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Little Nemaha River near Auburn

Highest listed crest 27.65 ftFlood stage 22.0 ft81 crests since 1950

The Little Nemaha River near Auburn crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 81 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1950 to 2025. The highest, 27.65 ft on May 9, 1950, was major flooding, 5.65 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
27.65 ft
May 9, 1950; 164,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
22.0 ft
Major flooding from 27.0 ft
Crests at major
1
38th of 187 gauges in Nebraska
Most recent flood crest
May 26, 2022
22.64 ft, minor flooding
Location
Nemaha 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 Nemaha River near Auburn
Action stage20.07Jun 4, 2014The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)22.010May 26, 2022Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage23.033May 24, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage27.01May 9, 1950Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

81 crests from 1950 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little Nemaha River near Auburn, 1950 to 2025 51015202530ft Flood stage 22.0 ftMajor 27.0 ft May 9, 1950: 27.65 ft, major flooding; 164,000 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1951: 22.65 ft, minor flooding; 24,000 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1951: 24.96 ft, moderate flooding; 56,800 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 1951: 24.31 ft, moderate flooding; 43,200 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1952: 22.26 ft, minor flooding; 21,500 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1953: 7.37 ft, below flood stage; 680 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 1958: 24.28 ft, moderate flooding; 49,200 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1960: 24.20 ft, moderate flooding; 48,000 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 1961: 14.76 ft, below flood stage; 7,410 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1962: 19.48 ft, below flood stage; 20,900 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1963: 18.96 ft, below flood stage; 28,600 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1964: 20.76 ft, action stage; 41,000 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1965: 23.20 ft, moderate flooding; 20,000 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1965: 23.20 ft, moderate flooding; 36,000 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1965: 22.70 ft, minor flooding; 31,600 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1967: 22.21 ft, minor flooding; 28,800 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 1968: 10.46 ft, below flood stage; 3,460 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1969: 20.91 ft, action stageApr 4, 1969: 19.42 ft, below flood stage; 19,600 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1970: 14.03 ft, below flood stage; 4,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1971: 13.21 ft, below flood stage; 7,020 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1973: 23.95 ft, moderate flooding; 26,000 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 1973: 24.24 ft, moderate flooding; 26,500 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 1973: 24.50 ft, moderate flooding; 27,300 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1975: 10.60 ft, below flood stage; 2,700 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1976: 17.00 ft, below flood stage; 10,000 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 1977: 22.58 ft, minor flooding; 32,000 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1978: 24.79 ft, moderate flooding; 54,900 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1978: 23.08 ft, moderate flooding; 36,500 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 1978: 24.35 ft, moderate flooding; 27,800 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1979: 24.70 ft, moderate flooding; 53,800 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1979: 22.45 ft, minor flooding; 30,700 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1980: 12.98 ft, below flood stage; 4,850 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 1981: 7.61 ft, below flood stage; 1,400 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1982: 23.08 ft, moderate flooding; 22,500 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 1982: 23.00 ft, moderate flooding; 23,200 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1983: 15.56 ft, below flood stage; 9,880 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1984: 23.65 ft, moderate flooding; 27,300 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1985: 10.97 ft, below flood stage; 4,260 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 1986: 22.69 ft, minor flooding; 21,200 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 1986: 24.73 ft, moderate flooding; 28,300 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1987: 24.56 ft, moderate flooding; 27,000 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1988: 11.62 ft, below flood stage; 4,850 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 1989: 24.12 ft, moderate flooding; 26,600 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 1990: 21.35 ft, action stage; 17,900 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 1991: 8.71 ft, below flood stage; 2,510 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 1992: 25.02 ft, moderate flooding; 40,300 