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Little Blue River near Deshler

Highest listed crest 19.35 ftFlood stage 16.0 ft7 crests since 2019

The Little Blue River near Deshler crested above flood stage 1 time among the 7 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2019 to 2025. The highest, 19.35 ft on May 28, 2019, was minor flooding, 3.35 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
19.35 ft
May 28, 2019; 10,400 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
16.0 ft
Major flooding from 25.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 28, 2019
19.35 ft, minor flooding
Location
Nuckolls County
Nebraska

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 near Deshler
Action stage14.01May 24, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)16.01May 28, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage22.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage25.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

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

Listed crests at the Little Blue River near Deshler, 2019 to 2025 510152025ft Flood stage 16.0 ftMajor 25.0 ft May 28, 2019: 19.35 ft, minor flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2020: 15.96 ft, action stage; 5,190 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2021: 13.42 ft, below flood stage; 3,310 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2022: 8.43 ft, below flood stage; 684 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 2023: 7.49 ft, below flood stage; 365 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 2024: 9.32 ft, below flood stage; 946 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2025: 13.66 ft, below flood stage Highest, 19.35 ft, May 28, 2019 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little Blue River near Deshler 2010s: 1 1 2020s: 0 2010s2020s
  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, Little Blue River near Deshler
1May 28, 201919.35+3.35Minor10,400
2May 24, 202015.96−0.04Action5,190
3May 19, 202513.66−2.34Below flood stage—
4Mar 15, 202113.42−2.58Below flood stage3,310
5Jul 22, 20249.32−6.68Below flood stage946
6Jun 9, 20228.43−7.57Below flood stage684
7Aug 28, 20237.49−8.51Below flood stage365

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 28, 2019: 19.35 ft here, minor flooding

  • BarnesKS · May 31, 2019 · 19.46 ft · Minor
  • HebronNE · May 29, 2019 · 15.63 ft · Minor · its highest
  • DeweeseNE · May 27, 2019 · 14.35 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
HebronNE13.515.63 ft, May 29, 20190
BarnesKS16.028.02 ft, May 8, 20150
Deshler this gaugeNE16.019.35 ft, May 28, 20190
DeweeseNE10.020.57 ft, Aug 31, 19693
FairburyNE18.525.48 ft, May 7, 20152
HollenbergKS19.023.07 ft, Oct 12, 19730

Other gauges in Nuckolls County

Flood gauges in Nuckolls County
Deweese10.020.57 ft, Aug 31, 19693

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DSHN1, 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.