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Little Salt Creek near Lincoln (Arbor Road)

Highest listed crest 21.65 ftFlood stage 16.0 ft60 crests since 1969

The Little Salt Creek near Lincoln (Arbor Road) crested above flood stage 12 times among the 60 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1969 to 2025. The highest, 21.65 ft on May 7, 2015, was moderate flooding, 5.65 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
21.65 ft
May 7, 2015; 9,790 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
16.0 ft
Major flooding from 24.0 ft
Crests at major
0
12 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
July 2, 2024
16.02 ft, minor flooding
Location
Lancaster County
Near Lincoln (5.7 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Little Salt Creek near Lincoln (Arbor Road)
Action stage14.010Mar 13, 2019The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)16.011Jul 2, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage21.01May 7, 2015Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage24.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

60 crests from 1969 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little Salt Creek near Lincoln (Arbor Road), 1969 to 2025 0510152025ft Flood stage 16.0 ftMajor 24.0 ft Apr 16, 1969: 9.45 ft, below flood stage; 570 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1970: 9.40 ft, below flood stage; 560 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1971: 9.49 ft, below flood stage; 578 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1972: 10.05 ft, below flood stage; 712 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1973: 10.08 ft, below flood stage; 720 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 1973: 16.38 ft, minor floodingApr 28, 1974: 12.18 ft, below flood stage; 2,080 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1975: 8.59 ft, below flood stage; 402 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1976: 8.16 ft, below flood stage; 319 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 1977: 14.90 ft, action stage; 2,350 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1978: 10.76 ft, below flood stage; 1,130 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1979: 14.45 ft, action stage; 3,320 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1980: 14.27 ft, action stage; 3,190 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 1981: 8.24 ft, below flood stage; 474 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1982: 15.80 ft, action stage; 6,520 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1983: 12.92 ft, below flood stage; 2,340 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1984: 16.20 ft, minor flooding; 7,500 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 1985: 18.24 ft, minor flooding; 8,000 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 1986: 10.46 ft, below flood stage; 1,140 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1987: 16.82 ft, minor flooding; 3,640 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 1987: 20.02 ft, minor flooding; 7,640 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1988: 9.58 ft, below flood stage; 907 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 1989: 17.86 ft, minor flooding; 4,940 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 1990: 17.41 ft, minor flooding; 4,470 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 1991: 9.47 ft, below flood stage; 886 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1992: 11.77 ft, below flood stage; 1,090 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 1993: 20.58 ft, minor flooding; 8,480 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1994: 10.87 ft, below flood stage; 1,230 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1995: 9.15 ft, below flood stage; 816 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1996: 13.72 ft, below flood stage; 1,930 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1997: 8.77 ft, below flood stage; 758 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1998: 13.55 ft, below flood stage; 1,770 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1999: 14.70 ft, action stage; 3,300 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2000: 5.98 ft, below flood stage; 460 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2001: 6.29 ft, below flood stageMay 5, 2001: 6.28 ft, below flood stage; 394 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 2002: 14.03 ft, action stage; 1,970 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2003: 5.55 ft, below flood stage; 308 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2004: 5.91 ft, below flood stage; 339 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 2005: 6.07 ft, below flood stage; 345 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 2006: 5.85 ft, below flood stage; 354 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2007: 