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Missouri River at Omaha

Highest listed crest 36.29 ftFlood stage 27.0 ft78 crests since 1960

The Missouri River at Omaha crested above flood stage 11 times among the 78 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1960 to 2026. The highest, 36.29 ft on July 2, 2011, was moderate flooding, 9.29 feet above flood stage. 21 other gauges on the Missouri River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 5 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
36.29 ft
July 2, 2011; 217,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
27.0 ft
Major flooding from 40.0 ft
Crests at major
0
11 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 29, 2024
32.77 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Douglas County
Near Council Bluffs (4.0 mi), Omaha (6.8 mi), Bellevue (7.9 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Missouri River at Omaha
Action stage21.044Apr 3, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)27.08Sep 22, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage32.03Jun 29, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage40.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

78 crests from 1960 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Missouri River at Omaha, 1960 to 2026 152025303540ft Flood stage 27.0 ftMajor 40.0 ft Apr 4, 1960: 26.96 ft, action stage; 120,000 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1961: 17.66 ft, below flood stage; 41,700 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1962: 26.48 ft, action stage; 115,000 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1963: 19.97 ft, below flood stage; 61,700 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1964: 21.10 ft, action stage; 68,900 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1965: 21.82 ft, action stage; 69,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1966: 20.69 ft, below flood stage; 61,800 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1967: 24.03 ft, action stage; 68,400 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1968: 23.98 ft, action stageJun 25, 1968: 20.39 ft, below flood stage; 53,000 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1969: 26.82 ft, action stage; 100,000 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1969: 19.88 ft, below flood stage; 51,900 cubic feet per secondAug 2, 1970: 20.33 ft, below flood stageMar 14, 1971: 23.94 ft, action stage; 91,900 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1971: 24.08 ft, action stageJul 18, 1972: 22.64 ft, action stageSep 11, 1972: 22.57 ft, action stage; 70,500 cubic feet per secondNov 3, 1972: 19.28 ft, below flood stage; 59,200 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 1973: 21.14 ft, action stageMay 19, 1974: 20.86 ft, below flood stage; 52,400 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 1975: 23.66 ft, action stage; 70,200 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 1975: 21.83 ft, action stageNov 21, 1975: 20.98 ft, below flood stage; 75,000 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 1977: 20.37 ft, below flood stage; 51,400 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1978: 24.38 ft, action stageMar 19, 1979: 23.26 ft, action stage; 90,000 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 1979: 19.07 ft, below flood stage; 54,100 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1980: 20.38 ft, below flood stageJun 16, 1981: 19.68 ft, below flood stage; 47,800 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1982: 21.24 ft, action stageMar 8, 1983: 22.41 ft, action stage; 82,200 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1983: 25.94 ft, action stageJun 27, 1984: 29.02 ft, minor flooding; 116,000 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1985: 22.98 ft, action stage; 70,700 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1986: 22.63 ft, action stage; 81,000 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1986: 23.71 ft, action stageOct 12, 1986: 22.57 ft, action stage; 66,000 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1988: 19.23 ft, below flood stageSep 8, 1989: 21.19 ft, action stage; 54,100 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1990: 26.89 ft, action stage; 84,400 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1991: 25.37 ft, action stage; 86,100 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 1992: 21.21 ft, action stage; 50,800 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 1993: 30.26 ft, minor flooding; 115,000 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1994: 22.79 ft, action stage; 63,800 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1995: 26.31 ft, action