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Buffalo Creek near Overton

Highest listed crest 11.40 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft40 crests since 1949

The Buffalo Creek near Overton crested above flood stage 3 times among the 40 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1949 to 2025. The highest, 11.40 ft on July 10, 2019, was minor flooding, 0.40 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.40 ft
July 10, 2019; 473 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 16.0 ft
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
July 10, 2019
11.40 ft, minor flooding
Location
Dawson County
Near Lexington (13.0 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Buffalo Creek near Overton
Action stage9.05Jul 7, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.03Jul 10, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

40 crests from 1949 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Buffalo Creek near Overton, 1949 to 2025 05101520ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 16.0 ft Sep 11, 1949: 7.41 ft, below flood stage; 215 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1950: 5.76 ft, below flood stage; 124 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1951: 8.58 ft, below flood stage; 270 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 1952: 7.15 ft, below flood stage; 195 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 1954: 6.55 ft, below flood stage; 107 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1955: 4.25 ft, below flood stageJul 1, 1955: 4.12 ft, below flood stage; 34 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1956: 4.59 ft, below flood stage; 43 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1957: 8.61 ft, below flood stage; 186 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 1958: 10.98 ft, action stage; 383 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 1996: 9.80 ft, action stage; 387 cubic feet per secondAug 16, 1997: 8.78 ft, below flood stage; 257 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 1998: 8.34 ft, below flood stage; 200 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1999: 10.89 ft, action stage; 509 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2000: 7.07 ft, below flood stage; 132 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 2001: 0.28 ft, below flood stage; 6 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 2002: 6.59 ft, below flood stage; 138 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 2003: 6.43 ft, below flood stage; 98 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 2004: 6.30 ft, below flood stage; 103 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2005: 8.41 ft, below flood stage; 187 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 2006: 6.51 ft, below flood stage; 109 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2007: 11.20 ft, minor flooding; 395 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2008: 11.36 ft, minor flooding; 396 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 2009: 7.97 ft, below flood stage; 197 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2010: 10.81 ft, action stage; 368 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 2011: 7.56 ft, below flood stage; 179 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 2012: 5.62 ft, below flood stage; 80 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 2013: 5.71 ft, below flood stage; 88 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 2014: 8.16 ft, below flood stage; 205 cubic feet per secondAug 8, 2015: 6.60 ft, below flood stage; 102 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2016: 6.61 ft, below flood stage; 106 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 2017: 6.41 ft, below flood stage; 96 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 2018: 9.28 ft, action stage; 229 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 2019: 11.40 ft, minor flooding; 473 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2020: 8.17 ft, below flood stage; 197 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 2021: 5.94 ft, below flood stage; 87 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2022: 6.22 ft, below flood stage; 86 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 2023: 6.64 ft, below flood stage; 118 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2024: 8.40 ft, below flood stageJul 26, 2025: 6.33 ft, below flood stage Highest, 11.40 ft, Jul 10, 2019 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Buffalo Creek near Overton 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 2 2 2010s: 1 2020s: 0 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Buffalo Creek near Overton
1Jul 10, 201911.40+0.40Minor473
2May 25, 200811.36+0.36Minor396
3Feb 25, 200711.20+0.20Minor395
4Jul 12, 195810.98−0.02Action383
5Jun 12, 199910.89−0.11Action509
6Jun 16, 201010.81−0.19Action368
7Aug 4, 19969.80−1.20Action387
8Jul 7, 20189.28−1.72Action229
9Aug 16, 19978.78−2.22Below flood stage257
10Jun 19, 19578.61−2.39Below flood stage186
11Jun 26, 19518.58−2.42Below flood stage270
12Jun 5, 20058.41−2.59Below flood stage187
13May 5, 20248.40−2.60Below flood stage—
14Aug 5, 19988.34−2.66Below flood stage200
15May 23, 20208.17−2.83Below flood stage197
16Aug 10, 20148.16−2.84Below flood stage205
17Aug 18, 20097.97−3.03Below flood stage197
18Jul 8, 20117.56−3.44Below flood stage179
19Sep 11, 19497.41−3.59Below flood stage215
20Aug 13, 19527.15−3.85Below flood stage195
21May 27, 20007.07−3.93Below flood stage132
22Feb 28, 20236.64−4.36Below flood stage118
23Jun 19, 20166.61−4.39Below flood stage106
24Aug 8, 20156.60−4.40Below flood stage102
25Aug 26, 20026.59−4.41Below flood stage138
26Aug 20, 19546.55−4.45Below flood stage107
27Sep 4, 20066.51−4.49Below flood stage109
28Aug 1, 20036.43−4.57Below flood stage98
29Aug 18, 20176.41−4.59Below flood stage96
30Jul 26, 20256.33−4.67Below flood stage—
31Aug 28, 20046.30−4.70Below flood stage103
32Jun 7, 20226.22−4.78Below flood stage86
33Sep 4, 20215.94−5.06Below flood stage87
34May 31, 19505.76−5.24Below flood stage124
35Aug 4, 20135.71−5.29Below flood stage88
36Aug 3, 20125.62−5.38Below flood stage80
37Jun 22, 19564.59−6.41Below flood stage43
38Jun 17, 19554.25−6.75Below flood stage—
39Jul 1, 19554.12−6.88Below flood stage34
40Sep 30, 20010.28−10.72Below flood stage6

Other gauges in Dawson County

Flood gauges in Dawson County
Overton7.510.43 ft, May 15, 19730
Overton8.59.63 ft, May 24, 20080

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge OVEN1, 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.