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Elm Creek (trib. to Platte River) near Elm Creek

Highest listed crest 10.73 ftFlood stage 9.5 ft31 crests since 1996

The Elm Creek (trib. to Platte River) near Elm Creek crested above flood stage 8 times among the 31 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1996 to 2025. The highest, 10.73 ft on March 13, 2019, was minor flooding, 1.23 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
10.73 ft
March 13, 2019
Flood stage
9.5 ft
Major flooding from 13.0 ft
Crests at major
0
8 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
July 9, 2019
10.31 ft, minor flooding
Location
Buffalo County
Nebraska

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Elm Creek (trib. to Platte River) near Elm Creek
Action stage8.55Jul 1, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.58Jul 9, 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

31 crests from 1996 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Elm Creek (trib. to Platte River) near Elm Creek, 1996 to 2025 2468101214ft Flood stage 9.5 ftMajor 13.0 ft May 27, 1996: 8.21 ft, below flood stage; 181 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 1997: 4.28 ft, below flood stage; 44 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1998: 8.76 ft, action stage; 317 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1999: 8.69 ft, action stage; 310 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2000: 8.07 ft, below flood stage; 174 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 2001: 7.56 ft, below flood stage; 151 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 2002: 8.69 ft, action stage; 204 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2003: 10.59 ft, minor flooding; 322 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 2004: 3.64 ft, below flood stage; 12 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2005: 10.16 ft, minor flooding; 976 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2006: 5.27 ft, below flood stage; 65 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2007: 10.06 ft, minor flooding; 421 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2008: 10.55 ft, minor flooding; 857 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 2009: 4.31 ft, below flood stage; 44 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2010: 9.85 ft, minor flooding; 606 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2011: 5.95 ft, below flood stage; 101 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2012: 3.13 ft, below flood stage; 19 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2013: 6.11 ft, below flood stage; 79 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2014: 7.97 ft, below flood stage; 168 cubic feet per secondAug 16, 2015: 7.83 ft, below flood stage; 162 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2016: 4.50 ft, below flood stageJul 18, 2017: 7.98 ft, below flood stage; 173 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2018: 10.15 ft, minor flooding; 533 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2019: 10.73 ft, minor floodingJul 9, 2019: 10.31 ft, minor flooding; 872 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2020: 9.43 ft, action stage; 257 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 2021: 6.55 ft, below flood stage; 127 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 2022: 3.34 ft, below flood stage; 32 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 2023: 5.74 ft, below flood stageJul 1, 2024: 9.29 ft, action stageJun 26, 2025: 7.46 ft, below flood stage Highest, 10.73 ft, Mar 13, 2019 200020052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Elm Creek (trib. to Platte River) near Elm Creek 1990s: 0 2000s: 4 4 2010s: 4 2020s: 0 1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Elm Creek (trib. to Platte River) near Elm Creek
1Mar 13, 201910.73+1.23Minor—
2May 24, 200310.59+1.09Minor322
3May 24, 200810.55+1.05Minor857
4Jul 9, 201910.31+0.81Minor872
5May 12, 200510.16+0.66Minor976
6Jul 6, 201810.15+0.65Minor533
7Feb 22, 200710.06+0.56Minor421
8Jun 14, 20109.85+0.35Minor606
9May 23, 20209.43−0.07Action257
10Jul 1, 20249.29−0.21Action—
11May 21, 19988.76−0.74Action317
12Jun 1, 19998.69−0.81Action310
13Aug 25, 20028.69−0.81Action204
14May 27, 19968.21−1.29Below flood stage181
15Jul 11, 20008.07−1.43Below flood stage174
16Jul 18, 20177.98−1.52Below flood stage173
17Jun 24, 20147.97−1.53Below flood stage168
18Aug 16, 20157.83−1.67Below flood stage162
19Mar 9, 20017.56−1.94Below flood stage151
20Jun 26, 20257.46−2.04Below flood stage—
21Aug 15, 20216.55−2.95Below flood stage127
22May 25, 20136.11−3.39Below flood stage79
23Jul 6, 20115.95−3.55Below flood stage101
24Feb 28, 20235.74−3.76Below flood stage—
25Jun 16, 20065.27−4.23Below flood stage65
26Jun 17, 20164.50−5.00Below flood stage—
27Sep 12, 20094.31−5.19Below flood stage44
28Sep 7, 19974.28−5.22Below flood stage44
29Jul 10, 20043.64−5.86Below flood stage12
30Jul 28, 20223.34−6.16Below flood stage32
31Jun 16, 20123.13−6.37Below flood stage19

Other gauges in Buffalo County

Flood gauges in Buffalo County
Sweetwater16.523.20 ft, Jun 22, 19472
Kearney7.08.62 ft, Feb 24, 19940
Odessa7.08.27 ft, Jul 9, 20190
Ravenna5.512.60 ft, Jun 22, 19472
St. Michael9.515.15 ft, Mar 16, 19780
Gibbon15.017.40 ft, Mar 14, 20193
Riverdale11.019.75 ft, Jun 22, 19470

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge EMCN1, 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.