Niobrara River near Hay Springs 14S

Highest listed crest 8.12 ftFlood stage 7.0 ft10 crests since 2016

The Niobrara River near Hay Springs 14S crested above flood stage 1 time among the 10 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2016 to 2025. The highest, 8.12 ft on March 23, 2019, was minor flooding, 1.12 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: 8.12 ft; March 23, 2019; 925 cubic feet per second
Flood stage: 7.0 ft; Major flooding from 11.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: March 23, 2019; 8.12 ft, minor flooding
Location: Sheridan County; Nebraska
Identifiers: NWS NRHN1; 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, Niobrara River near Hay Springs 14S

Action stage	6.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	7.0	1	Mar 23, 2019	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	10.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	11.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

10 crests from 2016 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

Highest listed crests, Niobrara River near Hay Springs 14S

1	Mar 23, 2019	8.12	+1.12	Minor	925
2	Aug 5, 2023	5.36	−1.64	Below flood stage	352
3	Apr 15, 2018	3.70	−3.30	Below flood stage	119
4	May 28, 2016	3.38	−3.62	Below flood stage	77
5	May 20, 2017	2.50	−4.50	Below flood stage	32
6	Sep 9, 2020	2.23	−4.77	Below flood stage	7
7	Apr 8, 2024	1.14	−5.86	Below flood stage	40
8	May 26, 2025	1.00	−6.00	Below flood stage	45
9	May 31, 2022	0.86	−6.14	Below flood stage	30
10	Apr 17, 2021	0.82	−6.18	Below flood stage	35

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: 8.12 ft here, minor flooding

Gordon 11SNE · Mar 23, 2019 · 5.30 ft · Minor · its highest

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	NE	5.0	5.30 ft, Mar 23, 2019	0
Hay Springs 14S this gauge	NE	7.0	8.12 ft, Mar 23, 2019	0

Other gauges in Sheridan County

Flood gauges in Sheridan County

Gordon 11S	5.0	5.30 ft, Mar 23, 2019	0

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NRHN1, 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.