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North Fork Elkhorn River at Norfolk

Highest listed crest 1,513.95 ftFlood stage 1,506.0 ft1 crests since 2019

The North Fork Elkhorn River at Norfolk crested above flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2019 to 2019. The highest, 1,513.95 ft on March 14, 2019, was moderate flooding, 7.95 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the North Fork Elkhorn River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
1,513.95 ft
March 14, 2019
Flood stage
1,506.0 ft
Major flooding from 1,516.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 14, 2019
1,513.95 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Madison County
Near Norfolk (2.2 mi)
Identifiers
NWS NRCN1
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, North Fork Elkhorn River at Norfolk
Action stage1,497.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)1,506.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage1,512.01Mar 14, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage1,516.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

1 crests from 2019 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the North Fork Elkhorn River at Norfolk, 2019 to 2019 150615081510151215141516ft Flood stage 1,506.0 ftMajor 1,516.0 ft Mar 14, 2019: 1,513.95 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 1,513.95 ft, Mar 14, 2019 20202025
  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, North Fork Elkhorn River at Norfolk
1Mar 14, 20191,513.95+7.95Moderate—

The worst floods along the North Fork Elkhorn River

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

March 14, 2019: 1,513.95 ft here, moderate flooding

  • PierceNE · Mar 14, 2019 · 17.34 ft · Major · its highest

Gauges on the North Fork Elkhorn River

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

Flood gauges on the North Fork Elkhorn River
Norfolk this gaugeNE1,506.01,513.95 ft, Mar 14, 20190
PierceNE12.017.34 ft, Mar 14, 20191

Other gauges in Madison County

Flood gauges in Madison County
Norfolk12.017.22 ft, Jun 15, 20101
Tilden15.016.14 ft, Jun 14, 20100
Madison20.025.72 ft, Jun 16, 19902

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NRCN1, 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.