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North Loup River at Ord

Highest listed crest 9.36 ftFlood stage 5.5 ft109 crests since 1952

The North Loup River at Ord crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 109 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1952 to 2025. The highest, 9.36 ft on March 13, 2019, was major flooding, 3.86 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the North Loup River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
9.36 ft
March 13, 2019; 38,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
5.5 ft
Major flooding from 6.5 ft
Crests at major
4
5th of 187 gauges in Nebraska
Most recent flood crest
February 11, 2025
5.57 ft, minor flooding
Location
Valley County
Nebraska
Identifiers
NWS ORDN1
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 Loup River at Ord
Action stage5.013Jan 3, 2002The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)5.510Feb 11, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage6.01Mar 3, 1994Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage6.54Mar 13, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

109 crests from 1952 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the North Loup River at Ord, 1952 to 2025 246810ft Flood stage 5.5 ftMajor 6.5 ft Jun 27, 1952: 2.73 ft, below flood stage; 957 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1953: 4.12 ft, below flood stage; 3,200 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 1954: 5.17 ft, action stageJun 29, 1954: 3.61 ft, below flood stage; 2,420 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1955: 4.33 ft, below flood stageJun 18, 1955: 3.90 ft, below flood stage; 3,120 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1956: 4.42 ft, below flood stage; 4,430 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1957: 4.43 ft, below flood stageJun 17, 1957: 3.85 ft, below flood stage; 3,440 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1958: 4.50 ft, below flood stageApr 5, 1958: 3.65 ft, below flood stage; 3,260 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1959: 3.96 ft, below flood stageJul 5, 1959: 3.14 ft, below flood stage; 1,910 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1960: 4.94 ft, below flood stageMar 27, 1960: 3.74 ft, below flood stage; 3,360 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1961: 3.52 ft, below flood stage; 2,450 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1962: 5.52 ft, minor flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1963: 5.02 ft, action stage; 2,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1964: 5.12 ft, action stageMay 4, 1964: 3.88 ft, below flood stage; 3,220 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1965: 4.69 ft, below flood stageAug 21, 1965: 3.86 ft, below flood stage; 2,820 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 1966: 5.56 ft, minor floodingAug 12, 1966: 5.13 ft, action stage; 7,260 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1967: 4.82 ft, below flood stageJun 23, 1967: 3.75 ft, below flood stage; 2,430 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1968: 5.50 ft, minor floodingJun 25, 1968: 3.97 ft, below flood stage; 2,800 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1969: 5.05 ft, action stage; 4,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1970: 4.84 ft, below flood stageJul 13, 1970: 3.73 ft, below flood stage; 1,980 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1971: 5.16 ft, action stageApr 21, 1971: 3.52 ft, below flood stage; 2,260 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1972: 4.14 ft, below flood stageJul 21, 1972: 4.06 ft, below flood stage; 2,560 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1973: 4.52 ft, below flood stageApr 15, 1973: 3.79 ft, below flood stage; 2,450 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1974: 4.52 ft, below flood stageJun 9, 1974: 3.64 ft, below flood stage; 2,760 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 1975: 4.47 ft, below flood stageJun 21, 1975: 3.78 ft, below flood stage; 1,920 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1977: 4.39 ft, below flood stageAug 31, 1977: 4.35 ft, below flood stage; 3,420 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1978: 5.95 ft, minor floodingMar 10, 1979: 5.30 ft, action stageFeb 23, 1980: 4.39 ft, below flood stageApr 7, 1980: 3.41 ft, below flood stage; 1,840 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1981: 6.56 ft, major floodingAug 5, 1981: 5.41 ft, action stage; 8,110 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1982: 5.82 ft, minor floodingMay 30, 1982: 4.03 ft, below flood stage; 2,800 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 1983: 5.27 ft, action stage; 6,860 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1984: 4.77 ft, below flood stageApr 21, 1984: 3.76 ft, below flood stage; 2,420 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1985: 4.76 ft, below flood stage; 1,930 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1986: 5.00 ft, action stageSep 22, 1986: 4.30 ft, below flood stage; 3,240 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1987: 3.38 ft, below flood stage; 2,310 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 1987: 4.07 ft, below flood stageFeb 24, 1988: 4.87 ft, below flood stageMar 1, 1988: 3.28 ft, below flood stage; 2,260 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 1989: 4.74 ft, below flood stage; 4,930 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 1990: 3.93 ft, below flood stage; 1,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1991: 4.75 ft, below flood stageMay 18, 1991: 3.89 ft, below flood stage; 2,450 