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Missouri River near Blair

Highest listed crest 33.50 ftFlood stage 26.5 ft49 crests since 1952

The Missouri River near Blair crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 49 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1952 to 2025. The highest, 33.50 ft on April 17, 1952, was major flooding, 7.00 feet above flood stage. 11 other gauges on the Missouri River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
33.50 ft
April 17, 1952
Flood stage
26.5 ft
Major flooding from 33.0 ft
Crests at major
1
38th of 187 gauges in Nebraska
Most recent flood crest
June 27, 2024
32.20 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Washington County
Nebraska
Identifiers
NWS BLAN1
USGS 06609100; out of service

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Missouri River near Blair
Action stage23.52Apr 16, 1997The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)26.58Sep 25, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage28.55Jun 27, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage33.01Apr 17, 1952Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

49 crests from 1952 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Missouri River near Blair, 1952 to 2025 101520253035ft Flood stage 26.5 ftMajor 33.0 ft Apr 17, 1952: 33.50 ft, major floodingDec 17, 1969: 27.53 ft, minor floodingFeb 19, 1971: 26.82 ft, minor floodingAug 18, 1975: 23.20 ft, below flood stageJun 22, 1983: 23.00 ft, below flood stageJun 27, 1984: 27.48 ft, minor floodingApr 24, 1985: 21.69 ft, below flood stageJul 1, 1986: 21.58 ft, below flood stageMay 27, 1987: 19.00 ft, below flood stageSep 17, 1988: 17.72 ft, below flood stageJul 19, 1989: 17.17 ft, below flood stageJun 17, 1990: 22.56 ft, below flood stageJun 16, 1991: 20.35 ft, below flood stageOct 11, 1992: 19.88 ft, below flood stageJul 10, 1993: 27.43 ft, minor floodingJun 27, 1994: 21.31 ft, below flood stageJun 3, 1995: 23.83 ft, action stageJun 22, 1996: 26.91 ft, minor floodingApr 16, 1997: 24.87 ft, action stageJun 25, 1998: 19.68 ft, below flood stageJun 28, 1999: 21.42 ft, below flood stageJun 26, 2000: 18.71 ft, below flood stageApr 29, 2001: 21.55 ft, below flood stageAug 24, 2002: 16.73 ft, below flood stageJul 11, 2003: 20.08 ft, below flood stageJun 13, 2004: 20.42 ft, below flood stageJun 10, 2005: 18.71 ft, below flood stageApr 13, 2006: 17.99 ft, below flood stageMay 7, 2007: 20.54 ft, below flood stageJun 12, 2008: 21.88 ft, below flood stageJul 11, 2009: 19.52 ft, below flood stageJun 30, 2010: 26.93 ft, minor floodingJun 29, 2011: 32.73 ft, moderate floodingJun 2, 2012: 17.57 ft, below flood stageMay 29, 2013: 22.25 ft, below flood stageJun 22, 2014: 26.62 ft, minor floodingJul 29, 2015: 18.93 ft, below flood stageMay 1, 2016: 20.22 ft, below flood stageOct 8, 2017: 20.32 ft, below flood stageSep 25, 2018: 27.67 ft, minor floodingMar 18, 2019: 31.12 ft, moderate floodingJun 3, 2019: 29.61 ft, moderate floodingSep 22, 2019: 29.19 ft, moderate floodingApr 3, 2020: 20.73 ft, below flood stageSep 1, 2021: 14.72 ft, below flood stageDec 30, 2022: 14.80 ft, below flood stageFeb 24, 2023: 21.00 ft, below flood stageJun 27, 2024: 32.20 ft, moderate floodingAug 2, 2025: 18.08 ft, below flood stage Highest, 33.50 ft, Apr 17, 1952 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Missouri River near Blair 1950s: 1 1960s: 1 1970s: 1 1980s: 1 1990s: 2 2000s: 0 2010s: 7 7 2020s: 1 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Missouri River near Blair
1Apr 17, 195233.50+7.00Major—
2Jun 29, 201132.73+6.23Moderate—
3Jun 27, 202432.20+5.70Moderate—
4Mar 18, 201931.12+4.62Moderate—
5Jun 3, 201929.61+3.11Moderate—
6Sep 22, 201929.19+2.69Moderate—
7Sep 25, 201827.67+1.17Minor—
8Dec 17, 196927.53+1.03Minor—
9Jun 27, 198427.48+0.98Minor—
10Jul 10, 199327.43+0.93Minor—
11Jun 30, 201026.93+0.43Minor—
12Jun 22, 199626.91+0.41Minor—
13Feb 19, 197126.82+0.32Minor—
14Jun 22, 201426.62+0.12Minor—
15Apr 16, 199724.87−1.63Action—
16Jun 3, 199523.83−2.67Action—
17Aug 18, 197523.20−3.30Below flood stage—
18Jun 22, 198323.00−3.50Below flood stage—
19Jun 17, 199022.56−3.94Below flood stage—
20May 29, 201322.25−4.25Below flood stage—
21Jun 12, 200821.88−4.62Below flood stage—
22Apr 24, 198521.69−4.81Below flood stage—
23Jul 1, 198621.58−4.92Below flood stage—
24Apr 29, 200121.55−4.95Below flood stage—
25Jun 28, 199921.42−5.08Below flood stage—
26Jun 27, 199421.31−5.19Below flood stage—
27Feb 24, 202321.00−5.50Below flood stage—
28Apr 3, 202020.73−5.77Below flood stage—
29May 7, 200720.54−5.96Below flood stage—
30Jun 13, 200420.42−6.08Below flood stage—
31Jun 16, 199120.35−6.15Below flood stage—
32Oct 8, 201720.32−6.18Below flood stage—
33May 1, 201620.22−6.28Below flood stage—
34Jul 11, 200320.08−6.42Below flood stage—
35Oct 11, 199219.88−6.62Below flood stage—
36Jun 25, 199819.68−6.82Below flood stage—
37Jul 11, 200919.52−6.98Below flood stage—
38May 27, 198719.00−7.50Below flood stage—
39Jul 29, 201518.93−7.57Below flood stage—
40Jun 26, 200018.71−7.79Below flood stage—
41Jun 10, 200518.71−7.79Below flood stage—
42Aug 2, 202518.08−8.42Below flood stage—
43Apr 13, 200617.99−8.51Below flood stage—
44Sep 17, 198817.72−8.78Below flood stage—
45Jun 2, 201217.57−8.93Below flood stage—
46Jul 19, 198917.17−9.33Below flood stage—
47Aug 24, 200216.73−9.77Below flood stage—
48Dec 30, 202214.80−11.70Below flood stage—
49Sep 1, 202114.72−11.78Below flood stage—

