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Muddy Creek at Arapahoe

Highest listed crest 31.00 ftFlood stage 24.0 ft68 crests since 1947

The Muddy Creek at Arapahoe crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 68 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1947 to 2025. The highest, 31.00 ft on June 22, 1947, was major flooding, 7.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
31.00 ft
June 22, 1947
Flood stage
24.0 ft
Major flooding from 29.5 ft
Crests at major
1
38th of 187 gauges in Nebraska
Most recent flood crest
July 9, 2019
25.00 ft, minor flooding
Location
Furnas County
Nebraska
Identifiers
NWS ARPN1
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Muddy Creek at Arapahoe
Action stage22.02Jun 15, 1967The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)24.04Jul 9, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage27.01May 8, 1986Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage29.51Jun 22, 1947Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

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

Listed crests at the Muddy Creek at Arapahoe, 1947 to 2025 010203040ft Flood stage 24.0 ftMajor 29.5 ft Jun 22, 1947: 31.00 ft, major floodingMay 21, 1951: 20.38 ft, below flood stage; 4,840 cubic feet per secondAug 11, 1952: 14.05 ft, below flood stage; 2,180 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1953: 10.44 ft, below flood stage; 748 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1954: 19.00 ft, below flood stage; 3,360 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1955: 11.09 ft, below flood stage; 669 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1956: 8.02 ft, below flood stage; 239 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1957: 24.60 ft, minor flooding; 7,280 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 1958: 11.97 ft, below flood stage; 676 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1959: 8.34 ft, below flood stage; 255 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1960: 19.80 ft, below flood stage; 2,600 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1961: 12.00 ft, below flood stage; 645 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1962: 22.00 ft, action stage; 2,950 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1963: 16.50 ft, below flood stage; 1,380 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1964: 13.81 ft, below flood stage; 762 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1965: 21.90 ft, below flood stage; 2,890 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 1966: 20.53 ft, below flood stage; 2,370 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1967: 23.60 ft, action stage; 3,650 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 1968: 14.95 ft, below flood stage; 1,150 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 1969: 24.44 ft, minor flooding; 4,420 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1970: 13.40 ft, below flood stage; 904 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 1971: 8.01 ft, below flood stage; 251 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1972: 7.04 ft, below flood stage; 173 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1978: 9.54 ft, below flood stage; 369 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 1979: 17.50 ft, below flood stage; 1,850 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1980: 10.49 ft, below flood stage; 697 cubic feet per secondAug 6, 1981: 12.34 ft, below flood stage; 871 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 1982: 7.88 ft, below flood stage; 302 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 1983: 14.89 ft, below flood stage; 1,330 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 1984: 8.18 ft, below flood stage; 335 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1985: 11.06 ft, below flood stage; 640 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1986: 28.90 ft, moderate flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1987: 9.75 ft, below flood stage; 255 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 1988: 18.50 ft, below flood stage; 1,720 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1989: 25.60 ft, minor flooding; 5,610 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1990: 14.53 ft, below flood stage; 928 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1991: 10.38 ft, below flood stage; 445 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 1992: 6.75 ft, below flood stage; 126 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 1993: 20.10 ft, below flood stage; 2,440 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1998: 5.93 ft, below flood stage; 71 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1999: 12.61 ft, below flood stage; 853 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 2000: 11.65 ft, below flood stage; 715 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2001: 11.33 ft, below flood stage; 671 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2002: 5.16 ft, below flood stageMar 22, 2002: 4.88 ft, below flood stage; 11 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2003: 11.03 ft, below