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Mud Creek at Sweetwater

Highest listed crest 23.20 ftFlood stage 16.5 ft79 crests since 1947

The Mud Creek at Sweetwater crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 79 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1947 to 2025. The highest, 23.20 ft on June 22, 1947, was major flooding, 6.70 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
23.20 ft
June 22, 1947; 27,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
16.5 ft
Major flooding from 21.0 ft
Crests at major
2
23rd of 187 gauges in Nebraska
Most recent flood crest
June 26, 2025
18.36 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Buffalo County
Nebraska

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Mud Creek at Sweetwater
Action stage15.013Jun 22, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)16.511Jul 5, 1998Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage18.05Jun 26, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage21.02Mar 14, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

79 crests from 1947 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Mud Creek at Sweetwater, 1947 to 2025 0510152025ft Flood stage 16.5 ftMajor 21.0 ft Jun 22, 1947: 23.20 ft, major flooding; 27,000 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1948: 17.70 ft, minor flooding; 2,940 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1949: 15.25 ft, action stage; 1,040 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 1950: 15.81 ft, action stage; 1,330 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 1951: 13.42 ft, below flood stage; 920 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1952: 7.63 ft, below flood stage; 245 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1953: 15.18 ft, action stage; 1,200 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1954: 16.66 ft, minor flooding; 1,660 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1955: 10.90 ft, below flood stage; 555 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1956: 14.70 ft, below flood stage; 1,060 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1957: 17.27 ft, minor flooding; 1,740 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 1958: 16.58 ft, minor flooding; 1,350 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1959: 12.60 ft, below flood stage; 742 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1960: 16.62 ft, minor flooding; 1,760 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1961: 9.75 ft, below flood stage; 405 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1962: 17.93 ft, minor flooding; 2,520 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 1963: 8.48 ft, below flood stage; 200 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1964: 16.99 ft, minor flooding; 1,700 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1965: 15.28 ft, action stage; 1,220 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1966: 15.20 ft, action stage; 800 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1967: 16.85 ft, minor flooding; 1,810 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1968: 20.07 ft, moderate flooding; 5,600 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1969: 15.52 ft, action stage; 1,410 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1970: 7.88 ft, below flood stage; 219 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1971: 10.38 ft, below flood stage; 471 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 1972: 10.21 ft, below flood stage; 396 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1973: 17.79 ft, minor flooding; 2,270 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1974: 12.05 ft, below flood stage; 568 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1975: 11.53 ft, below flood stage; 512 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1976: 13.79 ft, below flood stage; 824 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1977: 13.10 ft, below flood stage; 728 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1978: 17.88 ft, minor flooding; 2,230 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1979: 10.17 ft, below flood stage; 339 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1980: 9.90 ft, below flood stage; 120 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1981: 15.29 ft, action stage; 1,020 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1982: 15.29 ft, action stage; 1,020 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1983: 1.09 ft, below flood stage; 831 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1984: 18.90 ft, moderate flooding; 2,420 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1985: 11.03 ft, below flood stage; 386 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 1986: 10.47 ft, below flood stage; 349 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1987: 10.48 ft, below flood stage; 339 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1988: 9.83 ft, below flood stage; 278 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 1989: 11.57 ft, below flood stage; 436 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1990: 15.80 ft, action stage; 1,080 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1991: 10.29 ft, below flood stage; 400 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1992: 16.10 ft, action stage; 1,310 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1993: 19.50 ft, moderate floodingMar 5, 1994: 12.59 ft, below flood stage; 657 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1995: 12.02 ft, below flood stage; 577 cubic feet per secondJul 31, 1996: 7.74 ft, below flood stage; 143 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 1997: 8.72 ft, below flood stage; 209 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 1998: 16.65 ft, minor flooding; 1,530 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1999: 14.83 ft, below flood stage; 1,020 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 2000: 10.25 ft, below flood stage; 362 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2001: 12.40 ft, below flood stage; 629 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2002: 7.77 ft, below flood stage; 136 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2003: 10.62 ft, below flood stage; 378 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2004: 13.80 ft, below flood stage; 826 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2005: 12.54 ft, below flood stage; 541 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 2006: 12.26 ft, below flood stage; 562 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2007: 19.10 ft, moderate flooding; 2,020 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2008: 15.27 ft, action stage; 1,115 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2009: 16.47 ft, action stage; 1,440 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2010: 14.63 ft, below flood stage; 978 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2011: 10.42 ft, below flood stage; 327 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2012: 9.10 ft, below flood stage; 215 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2013: 10.44 ft, below flood stage; 349 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 2014: 12.88 ft, below flood stage; 581 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2015: 9.55 ft, below flood stage; 218 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2016: 8.57 ft, below flood stage; 151 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 2017: 11.29 ft, below flood stage; 430 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2018: 10.77 ft, below flood stage; 368 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2019: 21.95 ft, major flooding; 8,410 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2020: 12.42 ft, below flood stage; 583 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2021: 7.96 ft, below flood stage; 113 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 2022: 8.31 ft, below flood stage; 135 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2023: 11.03 ft, below flood stageJun 22, 2024: 16.10 ft, action stageJun 26, 2025: 18.36 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 23.20 ft, Jun 22, 1947 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Mud Creek at Sweetwater 1940s: 2 1950s: 3 1960s: 5 5 1970s: 2 1980s: 1 1990s: 2 2000s: 1 2010s: 1 2020s: 1 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

