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Big Papillion Creek near Kennard

Highest listed crest 29.75 ftFlood stage 28.5 ft14 crests since 2012

The Big Papillion Creek near Kennard crested above flood stage 2 times among the 14 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2012 to 2025. The highest, 29.75 ft on May 21, 2024, was minor flooding, 1.25 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
29.75 ft
May 21, 2024
Flood stage
28.5 ft
Major flooding from 34.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 21, 2024
29.75 ft, minor flooding
Location
Washington County
Near Omaha (14.8 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 near Kennard
Action stage22.53Aug 9, 2025The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)28.52May 21, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage31.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage34.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

14 crests from 2012 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Big Papillion Creek near Kennard, 2012 to 2025 010203040ft Flood stage 28.5 ftMajor 34.0 ft May 20, 2012: 11.12 ft, below flood stageMay 29, 2013: 13.81 ft, below flood stageJun 3, 2014: 21.64 ft, below flood stageSep 24, 2015: 21.30 ft, below flood stageAug 24, 2016: 29.30 ft, minor floodingMay 20, 2017: 23.22 ft, action stageJun 18, 2018: 17.54 ft, below flood stageMar 13, 2019: 27.63 ft, action stageJun 19, 2020: 11.94 ft, below flood stageJul 10, 2021: 17.95 ft, below flood stageJun 15, 2022: 9.43 ft, below flood stageFeb 27, 2023: 15.66 ft, below flood stageMay 21, 2024: 29.75 ft, minor floodingAug 9, 2025: 25.89 ft, action stage Highest, 29.75 ft, May 21, 2024 201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Big Papillion Creek near Kennard 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 Kennard
1May 21, 202429.75+1.25Minor—
2Aug 24, 201629.30+0.80Minor—
3Mar 13, 201927.63−0.87Action—
4Aug 9, 202525.89−2.61Action—
5May 20, 201723.22−5.28Action—
6Jun 3, 201421.64−6.86Below flood stage—
7Sep 24, 201521.30−7.20Below flood stage—
8Jul 10, 202117.95−10.55Below flood stage—
9Jun 18, 201817.54−10.96Below flood stage—
10Feb 27, 202315.66−12.84Below flood stage—
11May 29, 201313.81−14.69Below flood stage—
12Jun 19, 202011.94−16.56Below flood stage—
13May 20, 201211.12−17.38Below flood stage—
14Jun 15, 20229.43−19.07Below 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: 29.75 ft here, minor flooding

August 24, 2016: 29.30 ft here, minor flooding

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
Kennard this gaugeNE28.529.75 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
Blair24.525.05 ft, Sep 16, 20160
Blair26.533.50 ft, Apr 17, 19521

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge KEBN1, 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.