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Calamus River above Burwell

Highest listed crest 8.90 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft71 crests since 1941

The Calamus River above Burwell crested above flood stage 2 times among the 71 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1941 to 2025. The highest, 8.90 ft on January 26, 1967, was minor flooding, 0.90 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
8.90 ft
January 26, 1967
Flood stage
8.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 22, 2019
8.17 ft, minor flooding
Location
Garfield County
Nebraska
Identifiers
NWS BRLN1
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Calamus River above Burwell
Action stage7.01May 4, 1964The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.02Mar 22, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

71 crests from 1941 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Calamus River above Burwell, 1941 to 2025 0246810ft Flood stage 8.0 ft Sep 24, 1941: 2.30 ft, below flood stage; 358 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 1942: 2.50 ft, below flood stage; 472 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1943: 3.08 ft, below flood stage; 770 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1944: 2.72 ft, below flood stage; 534 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 1945: 2.33 ft, below flood stage; 418 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 1946: 3.23 ft, below flood stage; 730 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1947: 2.91 ft, below flood stage; 606 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1948: 3.53 ft, below flood stage; 470 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1949: 2.98 ft, below flood stage; 635 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1950: 2.79 ft, below flood stage; 592 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1951: 3.76 ft, below flood stage; 1,060 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1952: 3.13 ft, below flood stage; 526 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1953: 3.18 ft, below flood stage; 570 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 1953: 4.13 ft, below flood stage; 530 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1955: 2.88 ft, below flood stage; 457 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1956: 3.18 ft, below flood stage; 505 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1957: 3.17 ft, below flood stage; 500 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 1958: 3.63 ft, below flood stage; 822 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 1959: 3.14 ft, below flood stage; 505 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1960: 3.32 ft, below flood stage; 730 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1960: 4.08 ft, below flood stage; 520 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1962: 4.23 ft, below flood stage; 1,500 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 1963: 3.31 ft, below flood stage; 528 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1964: 7.35 ft, action stage; 1,790 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1965: 3.65 ft, below flood stage; 687 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1966: 3.38 ft, below flood stage; 528 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1967: 8.90 ft, minor floodingJun 15, 1967: 3.58 ft, below flood stage; 652 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1968: 3.48 ft, below flood stage; 558 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1969: 3.54 ft, below flood stage; 565 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1970: 3.93 ft, below flood stage; 826 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1971: 3.96 ft, below flood stage; 935 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1972: 3.67 ft, below flood stage; 580 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1973: 3.75 ft, below flood stage; 612 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1974: 3.69 ft, below flood stage; 498 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1975: 3.71 ft, below flood stage; 477 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1976: 3.50 ft, below flood stage; 463 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1977: 4.06 ft, below flood stage; 678 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1978: 3.84 ft, below flood stage; 620 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1979: 3.66 ft, below flood stage; 491 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1980: 3.92 ft, below flood stage; 732 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 1981: 4.12 ft, below flood stage; 669 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1982: 4.19 ft, below flood stage; 778 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1983: 4.70 ft, below flood stage; 867 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 1984: 4.79 ft, below flood stage; 1,410 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1985: 3.89 ft, below flood stage; 516 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 1986: 3.72 ft, below flood stage; 472 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1987: 3.43 ft, below flood stage; 600 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 1988: 3.47 ft, below flood stage; 811 cubic feet per secondOct 6, 1988: 3.34 ft, below flood stage; 716 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1990: 1.97 ft, below flood stage; 392 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1991: 4.97 ft, below flood stage; 696 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1991: 4.60 ft, below flood stage; 490 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1993: 5.13 ft, below flood stage; 933 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 1994: 3.82 ft, below flood stage; 484 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1995: 5.43 ft, below flood stage; 1,380 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2009: 2.55 ft, below flood stage; 554 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2010: 6.22 ft, below flood stage; 1,660 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2011: 4.24 ft, below flood stage; 872 cubic feet per secondFeb 29, 2012: 3.06 ft, below flood stage; 494 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2013: 3.30 ft, below flood stage; 562 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 2014: 5.47 ft, below flood stage; 385 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2016: 6.16 ft, below flood stage; 610 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 2017: 5.46 ft, below flood stage; 413 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2018: 5.72 ft, below flood stage; 499 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2019: 8.17 ft, minor flooding; 1,320 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2021: 6.20 ft, below flood stage; 710 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 2021: 4.93 ft, below flood stage; 373 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 2023: 5.06 ft, below flood stage; 389 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 2024: 5.91 ft, below flood stage; 603 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 2025: 5.44 ft, below flood stage; 489 cubic feet per second Highest, 8.90 ft, Jan 26, 1967 1960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Calamus River above Burwell 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 1 1 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 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

