Conestoga Lake

Highest listed crest 1,241.10 ftFlood stage 1,238.7 ft2 crests since 1987

The Conestoga Lake crested above flood stage 1 time among the 2 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1987 to 2015. The highest, 1,241.10 ft on March 24, 1987, was minor flooding, 2.40 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
1,241.10 ft
March 24, 1987
Flood stage
1,238.7 ft
Major flooding from 1,251.9 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 24, 1987
1,241.10 ft, minor flooding
Location
Lancaster County
Near Lincoln (9.5 mi)
Identifiers
NWS DTON1
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, Conestoga Lake
Action stage1,234.61May 7, 2015The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)1,238.71Mar 24, 1987Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Major flood stage1,251.90—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

2 crests from 1987 to 2015. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Conestoga Lake, 1987 to 2015 12351240124512501255ft Flood stage 1,238.7 ftMajor 1,251.9 ft Mar 24, 1987: 1,241.10 ft, minor floodingMay 7, 2015: 1,237.20 ft, action stage Highest, 1,241.10 ft, Mar 24, 1987 199019952000200520102015

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Conestoga Lake 1980s: 1 1 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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, Conestoga Lake
1Mar 24, 19871,241.10+2.40Minor—
2May 7, 20151,237.20−1.50Action—

Other gauges in Lancaster County

Flood gauges in Lancaster County
Bluestem Lake1,311.51,316.50 ft, Oct 11, 19730
Lincoln (SW 56th Street)17.020.75 ft, May 7, 20150
Holmes Lake1,249.71,250.16 ft, May 10, 20160
Lincoln (Arbor Road)16.021.65 ft, May 7, 20150
Lincoln (SW 63rd Street)19.023.21 ft, May 7, 20150
Lincoln (Air Park Road)22.023.53 ft, Oct 1, 20260
Olive Creek Lake1,339.11,345.60 ft, May 7, 20150
Ceresco23.027.60 ft, Aug 25, 19870
Innovation Campus at Lincoln26.535.47 ft, May 7, 20150
Lincoln (27th Street)20.528.87 ft, May 7, 20150
Lincoln (Pioneers Boulevard)28.030.08 ft, May 7, 20150
Roca19.026.00 ft, May 8, 19501
Stagecoach Lake1,275.11,279.70 ft, Jun 6, 20080
Lincoln26.531.57 ft, Jun 13, 19841
Wagon Train Lake1,291.81,295.50 ft, Jun 5, 20080
Yankee Hill Reservoir1,249.71,253.70 ft, May 7, 20150

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DTON1, 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.