJun 19, 2020: 12.71 ft, below flood stageJul 10, 2021: 15.65 ft, below flood stageMay 17, 2022: 11.84 ft, below flood stageFeb 27, 2023: 14.12 ft, below flood stageMay 21, 2024: 24.83 ft, minor flooding Highest, 25.05 ft, Sep 16, 2016 201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Big Papillion Creek near Blair 2010s: 1 1 2020s: 1 2010s2020s
  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 near Blair
1Sep 16, 201625.05+0.55Minor—
2May 21, 202424.83+0.33Minor—
3Mar 13, 201921.86−2.64Action—
4May 20, 201720.51−3.99Action—
5Sep 24, 201519.25−5.25Below flood stage—
6Jun 3, 201416.59−7.91Below flood stage—
7Jul 10, 202115.65−8.85Below flood stage—
8Feb 27, 202314.12−10.38Below flood stage—
9May 27, 201314.02−10.48Below flood stage—
10Sep 4, 201813.48−11.02Below flood stage—
11May 20, 201213.00−11.50Below flood stage—
12Jun 19, 202012.71−11.79Below flood stage—
13May 17, 202211.84−12.66Below flood stage—

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: 24.83 ft here, minor flooding

  • Fort Street at OmahaNE · May 21, 2024 · 26.66 ft · Moderate · its highest
  • KennardNE · May 21, 2024 · 29.75 ft · Minor · its highest

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
Blair this gaugeNE24.525.05 ft, Sep 16, 20160
KennardNE28.529.75 ft, May 21, 20240
Fort Street at OmahaNE23.526.66 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 Washington County

Flood gauges in Washington County
Kennard28.529.75 ft, May 21, 20240
Blair26.533.50 ft, Apr 17, 19521

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BLBN1, 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.