stage; 81,100 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1996: 29.50 ft, minor flooding; 118,000 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1997: 26.48 ft, action stageJun 16, 1998: 22.66 ft, action stageJun 29, 1999: 24.22 ft, action stageJun 27, 2000: 21.13 ft, action stage; 56,600 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2001: 23.52 ft, action stageJun 12, 2002: 18.85 ft, below flood stage; 42,400 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2003: 22.07 ft, action stage; 58,400 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2004: 22.57 ft, action stage; 53,400 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2005: 19.96 ft, below flood stage; 47,800 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2006: 19.18 ft, below flood stage; 41,400 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2007: 26.52 ft, action stage; 86,100 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2008: 26.71 ft, action stageJul 11, 2009: 21.50 ft, action stage; 52,200 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2010: 28.74 ft, minor floodingJul 2, 2011: 36.29 ft, moderate flooding; 217,000 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2012: 18.82 ft, below flood stage; 50,700 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2013: 23.97 ft, action stage; 70,400 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2014: 27.94 ft, minor flooding; 97,200 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 2015: 21.86 ft, action stageMay 1, 2016: 22.91 ft, action stage; 65,600 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2017: 22.43 ft, action stage; 61,400 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 2018: 28.92 ft, minor flooding; 114,000 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 2019: 34.40 ft, moderate floodingJun 5, 2019: 31.96 ft, minor floodingSep 22, 2019: 30.58 ft, minor flooding; 133,000 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2020: 21.93 ft, action stage; 74,100 cubic feet per secondAug 7, 2021: 16.06 ft, below flood stage; 36,700 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 2022: 15.54 ft, below flood stage; 35,400 cubic feet per secondOct 15, 2023: 16.55 ft, below flood stage; 38,900 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 2024: 32.77 ft, moderate flooding; 157,000 cubic feet per secondAug 2, 2025: 19.48 ft, below flood stage; 48,400 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 2026: 18.22 ft, below flood stage Highest, 36.29 ft, Jul 2, 2011 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Missouri River at Omaha 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 1 1990s: 2 2000s: 0 2010s: 7 7 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.
  3. 2 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 34.22 ft on Apr 25, 1881; 40.20 ft on Apr 18, 1952.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 78 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Missouri River at Omaha
1Jul 2, 201136.29+9.29Moderate217,000
2Mar 17, 201934.40+7.40Moderate—
3Jun 29, 202432.77+5.77Moderate157,000
4Jun 5, 201931.96+4.96Minor—
5Sep 22, 201930.58+3.58Minor133,000
6Jul 10, 199330.26+3.26Minor115,000
7Jun 23, 199629.50+2.50Minor118,000
8Jun 27, 198429.02+2.02Minor116,000
9Jun 29, 201828.92+1.92Minor114,000
10Jul 1, 201028.74+1.74Minor—
11Jun 23, 201427.94+0.94Minor97,200
12Apr 4, 196026.96−0.04Action120,000
13Jun 17, 199026.89−0.11Action84,400
14Apr 12, 196926.82−0.18Action100,000
15Jun 12, 200826.71−0.29Action—
16May 6, 200726.52−0.48Action86,100
17Mar 29, 196226.48−0.52Action115,000
18Apr 12, 199726.48−0.52Action—
19Jun 3, 199526.31−0.69Action81,100
20Jun 30, 198325.94−1.06Action—
21Jun 15, 199125.37−1.63Action86,100
22Mar 20, 197824.38−2.62Action—
23Jun 29, 199924.22−2.78Action—
24Jun 11, 197124.08−2.92Action—
25Jun 16, 196724.03−2.97Action68,400
26Jan 19, 196823.98−3.02Action—
27May 29, 201323.97−3.03Action70,400
28Mar 14, 197123.94−3.06Action91,900
29Apr 29, 198623.71−3.29Action—
30Aug 18, 197523.66−3.34Action70,200
31May 3, 200123.52−3.48Action—
32Mar 19, 197923.26−3.74Action90,000
33Apr 24, 198522.98−4.02Action70,700
34May 1, 201622.91−4.09Action65,600
35Jun 27, 199422.79−4.21Action63,800
36Jun 16, 199822.66−4.34Action—
37Jul 18, 197222.64−4.36Action—
38Mar 19, 198622.63−4.37Action81,000
39Sep 11, 197222.57−4.43Action70,500
40Oct 12, 198622.57−4.43Action66,000
41Jun 18, 200422.57−4.43Action53,400
42May 21, 201722.43−4.57Action61,400
43Mar 8, 198322.41−4.59Action82,200
44Jun 11, 200322.07−4.93Action58,400
45Apr 3, 202021.93−5.07Action74,100
46Dec 15, 201521.86−5.14Action—
47Oct 2, 197521.83−5.17Action—
48Apr 8, 196521.82−5.18Action69,800
49Jul 11, 200921.50−5.50Action52,200
50May 29, 198221.24−5.76Action—