The 50 highest of 71 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Calamus River above Burwell
1Jan 26, 19678.90+0.90Minor—
2Mar 22, 20198.17+0.17Minor1,320
3May 4, 19647.35−0.65Action1,790
4Jun 16, 20106.22−1.78Below flood stage1,660
5Mar 22, 20216.20−1.80Below flood stage710
6May 1, 20166.16−1.84Below flood stage610
7Oct 12, 20245.91−2.09Below flood stage603
8Jul 6, 20185.72−2.28Below flood stage499
9Oct 2, 20145.47−2.53Below flood stage385
10Jul 21, 20175.46−2.54Below flood stage413
11Jul 25, 20255.44−2.56Below flood stage489
12May 29, 19955.43−2.57Below flood stage1,380
13Jul 13, 19935.13−2.87Below flood stage933
14Aug 13, 20235.06−2.94Below flood stage389
15May 18, 19914.97−3.03Below flood stage696
16Oct 5, 20214.93−3.07Below flood stage373
17Aug 22, 19844.79−3.21Below flood stage1,410
18Jul 1, 19834.70−3.30Below flood stage867
19Oct 1, 19914.60−3.40Below flood stage490
20Apr 15, 20114.24−3.76Below flood stage872
21May 30, 19624.23−3.77Below flood stage1,500
22May 29, 19824.19−3.81Below flood stage778
23Dec 28, 19534.13−3.87Below flood stage530
24Aug 5, 19814.12−3.88Below flood stage669
25Dec 4, 19604.08−3.92Below flood stage520
26May 22, 19774.06−3.94Below flood stage678
27Apr 21, 19713.96−4.04Below flood stage935
28Jul 13, 19703.93−4.07Below flood stage826
29Apr 6, 19803.92−4.08Below flood stage732
30Apr 30, 19853.89−4.11Below flood stage516
31Mar 20, 19783.84−4.16Below flood stage620
32Sep 3, 19943.82−4.18Below flood stage484
33May 16, 19513.76−4.24Below flood stage1,060
34May 30, 19733.75−4.25Below flood stage612
35Jul 11, 19863.72−4.28Below flood stage472
36Jun 20, 19753.71−4.29Below flood stage477
37Jun 12, 19743.69−4.31Below flood stage498
38Jun 19, 19723.67−4.33Below flood stage580
39Mar 22, 19793.66−4.34Below flood stage491
40May 26, 19653.65−4.35Below flood stage687
41Jul 19, 19583.63−4.37Below flood stage822
42Jun 15, 19673.58−4.42Below flood stage652
43Mar 26, 19693.54−4.46Below flood stage565
44Feb 17, 19483.53−4.47Below flood stage470
45Mar 15, 19763.50−4.50Below flood stage463
46Jun 25, 19683.48−4.52Below flood stage558
47Sep 12, 19883.47−4.53Below flood stage811
48Mar 26, 19873.43−4.57Below flood stage600
49Jun 9, 19663.38−4.62Below flood stage528
50Oct 6, 19883.34−4.66Below flood stage716

Gauges on the Calamus River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Calamus River
Burwell this gaugeNE8.08.90 ft, Jan 26, 19670
HarropNE7.57.75 ft, Jun 12, 20100

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BRLN1, 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.