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Cedar River near Spalding

Highest listed crest 8.42 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft22 crests since 1947

The Cedar River near Spalding crested above flood stage 1 time among the 22 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1947 to 2025. The highest, 8.42 ft on March 15, 2019, was minor flooding, 0.42 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Cedar River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
8.42 ft
March 15, 2019; 7,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.0 ft
Major flooding from 13.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 15, 2019
8.42 ft, minor flooding
Location
Greeley County
Nebraska

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Cedar River near Spalding
Action stage7.01Jun 23, 1947The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.01Mar 15, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage13.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

22 crests from 1947 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Cedar River near Spalding, 1947 to 2025 2468101214ft Flood stage 8.0 ftMajor 13.0 ft Jun 23, 1947: 7.50 ft, action stage; 4,000 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1995: 6.35 ft, below flood stage; 2,430 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1996: 4.92 ft, below flood stage; 901 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1997: 3.93 ft, below flood stage; 475 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1998: 4.61 ft, below flood stage; 738 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1999: 6.05 ft, below flood stage; 1,910 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 2000: 3.37 ft, below flood stage; 310 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2001: 4.47 ft, below flood stage; 866 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 2012: 4.45 ft, below flood stageDec 24, 2013: 4.53 ft, below flood stageDec 23, 2014: 5.86 ft, below flood stageFeb 3, 2015: 4.35 ft, below flood stageMay 3, 2016: 4.65 ft, below flood stage; 896 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 2017: 4.88 ft, below flood stageJul 10, 2018: 4.52 ft, below flood stage; 794 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2019: 8.42 ft, minor flooding; 7,500 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2020: 4.06 ft, below flood stage; 658 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 2021: 3.93 ft, below flood stage; 586 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2022: 3.90 ft, below flood stage; 571 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 2023: 4.83 ft, below flood stageJan 24, 2024: 4.61 ft, below flood stageDec 29, 2025: 5.74 ft, below flood stage Highest, 8.42 ft, Mar 15, 2019 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Cedar River near Spalding 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 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, Cedar River near Spalding
1Mar 15, 20198.42+0.42Minor7,500
2Jun 23, 19477.50−0.50Action4,000
3May 30, 19956.35−1.65Below flood stage2,430
4May 7, 19996.05−1.95Below flood stage1,910
5Dec 23, 20145.86−2.14Below flood stage—
6Dec 29, 20255.74−2.26Below flood stage—
7Jun 1, 19964.92−3.08Below flood stage901
8Oct 10, 20174.88−3.12Below flood stage—
9Feb 4, 20234.83−3.17Below flood stage—
10May 3, 20164.65−3.35Below flood stage896
11Jun 18, 19984.61−3.39Below flood stage738
12Jan 24, 20244.61−3.39Below flood stage—
13Dec 24, 20134.53−3.47Below flood stage—
14Jul 10, 20184.52−3.48Below flood stage794
15Apr 26, 20014.47−3.53Below flood stage866
16Jan 19, 20124.45−3.55Below flood stage—
17Feb 3, 20154.35−3.65Below flood stage—
18May 28, 20204.06−3.94Below flood stage658
19Jun 23, 19973.93−4.07Below flood stage475
20Aug 27, 20213.93−4.07Below flood stage586
21May 31, 20223.90−4.10Below flood stage571
22Jul 30, 20003.37−4.63Below flood stage310

The worst floods along the Cedar River

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

March 15, 2019: 8.42 ft here, minor flooding

  • FullertonNE · Mar 13, 2019 · 17.34 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Cedar River

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

Flood gauges on the Cedar River
Spalding this gaugeNE8.08.42 ft, Mar 15, 20190
FullertonNE9.018.91 ft, Aug 13, 19661

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SPDN1, 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.