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Middle Loup River near Dunning

Highest listed crest 7.35 ftFlood stage 6.5 ft12 crests since 2016

The Middle Loup River near Dunning crested above flood stage 1 time among the 12 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2016 to 2025. The highest, 7.35 ft on February 20, 2025, was minor flooding, 0.85 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
7.35 ft
February 20, 2025
Flood stage
6.5 ft
Major flooding from 8.5 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
February 20, 2025
7.35 ft, minor flooding
Location
Blaine County
Nebraska

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 near Dunning
Action stage6.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)6.51Feb 20, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage7.50—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage8.50—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

12 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 near Dunning, 2016 to 2025 246810ft Flood stage 6.5 ftMajor 8.5 ft May 5, 2016: 3.65 ft, below flood stage; 764 cubic feet per secondAug 16, 2017: 3.75 ft, below flood stage; 784 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 2018: 5.54 ft, below flood stageJul 27, 2018: 3.87 ft, below flood stage; 866 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2019: 5.88 ft, below flood stageMay 28, 2019: 3.86 ft, below flood stage; 952 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2020: 3.78 ft, below flood stage; 853 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2021: 5.73 ft, below flood stageApr 30, 2022: 3.65 ft, below flood stage; 750 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2022: 5.12 ft, below flood stageMay 30, 2023: 3.67 ft, below flood stageFeb 20, 2025: 7.35 ft, minor flooding Highest, 7.35 ft, Feb 20, 2025 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Middle Loup River near Dunning 2010s: 0 2020s: 1 1 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.
  3. 12 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 7.02 ft on Mar 31, 1949; 3.55 ft on Mar 8, 1989; 6.15 ft on Mar 25, 1996; 5.31 ft on Jan 5, 1999; 3.74 ft on Jul 4, 1999; 4.22 ft on Jul 28, 2004; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Middle Loup River near Dunning
1Feb 20, 20257.35+0.85Minor—
2Feb 17, 20195.88−0.62Below flood stage—
3Feb 17, 20215.73−0.77Below flood stage—
4Jan 17, 20185.54−0.96Below flood stage—
5Dec 28, 20225.12−1.38Below flood stage—
6Jul 27, 20183.87−2.63Below flood stage866
7May 28, 20193.86−2.64Below flood stage952
8Jun 9, 20203.78−2.72Below flood stage853
9Aug 16, 20173.75−2.75Below flood stage784
10May 30, 20233.67−2.83Below flood stage—
11May 5, 20163.65−2.85Below flood stage764
12Apr 30, 20223.65−2.85Below flood stage750

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DNGN1, 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.