The worst floods along the Missouri River

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

July 2, 2011: 36.29 ft here, moderate flooding

  • ChamberlainSD · Jul 8, 2011 · 75.08 ft · Major · its highest
  • GreenwoodSD · Jul 7, 2011 · 38.78 ft · Major · its highest
  • PlattsmouthNE · Jun 30, 2011 · 36.73 ft · Major
  • AtchisonKS · Jun 29, 2011 · 31.00 ft · Major
  • LeavenworthKS · Jun 30, 2011 · 30.80 ft · Major
  • St. JosephMO · Jun 28, 2011 · 29.97 ft · Major
  • VerdelNE · Jun 30, 2011 · 29.12 ft · Major · its highest
  • Nebraska CityNE · Jun 28, 2011 · 28.27 ft · Major
  • RuloNE · Jun 27, 2011 · 27.26 ft · Major
  • NiobraraNE · Jun 26, 2011 · 26.76 ft · Major · its highest

March 17, 2019: 34.40 ft here, moderate flooding

  • BrownvilleNE · Mar 16, 2019 · 45.73 ft · Major · its highest
  • PlattsmouthNE · Mar 16, 2019 · 40.62 ft · Major · its highest
  • ParkvilleMO · Mar 23, 2019 · 35.01 ft · Major · its highest
  • St. JosephMO · Mar 22, 2019 · 32.07 ft · Major
  • LeavenworthKS · Mar 23, 2019 · 31.31 ft · Major
  • AtchisonKS · Mar 22, 2019 · 31.20 ft · Major
  • Nebraska CityNE · Mar 16, 2019 · 30.12 ft · Major · its highest
  • RuloNE · Mar 20, 2019 · 28.13 ft · Major · its highest
  • VerdelNE · Mar 14, 2019 · 26.82 ft · Major
  • SpringfieldSD · Mar 14, 2019 · 17.73 ft · Major · its highest

June 29, 2024: 32.77 ft here, moderate flooding

  • BrownvilleNE · Jul 1, 2024 · 40.64 ft · Moderate
  • Highway 92 at OmahaNE · Jun 29, 2024 · 32.90 ft · Moderate · its highest
  • BlairNE · Jun 27, 2024 · 32.20 ft · Moderate
  • GlasgowMO · Jul 6, 2024 · 30.07 ft · Moderate
  • HermannMO · Jul 5, 2024 · 28.62 ft · Moderate
  • Jefferson CityMO · Jul 5, 2024 · 26.46 ft · Moderate
  • NapoleonMO · Jul 4, 2024 · 25.13 ft · Moderate
  • Nebraska CityNE · Jun 30, 2024 · 24.35 ft · Moderate
  • RuloNE · Jul 2, 2024 · 24.01 ft · Moderate
  • St. JosephMO · Jul 4, 2024 · 23.45 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Missouri River

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

Flood gauges on the Missouri River
ParkvilleMO25.035.01 ft, Mar 23, 20191
AtchisonKS22.031.63 ft, Jul 26, 19933
BoonvilleMO21.037.10 ft, Jul 29, 19931
BrownvilleNE34.045.73 ft, Mar 16, 20193
ChamberlainSD65.075.08 ft, Jul 8, 20113
DecaturNE35.044.41 ft, Apr 16, 19521
Farm IslandSD26.029.52 ft, Jun 21, 20111
Gavins Point DamNE1,210.01,212.02 ft, Mar 15, 20190
GlasgowMO25.039.50 ft, Jul 29, 199324
HermannMO21.036.97 ft, Jul 31, 19939
Highway 370 at BellevueNE30.033.78 ft, Jun 29, 20240
Highway 92 at OmahaNE27.532.90 ft, Jun 29, 20240
Jefferson CityMO23.038.65 ft, Jul 30, 199310
Kansas CityMO32.048.87 ft, Jul 27, 19930
La Framboise IslandSD29.033.45 ft, Jun 22, 20111
LeavenworthKS20.035.34 ft, Jul 28, 19933
MiamiMO18.032.60 ft, Jul 30, 19935
NapoleonMO17.029.73 ft, Jun 2, 20190
Nebraska CityNE18.030.12 ft, Mar 16, 20193
NiobraraNE21.026.76 ft, Jun 26, 20111
Omaha this gaugeNE27.036.29 ft, Jul 2, 20110
PierreSD13.025.35 ft, Apr 10, 19525
PlattsmouthNE26.040.62 ft, Mar 16, 20193
RuloNE17.028.13 ft, Mar 20, 20193
Sioux CityNE30.035.25 ft, Jul 21, 20110
SpringfieldSD11.017.73 ft, Mar 14, 20191
St. CharlesMO25.040.11 ft, Jun 24, 18449
St. JosephMO17.032.07 ft, Jul 26, 19934
WashingtonMO20.035.40 ft, Jul 31, 19935
YanktonSD20.050.50 ft, Apr 5, 188138
BlairNE26.533.50 ft, Apr 17, 19521
ChamoisMO17.033.30 ft, Jul 31, 19931
GreenwoodSD30.038.78 ft, Jul 7, 20112
MaskellNE30.031.86 ft, Jun 29, 20110
PoncaNE20.029.15 ft, Jul 20, 20111
VerdelNE24.029.12 ft, Jun 30, 20112
WaverlyMO20.031.92 ft, Jun 1, 20193

Other gauges in Douglas County

Flood gauges in Douglas County
Fort Street at Omaha23.526.66 ft, May 21, 20240
Pacific Street at Omaha32.032.10 ft, Oct 1, 20260
Q Street at Omaha36.036.97 ft, Oct 1, 20260
Blondo Street at Omaha21.522.58 ft, Oct 1, 20260
Waterloo14.024.68 ft, Mar 16, 20191
Irvington19.520.74 ft, Oct 1, 20260
Highway 92 at Omaha27.532.90 ft, Jun 29, 20240
Leshara8.011.84 ft, Feb 9, 19960
Standing Bear Lake and Dam1,108.91,109.80 ft, Oct 1, 20260
Elkhorn9.513.02 ft, Oct 1, 20262
Millard29.032.56 ft, Oct 1, 20260

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge OMHN1, 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.