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Maple Creek near Nickerson

Highest listed crest 17.78 ftFlood stage 11.5 ft34 crests since 1992

The Maple Creek near Nickerson crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 34 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1992 to 2025. The highest, 17.78 ft on March 14, 2019, was major flooding, 6.28 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.78 ft
March 14, 2019; 10,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.5 ft
Major flooding from 17.0 ft
Crests at major
2
23rd of 187 gauges in Nebraska
Most recent flood crest
June 26, 2025
12.13 ft, minor flooding
Location
Dodge County
Near Fremont (8.8 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Maple Creek near Nickerson
Action stage10.03Jun 2, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.56Jun 26, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage13.010Jun 26, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage17.02Mar 14, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

34 crests from 1992 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Maple Creek near Nickerson, 1992 to 2025 05101520ft Flood stage 11.5 ftMajor 17.0 ft Jun 16, 1992: 13.72 ft, moderate flooding; 5,370 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1993: 14.26 ft, moderate flooding; 6,270 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 1994: 11.59 ft, minor flooding; 3,750 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1995: 9.90 ft, below flood stage; 2,580 cubic feet per secondAug 6, 1996: 17.33 ft, major flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 1997: 14.53 ft, moderate flooding; 7,480 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 1998: 12.83 ft, minor flooding; 5,090 cubic feet per secondAug 7, 1999: 14.43 ft, moderate flooding; 6,700 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2000: 15.11 ft, moderate flooding; 7,930 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2001: 8.55 ft, below flood stage; 1,870 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2002: 9.33 ft, below flood stage; 2,220 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2003: 11.91 ft, minor flooding; 4,960 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2004: 12.15 ft, minor flooding; 4,450 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2005: 7.57 ft, below flood stage; 1,190 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2006: 7.60 ft, below flood stage; 1,210 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 2007: 9.66 ft, below flood stage; 2,390 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2008: 16.32 ft, moderate flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2009: 10.33 ft, action stage; 2,990 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2010: 15.47 ft, moderate flooding; 7,980 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2011: 10.93 ft, action stage; 3,930 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2012: 7.60 ft, below flood stage; 1,530 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2013: 8.04 ft, below flood stage; 1,700 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2014: 14.16 ft, moderate flooding; 6,620 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2015: 12.21 ft, minor flooding; 4,660 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2016: 14.80 ft, moderate flooding; 7,470 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2017: 8.94 ft, below flood stage; 2,330 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2018: 13.94 ft, moderate flooding; 5,810 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2019: 17.78 ft, major flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 2020: 8.36 ft, below flood stageOct 28, 2021: 7.41 ft, below flood stage; 1,540 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2022: 4.11 ft, below flood stage; 300 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2023: 5.69 ft, below flood stage; 824 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2024: 11.37 ft, action stage; 4,120 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2025: 12.13 ft, minor flooding; 4,450 cubic feet per second Highest, 17.78 ft, Mar 14, 2019 200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Maple Creek near Nickerson 1990s: 7 7 2000s: 4 2010s: 6 2020s: 1 1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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.
  3. 42 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 16.28 ft on Jun 11, 1944; 7.30 ft on Feb 3, 1952; 8.58 ft on Jun 25, 1953; 8.26 ft on Apr 21, 1954; 10.12 ft on Jun 25, 1955; 7.65 ft on May 30, 1956; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Maple Creek near Nickerson
1Mar 14, 201917.78+6.28Major10,900
2Aug 6, 199617.33+5.83Major13,700
3May 30, 200816.32+4.82Moderate10,000
4Jun 13, 201015.47+3.97Moderate7,980
5Jul 6, 200015.11+3.61Moderate7,930
6Jun 19, 201614.80+3.30Moderate7,470
7Sep 2, 199714.53+3.03Moderate7,480
8Aug 7, 199914.43+2.93Moderate6,700
9Mar 9, 199314.26+2.76Moderate6,270
10Jun 21, 201414.16+2.66Moderate6,620
11Jun 26, 201813.94+2.44Moderate5,810
12Jun 16, 199213.72+2.22Moderate5,370
13Aug 21, 199812.83+1.33Minor5,090
14Jun 11, 201512.21+0.71Minor4,660
15May 23, 200412.15+0.65Minor4,450
16Jun 26, 202512.13+0.63Minor4,450
17May 5, 200311.91+0.41Minor4,960
18Jul 14, 199411.59+0.09Minor3,750
19Jun 2, 202411.37−0.13Action4,120
20Jun 20, 201110.93−0.57Action3,930
21Jun 16, 200910.33−1.17Action2,990
22May 28, 19959.90−1.60Below flood stage2,580
23Aug 24, 20079.66−1.84Below flood stage2,390
24Jun 11, 20029.33−2.17Below flood stage2,220
25May 17, 20178.94−2.56Below flood stage2,330
26Mar 14, 20018.55−2.95Below flood stage1,870
27Feb 3, 20208.36−3.14Below flood stage—
28May 30, 20138.04−3.46Below flood stage1,700
29Jun 17, 20067.60−3.90Below flood stage1,210
30May 28, 20127.60−3.90Below flood stage1,530
31May 12, 20057.57−3.93Below flood stage1,190
32Oct 28, 20217.41−4.09Below flood stage1,540
33Feb 27, 20235.69−5.81Below flood stage824
34May 3, 20224.11−7.39Below flood stage300

Other gauges in Dodge County

Flood gauges in Dodge County
Winslow17.024.14 ft, Mar 14, 20191
Uehling18.021.24 ft, Mar 15, 20191
Scribner18.024.48 ft, Aug 5, 199614
Fremont11.011.91 ft, Jun 23, 20240
North Bend8.015.55 ft, Mar 19, 19783

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NKRN1, 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.