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.

April 17, 1952: 33.50 ft here, major flooding

  • DecaturNE · Apr 16, 1952 · 44.41 ft · Major · its highest
  • YanktonSD · Apr 13, 1952 · 35.50 ft · Major
  • PierreSD · Apr 10, 1952 · 25.35 ft · Major · its highest
  • BrownvilleNE · Apr 17, 1952 · 40.70 ft · Moderate
  • Kansas CityMO · Apr 24, 1952 · 40.60 ft · Moderate
  • PlattsmouthNE · Apr 18, 1952 · 32.60 ft · Moderate
  • AtchisonKS · Apr 23, 1952 · 29.50 ft · Moderate
  • St. JosephMO · Apr 22, 1952 · 26.82 ft · Moderate
  • RuloNE · Apr 22, 1952 · 25.60 ft · Moderate
  • WaverlyMO · Apr 24, 1952 · 28.10 ft · Minor

June 29, 2011: 32.73 ft here, moderate flooding

  • BrownvilleNE · Jun 23, 2011 · 44.79 ft · Major
  • PlattsmouthNE · Jun 30, 2011 · 36.73 ft · Major
  • La Framboise IslandSD · Jun 22, 2011 · 33.45 ft · Major · its highest
  • 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

June 27, 2024: 32.20 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
  • OmahaNE · Jun 29, 2024 · 32.77 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
  • DecaturNE · Jun 26, 2024 · 37.55 ft · Minor
  • Highway 370 at BellevueNE · Jun 29, 2024 · 33.78 ft · Minor · its highest
  • Sioux CityNE · Jun 24, 2024 · 32.23 ft · Minor

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
OmahaNE27.036.29 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
Blair this gaugeNE26.533.50 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 Washington County

Flood gauges in Washington County
Blair24.525.05 ft, Sep 16, 20160
Kennard28.529.75 ft, May 21, 20240

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BLAN1, 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.