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Niobrara River near Gordon 11S

Highest listed crest 5.30 ftFlood stage 5.0 ft11 crests since 1962

The Niobrara River near Gordon 11S crested above flood stage 2 times among the 11 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1962 to 2025. The highest, 5.30 ft on March 23, 2019, was minor flooding, 0.30 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Niobrara River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
5.30 ft
March 23, 2019; 5,050 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
5.0 ft
Major flooding from 7.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 23, 2019
5.30 ft, minor flooding
Location
Sheridan County
Nebraska

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Niobrara River near Gordon 11S
Action stage4.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)5.02Mar 23, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage6.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage7.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

11 crests from 1962 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Niobrara River near Gordon 11S, 1962 to 2025 02468ft Flood stage 5.0 ftMajor 7.0 ft May 21, 1962: 5.25 ft, minor flooding; 9,130 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2016: 1.73 ft, below flood stage; 289 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2017: 1.53 ft, below flood stage; 193 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2018: 1.55 ft, below flood stage; 218 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2019: 5.30 ft, minor flooding; 5,050 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2020: 1.37 ft, below flood stage; 578 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2021: 0.59 ft, below flood stage; 206 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 2022: 0.72 ft, below flood stage; 219 cubic feet per secondAug 6, 2023: 1.46 ft, below flood stage; 335 cubic feet per secondOct 13, 2024: 0.98 ft, below flood stage; 148 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2025: 1.12 ft, below flood stage; 178 cubic feet per second Highest, 5.30 ft, Mar 23, 2019 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Niobrara River near Gordon 11S 1960s: 1 1 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 2020s: 0 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Niobrara River near Gordon 11S
1Mar 23, 20195.30+0.30Minor5,050
2May 21, 19625.25+0.25Minor9,130
3May 2, 20161.73−3.27Below flood stage289
4Apr 18, 20181.55−3.45Below flood stage218
5May 21, 20171.53−3.47Below flood stage193
6Aug 6, 20231.46−3.54Below flood stage335
7Mar 30, 20201.37−3.63Below flood stage578
8May 28, 20251.12−3.88Below flood stage178
9Oct 13, 20240.98−4.02Below flood stage148
10Jul 7, 20220.72−4.28Below flood stage219
11Mar 15, 20210.59−4.41Below flood stage206

The worst floods along the Niobrara River

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

March 23, 2019: 5.30 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Niobrara River

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

Flood gauges on the Niobrara River
Gordon 11S this gaugeNE5.05.30 ft, Mar 23, 20190
Hay Springs 14SNE7.08.12 ft, Mar 23, 20190

Other gauges in Sheridan County

Flood gauges in Sheridan County
Hay Springs 14S7.08.12 ft, Mar 23, 20190

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NRGN1, 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.