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 1993: 26.49 ft, moderate flooding; 105,000 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 1993: 22.26 ft, minor flooding; 19,800 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1995: 22.47 ft, minor flooding; 20,400 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1996: 23.30 ft, moderate floodingMay 27, 1996: 24.19 ft, moderate flooding; 35,000 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 1996: 17.13 ft, below flood stage; 11,300 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 1998: 23.13 ft, moderate flooding; 23,300 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1999: 23.66 ft, moderate flooding; 27,400 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2000: 21.98 ft, action stage; 19,100 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2001: 25.72 ft, moderate flooding; 73,600 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 2002: 9.26 ft, below flood stage; 2,900 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2003: 21.17 ft, action stage; 17,600 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2004: 23.13 ft, moderate flooding; 23,300 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2005: 16.79 ft, below flood stage; 10,800 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2006: 13.96 ft, below flood stage; 7,270 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2007: 23.34 ft, moderate flooding; 24,500 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2008: 24.27 ft, moderate flooding; 36,300 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2009: 12.28 ft, below flood stage; 5,490 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2010: 24.83 ft, moderate flooding; 41,700 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 2011: 19.11 ft, below flood stage; 13,900 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2012: 18.15 ft, below flood stage; 12,700 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2013: 21.20 ft, action stage; 16,100 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2014: 20.20 ft, action stage; 16,000 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2015: 23.19 ft, moderate flooding; 25,400 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2016: 23.01 ft, moderate flooding; 19,700 cubic feet per secondOct 7, 2017: 18.34 ft, below flood stage; 12,900 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 2018: 17.39 ft, below flood stage; 11,000 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2019: 24.50 ft, moderate flooding; 28,100 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2020: 18.89 ft, below flood stage; 13,500 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2021: 19.92 ft, below flood stage; 15,600 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2022: 22.64 ft, minor flooding; 22,800 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 2023: 13.40 ft, below flood stage; 5,780 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 2024: 11.70 ft, below flood stage; 4,450 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 2025: 10.75 ft, below flood stage; 3,430 cubic feet per second Highest, 27.65 ft, May 9, 1950 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little Nemaha River near Auburn 1950s: 6 1960s: 5 1970s: 9 9 1980s: 7 1990s: 8 2000s: 4 2010s: 4 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 81 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Little Nemaha River near Auburn
1May 9, 195027.65+5.65Major164,000
2Jul 24, 199326.49+4.49Moderate105,000
3May 5, 200125.72+3.72Moderate73,600
4Jul 25, 199225.02+3.02Moderate40,300
5Jun 2, 195124.96+2.96Moderate56,800
6Jun 21, 201024.83+2.83Moderate41,700
7Apr 17, 197824.79+2.79Moderate54,900
8Oct 12, 198624.73+2.73Moderate28,300
9Mar 3, 197924.70+2.70Moderate53,800
10May 27, 198724.56+2.56Moderate27,000
11Oct 11, 197324.50+2.50Moderate27,300
12May 24, 201924.50+2.50Moderate28,100
13Jul 22, 197824.35+2.35Moderate27,800
14Jul 6, 195124.31+2.31Moderate43,200
15Jul 10, 195824.28+2.28Moderate49,200
16Jun 5, 200824.27+2.27Moderate36,300
17Sep 26, 197324.24+2.24Moderate26,500
18Mar 27, 196024.20+2.20Moderate48,000
19May 27, 199624.19+2.19Moderate35,000
20Sep 9, 198924.12+2.12Moderate26,600
21Mar 31, 197323.95+1.95Moderate26,000
22May 21, 199923.66+1.66Moderate27,400
23Jun 13, 198423.65+1.65Moderate27,300
24May 6, 200723.34+1.34Moderate24,500
25May 9, 199623.30+1.30Moderate—
26Mar 1, 196523.20+1.20Moderate20,000
27Jun 2, 196523.20+1.20Moderate36,000
28Jun 11, 201523.19+1.19Moderate25,400
29Jul 10, 199823.13+1.13Moderate23,300
30May 30, 200423.13+1.13Moderate23,300
31May 7, 197823.08+1.08Moderate36,500
32Jun 15, 198223.08+1.08Moderate22,500
33May 27, 201623.01+1.01Moderate19,700
34Aug 13, 198223.00+1.00Moderate23,200
35Jun 29, 196522.70+0.70Minor31,600
36Jul 6, 198622.69+0.69Minor21,200
37May 1, 195122.65+0.65Minor24,000
38May 26, 202222.64+0.64Minor22,800
39Sep 4, 197722.58+0.58Minor32,000
40May 8, 199522.47+0.47Minor20,400
41Mar 23, 197922.45+0.45Minor30,700
42Jun 27, 195222.26+0.26Minor21,500
43Oct 9, 199322.26+0.26Minor19,800
44Jun 10, 196722.21+0.21Minor28,800
45Jun 24, 200021.98−0.02Action19,100
46Jul 26, 199021.35−0.65Action17,900
47May 30, 201321.20−0.80Action16,100
48Jun 12, 200321.17−0.83Action17,600
49Feb 26, 196920.91−1.09Action—
50Jun 17, 196420.76−1.24Action41,000

Other gauges in Nemaha County

Flood gauges in Nemaha County
Brownville34.045.73 ft, Mar 16, 20193

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ABRN1, 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.