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Middle Loup River at Rockville

Highest listed crest 11.43 ftFlood stage 8.5 ft10 crests since 2016

The Middle Loup River at Rockville crested above flood stage 2 times among the 10 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2016 to 2025. The highest, 11.43 ft on March 13, 2019, was moderate flooding, 2.93 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Middle Loup River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.43 ft
March 13, 2019
Flood stage
8.5 ft
Major flooding from 14.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 13, 2019
11.43 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Sherman County
Nebraska
Identifiers
NWS RCKN1
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Middle Loup River at Rockville
Action stage7.53Jan 30, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.51Dec 31, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.01Mar 13, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage14.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

10 crests from 2016 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Middle Loup River at Rockville, 2016 to 2025 2468101214ft Flood stage 8.5 ftMajor 14.0 ft Apr 27, 2016: 7.05 ft, below flood stage; 3,560 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 2017: 8.06 ft, action stageDec 31, 2018: 8.96 ft, minor floodingMar 13, 2019: 11.43 ft, moderate floodingMay 24, 2020: 6.81 ft, below flood stage; 4,060 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 2021: 3.94 ft, below flood stage; 2,310 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2022: 3.67 ft, below flood stage; 1,930 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 2023: 7.79 ft, action stageJan 30, 2024: 8.14 ft, action stageJun 25, 2025: 7.04 ft, below flood stage Highest, 11.43 ft, Mar 13, 2019 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Middle Loup River at Rockville 2010s: 2 2 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, Middle Loup River at Rockville
1Mar 13, 201911.43+2.93Moderate—
2Dec 31, 20188.96+0.46Minor—
3Jan 30, 20248.14−0.36Action—
4Jan 27, 20178.06−0.44Action—
5Jan 29, 20237.79−0.71Action—
6Apr 27, 20167.05−1.45Below flood stage3,560
7Jun 25, 20257.04−1.46Below flood stage—
8May 24, 20206.81−1.69Below flood stage4,060
9Aug 29, 20213.94−4.56Below flood stage2,310
10May 30, 20223.67−4.83Below flood stage1,930

The worst floods along the Middle Loup River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Middle Loup River that crested above flood stage within a week.

March 13, 2019: 11.43 ft here, moderate flooding

  • St. PaulNE · Mar 14, 2019 · 9.54 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Middle Loup River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Middle Loup River
Rockville this gaugeNE8.511.43 ft, Mar 13, 20190
St. PaulNE8.012.69 ft, Jun 23, 19472

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RCKN1, 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.