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 1992: 4.18 ft, below flood stage; 2,990 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1993: 6.74 ft, major floodingJul 9, 1993: 4.27 ft, below flood stage; 3,290 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1994: 6.04 ft, moderate floodingSep 4, 1994: 4.47 ft, below flood stage; 4,960 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1995: 5.13 ft, action stageMay 27, 1995: 4.32 ft, below flood stage; 4,040 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1996: 5.78 ft, minor floodingSep 19, 1996: 4.15 ft, below flood stage; 3,660 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1997: 4.74 ft, below flood stageJul 12, 1997: 4.67 ft, below flood stage; 5,210 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1998: 4.15 ft, below flood stageMar 27, 1998: 3.18 ft, below flood stage; 1,800 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 1998: 5.37 ft, action stageMay 5, 1999: 4.73 ft, below flood stage; 3,010 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 2000: 3.79 ft, below flood stage; 3,280 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2001: 4.44 ft, below flood stageMay 5, 2001: 3.82 ft, below flood stage; 3,210 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 2002: 5.18 ft, action stageMar 14, 2002: 3.91 ft, below flood stage; 3,850 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 2003: 4.24 ft, below flood stageMay 10, 2003: 3.13 ft, below flood stage; 1,860 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2004: 4.06 ft, below flood stageMay 23, 2004: 3.60 ft, below flood stage; 3,410 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 2005: 4.03 ft, below flood stageJan 21, 2006: 4.01 ft, below flood stageFeb 22, 2007: 5.51 ft, minor floodingJan 1, 2008: 4.47 ft, below flood stageJan 31, 2009: 3.96 ft, below flood stageJun 12, 2010: 6.85 ft, major flooding; 18,800 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2012: 3.59 ft, below flood stage; 1,910 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 2013: 3.62 ft, below flood stageMar 6, 2014: 4.18 ft, below flood stageDec 2, 2015: 5.58 ft, minor floodingJul 31, 2016: 3.88 ft, below flood stage; 2,560 cubic feet per secondAug 16, 2017: 4.18 ft, below flood stage; 3,310 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 2018: 4.42 ft, below flood stageMar 13, 2019: 9.36 ft, major flooding; 38,000 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2020: 4.25 ft, below flood stage; 3,320 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 2021: 3.94 ft, below flood stage; 2,310 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2022: 3.67 ft, below flood stage; 1,930 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 2023: 4.38 ft, below flood stageFeb 2, 2024: 5.89 ft, minor floodingFeb 11, 2025: 5.57 ft, minor flooding Highest, 9.36 ft, Mar 13, 2019 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, North Loup River at Ord 1950s: 0 1960s: 3 3 1970s: 1 1980s: 2 1990s: 3 2000s: 1 2010s: 3 2020s: 2 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 109 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, North Loup River at Ord
1Mar 13, 20199.36+3.86Major38,000
2Jun 12, 20106.85+1.35Major18,800
3Feb 11, 19936.74+1.24Major—
4Jan 16, 19816.56+1.06Major—
5Mar 3, 19946.04+0.54Moderate—
6Mar 14, 19785.95+0.45Minor—
7Feb 2, 20245.89+0.39Minor—
8Feb 21, 19825.82+0.32Minor—
9Feb 16, 19965.78+0.28Minor—
10Dec 2, 20155.58+0.08Minor—
11Feb 11, 20255.57+0.07Minor—
12Feb 9, 19665.56+0.06Minor—
13Jun 7, 19625.52+0.02Minor10,100
14Feb 22, 20075.51+0.01Minor—
15Feb 27, 19685.500.00Minor—
16Aug 5, 19815.41−0.09Action8,110
17Dec 25, 19985.37−0.13Action—
18Mar 10, 19795.30−0.20Action—
19Aug 23, 19835.27−0.23Action6,860
20Jan 3, 20025.18−0.32Action—
21Jan 11, 19545.17−0.33Action—
22Feb 19, 19715.16−0.34Action—
23Aug 12, 19665.13−0.37Action7,260
24Jan 8, 19955.13−0.37Action—
25Feb 22, 19645.12−0.38Action—
26Mar 18, 19695.05−0.45Action4,000
27Feb 10, 19635.02−0.48Action2,000
28Jan 28, 19865.00−0.50Action—
29Mar 23, 19604.94−0.56Below flood stage—
30Feb 24, 19884.87−0.63Below flood stage—
31Feb 18, 19704.84−0.66Below flood stage—
32Feb 18, 19674.82−0.68Below flood stage—
33Feb 1, 19844.77−0.73Below flood stage—
34Feb 25, 19854.76−0.74Below flood stage1,930
35Feb 7, 19914.75−0.75Below flood stage—
36Jul 15, 19894.74−0.76Below flood stage4,930
37Jan 24, 19974.74−0.76Below flood stage—
38May 5, 19994.73−0.77Below flood stage3,010
39Feb 28, 19654.69−0.81Below flood stage—
40Jul 12, 19974.67−0.83Below flood stage5,210
41Jan 27, 19734.52−0.98Below flood stage—
42Jan 21, 19744.52−0.98Below flood stage—
43Feb 24, 19584.50−1.00Below flood stage—
44Mar 2, 19754.47−1.03Below flood stage—
45Sep 4, 19944.47−1.03Below flood stage4,960
46Jan 1, 20084.47−1.03Below flood stage—
47Mar 4, 20014.44−1.06Below flood stage—
48Feb 25, 19574.43−1.07Below flood stage—
49May 29, 19564.42−1.08Below flood stage4,430
50Feb 14, 20184.42−1.08Below flood stage—

The worst floods along the North Loup River

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

March 13, 2019: 9.36 ft here, major flooding

  • St. PaulNE · Mar 14, 2019 · 11.49 ft · Moderate · its highest

June 12, 2010: 6.85 ft here, major flooding

  • TaylorNE · Jun 12, 2010 · 7.27 ft · Minor

Gauges on the North Loup River

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

Flood gauges on the North Loup River
Ord this gaugeNE5.59.36 ft, Mar 13, 20194
TaylorNE7.09.50 ft, Feb 25, 19570
St. PaulNE7.011.49 ft, Mar 14, 20190

Other gauges in Valley County

Flood gauges in Valley County
North Loup9.012.97 ft, Jun 12, 20102

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ORDN1, 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.