The 50 highest of 79 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Mud Creek at Sweetwater
1Jun 22, 194723.20+6.70Major27,000
2Mar 14, 201921.95+5.45Major8,410
3Jun 24, 196820.07+3.57Moderate5,600
4Mar 7, 199319.50+3.00Moderate—
5Feb 25, 200719.10+2.60Moderate2,020
6Jun 12, 198418.90+2.40Moderate2,420
7Jun 26, 202518.36+1.86Moderate—
8Jun 18, 196217.93+1.43Minor2,520
9Mar 16, 197817.88+1.38Minor2,230
10Jun 2, 197317.79+1.29Minor2,270
11Mar 16, 194817.70+1.20Minor2,940
12Jun 18, 195717.27+0.77Minor1,740
13Jul 1, 196416.99+0.49Minor1,700
14Jun 14, 196716.85+0.35Minor1,810
15Jun 17, 195416.66+0.16Minor1,660
16Jul 5, 199816.65+0.15Minor1,530
17Jun 30, 196016.62+0.12Minor1,760
18Jul 19, 195816.58+0.08Minor1,350
19Jun 26, 200916.47−0.03Action1,440
20May 16, 199216.10−0.40Action1,310
21Jun 22, 202416.10−0.40Action—
22Aug 14, 195015.81−0.69Action1,330
23Jun 18, 199015.80−0.70Action1,080
24Mar 20, 196915.52−0.98Action1,410
25Jun 15, 198115.29−1.21Action1,020
26Jun 15, 198215.29−1.21Action1,020
27May 26, 196515.28−1.22Action1,220
28May 26, 200815.27−1.23Action1,115
29Jun 9, 194915.25−1.25Action1,040
30Feb 10, 196615.20−1.30Action800
31May 27, 195315.18−1.32Action1,200
32Jun 10, 199914.83−1.67Below flood stage1,020
33Jun 29, 195614.70−1.80Below flood stage1,060
34Jun 17, 201014.63−1.87Below flood stage978
35May 31, 200413.80−2.70Below flood stage826
36Jun 24, 197613.79−2.71Below flood stage824
37Aug 14, 195113.42−3.08Below flood stage920
38May 8, 197713.10−3.40Below flood stage728
39Sep 24, 201412.88−3.62Below flood stage581
40Jun 30, 195912.60−3.90Below flood stage742
41Mar 5, 199412.59−3.91Below flood stage657
42May 13, 200512.54−3.96Below flood stage541
43May 25, 202012.42−4.08Below flood stage583
44Apr 23, 200112.40−4.10Below flood stage629
45Jul 10, 200612.26−4.24Below flood stage562
46Apr 29, 197412.05−4.45Below flood stage568
47May 27, 199512.02−4.48Below flood stage577
48Jul 14, 198911.57−4.93Below flood stage436
49Jun 22, 197511.53−4.97Below flood stage512
50Aug 17, 201711.29−5.21Below flood stage430

Other gauges in Buffalo County

Flood gauges in Buffalo County
Elm Creek9.510.73 ft, Mar 13, 20190
Kearney7.08.62 ft, Feb 24, 19940
Odessa7.08.27 ft, Jul 9, 20190
Ravenna5.512.60 ft, Jun 22, 19472
St. Michael9.515.15 ft, Mar 16, 19780
Gibbon15.017.40 ft, Mar 14, 20193
Riverdale11.019.75 ft, Jun 22, 19470

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SWTN1, 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.