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Muddy Creek at Furnas-Gosper County Line

Highest listed crest 29.35 ftFlood stage 29.0 ft20 crests since 2006

The Muddy Creek at Furnas-Gosper County Line crested above flood stage 1 time among the 20 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2006 to 2025. The highest, 29.35 ft on July 9, 2019, was minor flooding, 0.35 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Muddy Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
29.35 ft
July 9, 2019; 4,260 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
29.0 ft
Major flooding from 35.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
July 9, 2019
29.35 ft, minor flooding
Location
Furnas County
Nebraska

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 Furnas-Gosper County Line
Action stage27.01May 24, 2008The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)29.01Jul 9, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage33.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage35.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

20 crests from 2006 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Muddy Creek at Furnas-Gosper County Line, 2006 to 2025 010203040ft Flood stage 29.0 ftMajor 35.0 ft Jul 21, 2006: 6.58 ft, below flood stage; 41 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2007: 16.70 ft, below flood stage; 1,490 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2008: 28.19 ft, action stage; 5,520 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 2009: 9.34 ft, below flood stage; 193 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2010: 10.12 ft, below flood stage; 260 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2011: 10.77 ft, below flood stage; 287 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 2012: 15.84 ft, below flood stage; 1,000 cubic feet per secondAug 12, 2013: 7.40 ft, below flood stage; 58 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2014: 11.88 ft, below flood stage; 387 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2015: 9.97 ft, below flood stage; 238 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2016: 8.06 ft, below flood stage; 88 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 2017: 17.92 ft, below flood stage; 1,370 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 2018: 7.48 ft, below flood stage; 20 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 2019: 29.35 ft, minor flooding; 4,260 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2020: 7.06 ft, below flood stage; 25 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2021: 8.30 ft, below flood stage; 83 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2022: 7.33 ft, below flood stage; 31 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 2023: 11.34 ft, below flood stage; 399 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2024: 11.88 ft, below flood stage; 497 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 2025: 13.28 ft, below flood stage Highest, 29.35 ft, Jul 9, 2019 2010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Muddy Creek at Furnas-Gosper County Line 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 1 2020s: 0 2000s2010s2020s
  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, Muddy Creek at Furnas-Gosper County Line
1Jul 9, 201929.35+0.35Minor4,260
2May 24, 200828.19−0.81Action5,520
3Aug 14, 201717.92−11.08Below flood stage1,370
4Feb 22, 200716.70−12.30Below flood stage1,490
5Jul 9, 201215.84−13.16Below flood stage1,000
6Jul 5, 202513.28−15.72Below flood stage—
7Jun 23, 201411.88−17.12Below flood stage387
8May 4, 202411.88−17.12Below flood stage497
9Aug 4, 202311.34−17.66Below flood stage399
10Jun 20, 201110.77−18.23Below flood stage287
11Mar 10, 201010.12−18.88Below flood stage260
12Jul 11, 20159.97−19.03Below flood stage238
13Jul 22, 20099.34−19.66Below flood stage193
14May 16, 20218.30−20.70Below flood stage83
15Apr 18, 20168.06−20.94Below flood stage88
16Jul 18, 20187.48−21.52Below flood stage20
17Aug 12, 20137.40−21.60Below flood stage58
18Apr 29, 20227.33−21.67Below flood stage31
19May 26, 20207.06−21.94Below flood stage25
20Jul 21, 20066.58−22.42Below flood stage41

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: 29.35 ft here, minor flooding

  • ArapahoeNE · Jul 9, 2019 · 25.00 ft · Minor

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
ArapahoeNE24.031.00 ft, Jun 22, 19471
Furnas-Gosper County Line this gaugeNE29.029.35 ft, Jul 9, 20190

Other gauges in Furnas County

Flood gauges in Furnas County
Beaver City11.015.68 ft, Jun 14, 19831
Arapahoe24.031.00 ft, Jun 22, 19471
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 ARAN1, 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.