Little Blue River at Hebron

Highest listed crest 15.63 ftFlood stage 13.5 ft8 crests since 2019

The Little Blue River at Hebron crested above flood stage 3 times among the 8 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2019 to 2025. The highest, 15.63 ft on May 29, 2019, was minor flooding, 2.13 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Little Blue River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 15.63 ft; May 29, 2019; 12,300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage: 13.5 ft; Major flooding from 21.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: July 27, 2020; 14.04 ft, minor flooding
Location: Thayer County; Nebraska
Identifiers: NWS HBON1; 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, Little Blue River at Hebron

Action stage	11.5	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	13.5	3	Jul 27, 2020	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	17.5	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	21.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

8 crests from 2019 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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.
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, Little Blue River at Hebron

1	May 29, 2019	15.63	+2.13	Minor	12,300
2	Jul 11, 2019	14.75	+1.25	Minor	—
3	Jul 27, 2020	14.04	+0.54	Minor	8,900
4	Jul 21, 2025	9.67	−3.83	Below flood stage	—
5	Mar 15, 2021	9.47	−4.03	Below flood stage	—
6	Jul 7, 2022	6.85	−6.65	Below flood stage	—
7	Jul 22, 2024	5.94	−7.56	Below flood stage	—
8	Aug 26, 2023	4.12	−9.38	Below flood stage	—

The worst floods along the Little Blue River

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

May 29, 2019: 15.63 ft here, minor flooding

BarnesKS · May 31, 2019 · 19.46 ft · Minor
DeshlerNE · May 28, 2019 · 19.35 ft · Minor · its highest
DeweeseNE · May 27, 2019 · 14.35 ft · Minor

July 27, 2020: 14.04 ft here, minor flooding

BarnesKS · Jul 29, 2020 · 18.08 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Little Blue River

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

Flood gauges on the Little Blue River

Hebron this gauge	NE	13.5	15.63 ft, May 29, 2019	0
Barnes	KS	16.0	28.02 ft, May 8, 2015	0
Deshler	NE	16.0	19.35 ft, May 28, 2019	0
Deweese	NE	10.0	20.57 ft, Aug 31, 1969	3
Fairbury	NE	18.5	25.48 ft, May 7, 2015	2
Hollenberg	KS	19.0	23.07 ft, Oct 12, 1973	0

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HBON1, 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.