15.04 ft, action stage; 3,610 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2008: 15.00 ft, action stage; 3,220 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2009: 5.34 ft, below flood stage; 324 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2010: 13.90 ft, below flood stage; 2,670 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2011: 7.08 ft, below flood stage; 638 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2012: 6.79 ft, below flood stage; 560 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2013: 14.09 ft, action stage; 2,770 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 2014: 16.93 ft, minor flooding; 2,330 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2015: 21.65 ft, moderate flooding; 9,790 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2016: 9.52 ft, below flood stage; 1,080 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2017: 17.69 ft, minor flooding; 2,430 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 2018: 12.15 ft, below flood stage; 1,520 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2019: 15.43 ft, action stageJul 1, 2020: 6.48 ft, below flood stage; 487 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2021: 9.47 ft, below flood stage; 809 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2022: 13.32 ft, below flood stage; 1,990 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2023: 2.81 ft, below flood stage; 71 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2024: 16.02 ft, minor flooding; 4,220 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 2025: 7.89 ft, below flood stage; 746 cubic feet per second Highest, 21.65 ft, May 7, 2015 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little Salt Creek near Lincoln (Arbor Road) 1960s: 0 1970s: 1 1980s: 5 5 1990s: 2 2000s: 0 2010s: 3 2020s: 1 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 60 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Little Salt Creek near Lincoln (Arbor Road)
1May 7, 201521.65+5.65Moderate9,790
2Jul 24, 199320.58+4.58Minor8,480
3Aug 25, 198720.02+4.02Minor7,640
4Jul 19, 198518.24+2.24Minor8,000
5Sep 8, 198917.86+1.86Minor4,940
6May 20, 201717.69+1.69Minor2,430
7Jul 26, 199017.41+1.41Minor4,470
8Oct 1, 201416.93+0.93Minor2,330
9Mar 23, 198716.82+0.82Minor3,640
10Oct 11, 197316.38+0.38Minor—
11Jun 12, 198416.20+0.20Minor7,500
12Jul 2, 202416.02+0.02Minor4,220
13Jun 15, 198215.80−0.20Action6,520
14Mar 13, 201915.43−0.57Action—
15May 5, 200715.04−0.96Action3,610
16Jun 11, 200815.00−1.00Action3,220
17Sep 3, 197714.90−1.10Action2,350
18Jun 30, 199914.70−1.30Action3,300
19May 2, 197914.45−1.55Action3,320
20Jun 2, 198014.27−1.73Action3,190
21May 29, 201314.09−1.91Action2,770
22Aug 22, 200214.03−1.97Action1,970
23Jun 21, 201013.90−2.10Below flood stage2,670
24May 27, 199613.72−2.28Below flood stage1,930
25Jun 14, 199813.55−2.45Below flood stage1,770
26Jun 17, 202213.32−2.68Below flood stage1,990
27May 18, 198312.92−3.08Below flood stage2,340
28Apr 28, 197412.18−3.82Below flood stage2,080
29Sep 4, 201812.15−3.85Below flood stage1,520
30Jul 13, 199211.77−4.23Below flood stage1,090
31Jun 23, 199410.87−5.13Below flood stage1,230
32Mar 13, 197810.76−5.24Below flood stage1,130
33Aug 20, 198610.46−5.54Below flood stage1,140
34May 7, 197310.08−5.92Below flood stage720
35May 1, 197210.05−5.95Below flood stage712
36May 21, 19889.58−6.42Below flood stage907
37May 28, 20169.52−6.48Below flood stage1,080
38Feb 18, 19719.49−6.51Below flood stage578
39Jul 9, 19919.47−6.53Below flood stage886
40Mar 14, 20219.47−6.53Below flood stage809
41Apr 16, 19699.45−6.55Below flood stage570
42May 24, 19709.40−6.60Below flood stage560
43May 7, 19959.15−6.85Below flood stage816
44Jun 25, 19978.77−7.23Below flood stage758
45Jun 2, 19758.59−7.41Below flood stage402
46Aug 5, 19818.24−7.76Below flood stage474
47Jul 21, 19768.16−7.84Below flood stage319
48Aug 10, 20257.89−8.11Below flood stage746
49May 20, 20117.08−8.92Below flood stage638
50Apr 15, 20126.79−9.21Below flood stage560

Other gauges in Lancaster County

Flood gauges in Lancaster County
Bluestem Lake1,311.51,316.50 ft, Oct 11, 19730
Conestoga Lake1,238.71,241.10 ft, Mar 24, 19870
Lincoln (SW 56th Street)17.020.75 ft, May 7, 20150
Holmes Lake1,249.71,250.16 ft, May 10, 20160
Lincoln (SW 63rd Street)19.023.21 ft, May 7, 20150
Lincoln (Air Park Road)22.023.53 ft, Oct 1, 20260
Olive Creek Lake1,339.11,345.60 ft, May 7, 20150
Ceresco23.027.60 ft, Aug 25, 19870
Innovation Campus at Lincoln26.535.47 ft, May 7, 20150
Lincoln (27th Street)20.528.87 ft, May 7, 20150
Lincoln (Pioneers Boulevard)28.030.08 ft, May 7, 20150
Roca19.026.00 ft, May 8, 19501
Stagecoach Lake1,275.11,279.70 ft, Jun 6, 20080
Lincoln26.531.57 ft, Jun 13, 19841
Wagon Train Lake1,291.81,295.50 ft, Jun 5, 20080
Yankee Hill Reservoir1,249.71,253.70 ft, May 7, 20150

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LICN1, 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.