Missouri River near Ponca
Highest listed crest 29.15 ftFlood stage 20.0 ft6 crests since 2011
The Missouri River near Ponca crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 6 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2011 to 2025. The highest, 29.15 ft on July 20, 2011, was major flooding, 9.15 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Missouri River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.
The gauge
- Highest listed crest
- 29.15 ft
- July 20, 2011
- Flood stage
- 20.0 ft
- Major flooding from 24.0 ft
- Crests at major
- 1
- 38th of 187 gauges in Nebraska
- Most recent flood crest
- June 26, 2024
- 20.93 ft, minor flooding
Flood stages
The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.
| Action stage | 18.0 | 0 | — |
| Flood stage (minor) | 20.0 | 2 | Jun 26, 2024 |
| Moderate flood stage | 22.0 | 0 | — |
| Major flood stage | 24.0 | 1 | Jul 20, 2011 |
Every listed crest
6 crests from 2011 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.
Crests at or above flood stage, by decade
- 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.
- 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
| 1 | Jul 20, 2011 | 29.15 | +9.15 | Major |
| 2 | Mar 17, 2019 | 21.30 | +1.30 | Minor |
| 3 | Jun 26, 2024 | 20.93 | +0.93 | Minor |
| 4 | Feb 23, 2025 | 13.87 | −6.13 | Below flood stage |
| 5 | Mar 19, 2023 | 13.77 | −6.23 | Below flood stage |
| 6 | Apr 3, 2020 | 12.58 | −7.42 | Below 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.
July 20, 2011: 29.15 ft here, major flooding
- DecaturNE · Jul 21, 2011 · 40.24 ft · Moderate
- Sioux CityNE · Jul 21, 2011 · 35.25 ft · Moderate · its highest
March 17, 2019: 21.30 ft here, minor 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 26, 2024: 20.93 ft here, minor 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
- BlairNE · Jun 27, 2024 · 32.20 ft · Moderate
- Nebraska CityNE · Jun 30, 2024 · 24.35 ft · Moderate
- RuloNE · Jul 2, 2024 · 24.01 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
- PlattsmouthNE · Jun 29, 2024 · 31.75 ft · Minor
Gauges on the Missouri River
Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.
| Parkville | MO | 35.01 ft, Mar 23, 2019 | 1 |
| Atchison | KS | 31.63 ft, Jul 26, 1993 | 3 |
| Boonville | MO | 37.10 ft, Jul 29, 1993 | 1 |
| Brownville | NE | 45.73 ft, Mar 16, 2019 | 3 |
| Chamberlain | SD | 75.08 ft, Jul 8, 2011 | 3 |
| Decatur | NE | 44.41 ft, Apr 16, 1952 | 1 |
| Farm Island | SD | 29.52 ft, Jun 21, 2011 | 1 |
| Gavins Point Dam | NE | 1,212.02 ft, Mar 15, 2019 | 0 |
| Glasgow | MO | 39.50 ft, Jul 29, 1993 | 24 |
| Hermann | MO | 36.97 ft, Jul 31, 1993 | 9 |
| Highway 370 at Bellevue | NE | 33.78 ft, Jun 29, 2024 | 0 |
| Highway 92 at Omaha | NE | 32.90 ft, Jun 29, 2024 | 0 |
| Jefferson City | MO | 38.65 ft, Jul 30, 1993 | 10 |
| Kansas City | MO | 48.87 ft, Jul 27, 1993 | 0 |
| La Framboise Island | SD | 33.45 ft, Jun 22, 2011 | 1 |
| Leavenworth | KS | 35.34 ft, Jul 28, 1993 | 3 |
| Miami | MO | 32.60 ft, Jul 30, 1993 | 5 |
| Napoleon | MO | 29.73 ft, Jun 2, 2019 | 0 |
| Nebraska City | NE | 30.12 ft, Mar 16, 2019 | 3 |
| Niobrara | NE | 26.76 ft, Jun 26, 2011 | 1 |
| Omaha | NE | 36.29 ft, Jul 2, 2011 | 0 |
| Pierre | SD | 25.35 ft, Apr 10, 1952 | 5 |
| Plattsmouth | NE | 40.62 ft, Mar 16, 2019 | 3 |
| Rulo | NE | 28.13 ft, Mar 20, 2019 | 3 |
| Sioux City | NE | 35.25 ft, Jul 21, 2011 | 0 |
| Springfield | SD | 17.73 ft, Mar 14, 2019 | 1 |
| St. Charles | MO | 40.11 ft, Jun 24, 1844 | 9 |
| St. Joseph | MO | 32.07 ft, Jul 26, 1993 | 4 |
| Washington | MO | 35.40 ft, Jul 31, 1993 | 5 |
| Yankton | SD | 50.50 ft, Apr 5, 1881 | 38 |
| Blair | NE | 33.50 ft, Apr 17, 1952 | 1 |
| Chamois | MO | 33.30 ft, Jul 31, 1993 | 1 |
| Greenwood | SD | 38.78 ft, Jul 7, 2011 | 2 |
| Maskell | NE | 31.86 ft, Jun 29, 2011 | 0 |
| Ponca this gauge | NE | 29.15 ft, Jul 20, 2011 | 1 |
| Verdel | NE | 29.12 ft, Jun 30, 2011 | 2 |
| Waverly | MO | 31.92 ft, Jun 1, 2019 | 3 |
Other gauges in Dixon County
Dixon County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Nebraska
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MRPN1, 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.