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Little Blue River near Deweese

Highest listed crest 20.57 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft74 crests since 1951

The Little Blue River near Deweese crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 74 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1951 to 2025. The highest, 20.57 ft on August 31, 1969, was major flooding, 10.57 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
20.57 ft
August 31, 1969; 25,100 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 17.0 ft
Crests at major
3
12th of 187 gauges in Nebraska
Most recent flood crest
May 24, 2020
12.23 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 Deweese
Action stage8.024Aug 11, 2025The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.033May 24, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.03Jul 24, 1993Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage17.03Aug 31, 1969Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

74 crests from 1951 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little Blue River near Deweese, 1951 to 2025 0510152025ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 17.0 ft Jun 26, 1951: 16.90 ft, moderate flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 1952: 12.75 ft, minor flooding; 7,910 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1953: 7.25 ft, below flood stage; 1,360 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1954: 8.34 ft, action stage; 2,070 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1955: 7.96 ft, below flood stage; 1,800 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1955: 8.30 ft, action stageJun 26, 1956: 9.01 ft, action stage; 2,210 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1957: 17.00 ft, major flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per secondAug 16, 1958: 11.07 ft, minor flooding; 2,810 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 1959: 12.86 ft, minor flooding; 4,940 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1960: 16.45 ft, moderate flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1961: 13.28 ft, minor flooding; 4,690 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1962: 10.76 ft, minor floodingJul 28, 1962: 10.29 ft, minor flooding; 2,170 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1963: 10.56 ft, minor flooding; 1,500 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 1963: 11.52 ft, minor flooding; 3,120 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 1964: 10.99 ft, minor flooding; 2,590 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1965: 17.99 ft, major flooding; 17,100 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1967: 14.72 ft, minor flooding; 7,380 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1968: 14.30 ft, minor flooding; 6,180 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 1969: 20.57 ft, major flooding; 25,100 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1970: 8.61 ft, action stage; 914 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1971: 9.29 ft, action stage; 1,260 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 1972: 11.55 ft, minor flooding; 2,740 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 1975: 13.30 ft, minor flooding; 6,240 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 1976: 6.03 ft, below flood stage; 662 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1977: 13.26 ft, minor flooding; 6,000 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1978: 10.18 ft, minor flooding; 3,210 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1979: 11.97 ft, minor flooding; 4,870 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1980: 8.38 ft, action stage; 2,060 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1981: 9.28 ft, action stage; 1,240 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1982: 13.26 ft, minor flooding; 7,650 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1982: 14.50 ft, minor flooding; 9,400 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 1983: 10.99 ft, minor flooding; 4,340 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1984: 12.80 ft, minor flooding; 6,630 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 1985: 15.87 ft, minor flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 1986: 10.86 ft, minor flooding; 4,210 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1987: 12.12 ft, minor flooding; 5,710 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 1988: 9.61 ft, action stage; 3,000 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1989: 12.60 ft, minor flooding; 6,340 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 1990: 8.73 ft, action stage; 2,270 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1991: 8.90 ft, action stage; 2,410 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 1992: 11.17 ft, minor flooding; 4,550 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 1993: 16.67 ft, moderate flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1995: 9.42 ft, action stage; 2,850 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1996: 8.95 ft, action stage; 2,460 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 1998: 11.40 ft, minor flooding; 5,710 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1999: 6.78 ft, below flood stage; 1,500 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 2000: 14.83 ft, minor flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2001: 9.40 ft, action stage; 3,790 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2002: 8.19 ft, action stage; 1,110 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2003: 6.99 ft, below flood stage; 1,580 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2004: 8.52 ft, action stage; 2,730 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2005: 8.01 ft, action stage; 3,040 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 2006: 6.67 ft, below flood stage; 1,810 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2007: 7.07 ft, below flood stage; 1,980 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 2008: 8.16 ft, action stage; 2,970 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 2009: 5.22 ft, below flood stage; 739 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 2010: 11.35 ft, minor flooding; 5,270 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 2011: 8.79 ft, action stage; 3,130 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 2012: 9.59 ft, action stage; 3,560 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2013: 10.54 ft, minor flooding; 4,710 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 2014: 8.55 ft, action stage; 2,420 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2015: 8.62 ft, action stage; 2,980 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 2016: 11.07 ft, minor flooding; 4,870 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2017: 8.32 ft, action stage; 2,460 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 2018: 10.89 ft, minor flooding; 4,330 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2019: 14.35 ft, minor flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2020: 12.23 ft, minor flooding; 5,810 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2021: 9.21 ft, action stage; 3,080 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2022: 4.89 ft, below flood stage; 666 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 2023: 4.92 ft, below flood stage; 671 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 2024: 6.07 ft, below flood stage; 1,190 cubic feet per secondAug 11, 2025: 8.44 ft, action stage Highest, 20.57 ft, Aug 31, 1969 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little Blue River near Deweese 1950s: 5 1960s: 11 11 1970s: 5 1980s: 8 1990s: 3 2000s: 1 2010s: 5 2020s: 1 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