flood stage; 624 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2004: 7.01 ft, below flood stage; 161 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2005: 8.40 ft, below flood stage; 294 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2006: 4.96 ft, below flood stage; 21 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 2006: 4.97 ft, below flood stageFeb 22, 2007: 14.97 ft, below flood stage; 1,530 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2008: 15.16 ft, below flood stage; 4,940 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 2009: 12.25 ft, below flood stage; 784 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2010: 10.42 ft, below flood stage; 515 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2011: 8.57 ft, below flood stage; 311 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2012: 13.04 ft, below flood stage; 907 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 2013: 5.97 ft, below flood stage; 48 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2014: 9.08 ft, below flood stage; 312 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2015: 8.01 ft, below flood stage; 244 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2016: 6.33 ft, below flood stage; 100 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 2017: 15.00 ft, below flood stage; 1,110 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2018: 6.69 ft, below flood stage; 117 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 2019: 25.00 ft, minor flooding; 4,700 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2020: 6.18 ft, below flood stage; 65 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2021: 6.79 ft, below flood stage; 99 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 2023: 7.92 ft, below flood stage; 226 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2024: 8.46 ft, below flood stage; 271 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2025: 9.37 ft, below flood stage Highest, 31.00 ft, Jun 22, 1947 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Muddy Creek at Arapahoe 1940s: 1 1950s: 1 1960s: 1 1970s: 0 1980s: 2 2 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 2020s: 0 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 68 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Muddy Creek at Arapahoe
1Jun 22, 194731.00+7.00Major—
2May 8, 198628.90+4.90Moderate10,800
3Jun 25, 198925.60+1.60Minor5,610
4Jul 9, 201925.00+1.00Minor4,700
5Jun 16, 195724.60+0.60Minor7,280
6Sep 19, 196924.44+0.44Minor4,420
7Jun 15, 196723.60−0.40Action3,650
8Jun 8, 196222.00−2.00Action2,950
9May 26, 196521.90−2.10Below flood stage2,890
10Feb 9, 196620.53−3.47Below flood stage2,370
11May 21, 195120.38−3.62Below flood stage4,840
12Jul 24, 199320.10−3.90Below flood stage2,440
13Mar 22, 196019.80−4.20Below flood stage2,600
14May 16, 195419.00−5.00Below flood stage3,360
15Aug 13, 198818.50−5.50Below flood stage1,720
16Jul 28, 197917.50−6.50Below flood stage1,850
17Jun 2, 196316.50−7.50Below flood stage1,380
18May 24, 200815.16−8.84Below flood stage4,940
19Aug 14, 201715.00−9.00Below flood stage1,110
20Feb 22, 200714.97−9.03Below flood stage1,530
21Aug 10, 196814.95−9.05Below flood stage1,150
22Aug 23, 198314.89−9.11Below flood stage1,330
23May 19, 199014.53−9.47Below flood stage928
24Aug 11, 195214.05−9.95Below flood stage2,180
25Jul 7, 196413.81−10.19Below flood stage762
26Jun 12, 197013.40−10.60Below flood stage904
27Mar 29, 201213.04−10.96Below flood stage907
28Jun 11, 199912.61−11.39Below flood stage853
29Aug 6, 198112.34−11.66Below flood stage871
30Jul 23, 200912.25−11.75Below flood stage784
31May 21, 196112.00−12.00Below flood stage645
32Jul 19, 195811.97−12.03Below flood stage676
33Jul 4, 200011.65−12.35Below flood stage715
34Apr 23, 200111.33−12.67Below flood stage671
35Jun 17, 195511.09−12.91Below flood stage669
36Jun 26, 198511.06−12.94Below flood stage640
37May 20, 200311.03−12.97Below flood stage624
38Feb 21, 198010.49−13.51Below flood stage697
39May 28, 195310.44−13.56Below flood stage748
40Jun 21, 201010.42−13.58Below flood stage515
41Jun 2, 199110.38−13.62Below flood stage445
42Jun 10, 19879.75−14.25Below flood stage255
43Mar 13, 19789.54−14.46Below flood stage369
44Jul 6, 20259.37−14.63Below flood stage—
45Jun 24, 20149.08−14.92Below flood stage312
46Jun 21, 20118.57−15.43Below flood stage311
47May 5, 20248.46−15.54Below flood stage271
48Jun 4, 20058.40−15.60Below flood stage294
49May 26, 19598.34−15.66Below flood stage255
50Jul 4, 19848.18−15.82Below flood stage335

The worst floods along the Muddy Creek

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

July 9, 2019: 25.00 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Muddy Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Muddy Creek
Arapahoe this gaugeNE24.031.00 ft, Jun 22, 19471
Furnas-Gosper County LineNE29.029.35 ft, Jul 9, 20190

Other gauges in Furnas County

Flood gauges in Furnas County
Beaver City11.015.68 ft, Jun 14, 19831
Furnas-Gosper County Line29.029.35 ft, Jul 9, 20190
Cambridge11.011.08 ft, May 28, 20230
Edison17.525.48 ft, Jul 9, 20190

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ARPN1, 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.