The 50 highest of 74 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Little Blue River near Deweese
1Aug 31, 196920.57+10.57Major25,100
2May 22, 196517.99+7.99Major17,100
3Jun 17, 195717.00+7.00Major13,000
4Jun 26, 195116.90+6.90Moderate16,000
5Jul 24, 199316.67+6.67Moderate13,800
6Mar 27, 196016.45+6.45Moderate11,800
7Aug 4, 198515.87+5.87Minor12,600
8Jul 5, 200014.83+4.83Minor11,000
9Jun 12, 196714.72+4.72Minor7,380
10Jul 2, 198214.50+4.50Minor9,400
11May 27, 201914.35+4.35Minor10,400
12Jun 26, 196814.30+4.30Minor6,180
13Jul 22, 197513.30+3.30Minor6,240
14May 22, 196113.28+3.28Minor4,690
15Jun 22, 197713.26+3.26Minor6,000
16May 25, 198213.26+3.26Minor7,650
17Jul 4, 195912.86+2.86Minor4,940
18May 20, 198412.80+2.80Minor6,630
19Jul 15, 195212.75+2.75Minor7,910
20Jul 1, 198912.60+2.60Minor6,340
21May 24, 202012.23+2.23Minor5,810
22Mar 24, 198712.12+2.12Minor5,710
23May 3, 197911.97+1.97Minor4,870
24Aug 3, 197211.55+1.55Minor2,740
25Sep 10, 196311.52+1.52Minor3,120
26Jul 30, 199811.40+1.40Minor5,710
27Aug 24, 201011.35+1.35Minor5,270
28Jul 25, 199211.17+1.17Minor4,550
29Aug 16, 195811.07+1.07Minor2,810
30Aug 30, 201611.07+1.07Minor4,870
31Aug 18, 196410.99+0.99Minor2,590
32Sep 30, 198310.99+0.99Minor4,340
33Sep 3, 201810.89+0.89Minor4,330
34Sep 6, 198610.86+0.86Minor4,210
35Jan 29, 196210.76+0.76Minor—
36Feb 7, 196310.56+0.56Minor1,500
37May 30, 201310.54+0.54Minor4,710
38Jul 28, 196210.29+0.29Minor2,170
39Mar 13, 197810.18+0.18Minor3,210
40Sep 28, 19889.61−0.39Action3,000
41Jun 15, 20129.59−0.41Action3,560
42May 29, 19959.42−0.58Action2,850
43Mar 14, 20019.40−0.60Action3,790
44Feb 19, 19719.29−0.71Action1,260
45May 22, 19819.28−0.72Action1,240
46Mar 14, 20219.21−0.79Action3,080
47Jun 26, 19569.01−0.99Action2,210
48May 27, 19968.95−1.05Action2,460
49May 30, 19918.90−1.10Action2,410
50Aug 31, 20118.79−1.21Action3,130

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
DeshlerNE16.019.35 ft, May 28, 20190
Deweese this gaugeNE10.020.57 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
Deshler16.019.35 ft, May 28, 20190

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DWEN1, 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.