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North Loup River at Taylor

Highest listed crest 9.50 ftFlood stage 7.0 ft83 crests since 1937

The North Loup River at Taylor crested above flood stage 3 times among the 83 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1937 to 2023. The highest, 9.50 ft on February 25, 1957, was moderate flooding, 2.50 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
9.50 ft
February 25, 1957
Flood stage
7.0 ft
Major flooding from 10.0 ft
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 12, 2010
7.27 ft, minor flooding
Location
Loup County
Nebraska

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 Taylor
Action stage5.048Jan 19, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)7.02Jun 12, 2010Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage8.01Feb 25, 1957Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage10.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

83 crests from 1937 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the North Loup River at Taylor, 1937 to 2023 246810ft Flood stage 7.0 ftMajor 10.0 ft Mar 7, 1937: 5.10 ft, action stage; 870 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1938: 4.75 ft, below flood stage; 1,310 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1939: 5.98 ft, action stage; 1,700 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1940: 5.65 ft, action stage; 1,030 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 1942: 5.81 ft, action stage; 2,480 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1943: 5.65 ft, action stage; 1,260 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1944: 6.02 ft, action stage; 1,700 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1945: 5.66 ft, action stage; 1,260 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1946: 5.22 ft, action stage; 1,010 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1946: 5.99 ft, action stage; 1,710 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1949: 5.53 ft, action stage; 1,420 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1950: 5.30 ft, action stage; 1,140 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1951: 6.50 ft, action stage; 2,770 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1952: 5.50 ft, action stage; 1,420 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1953: 5.29 ft, action stage; 1,310 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1954: 5.33 ft, action stage; 1,180 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1955: 6.68 ft, action stage; 2,710 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 1956: 5.87 ft, action stage; 1,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1957: 9.50 ft, moderate floodingMay 26, 1958: 5.64 ft, action stage; 1,240 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1959: 6.56 ft, action stage; 1,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1961: 5.17 ft, action stage; 1,230 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1962: 6.00 ft, action stage; 2,330 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1963: 5.10 ft, action stage; 1,250 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1964: 5.34 ft, action stage; 2,400 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1965: 4.96 ft, below flood stage; 1,090 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1966: 5.42 ft, action stage; 1,470 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1967: 5.55 ft, action stage; 1,710 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1968: 5.29 ft, action stage; 1,250 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1969: 5.35 ft, action stage; 1,130 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1970: 5.16 ft, action stage; 2,180 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1971: 5.57 ft, action stage; 2,180 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1972: 5.13 ft, action stage; 1,310 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1973: 5.21 ft, action stage; 1,480 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1974: 5.13 ft, action stage; 1,040 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1975: 5.08 ft, action stage; 960 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 1976: 4.94 ft, below flood stage; 935 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1977: 5.98 ft, action stage; 2,870 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1978: 7.17 ft, minor flooding; 2,220 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1980: 4.98 ft, below flood stage; 1,250 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 1981: 5.26 ft, action stage; 1,370 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1982: 5.18 ft, action stage; 1,370 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1983: 5.94 ft, action stage; 3,210 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1984: 5.04 ft, action stage; 1,420 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1985: 6.67 ft, action stage; 1,600 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1986: 5.32 ft, action stage; 1,710 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1987: 5.01 ft, action stage; 1,630 cubic feet per secondFeb 29, 1988: 4.91 ft, below flood stage; 1,420 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1989: 6.19 ft, action stage; 1,450 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1990: 4.67 ft, below flood stage; 1,070 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1991: 5.20 ft, action stage; 1,840 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 1992: 4.91 ft, below flood stage; 1,410 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1993: 5.39 ft, action stage; 2,150 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1994: 4.36 ft, below flood stage; 911 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1995: 5.59 ft, action stage; 3,480 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1996: 4.77 ft, below flood stage; 1,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1997: 4.56 ft, below flood stage; 1,330 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1998: 4.46 ft, below flood stage; 1,240 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1999: 4.31 ft, below flood stage; 1,180 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2000: 4.20 ft, below flood stage; 969 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2001: 4.68 ft, below flood stage; 2,340 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2002: 4.24 ft, below flood stage; 1,280 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2003: 4.27 ft, below flood stage; 1,360 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2004: 5.10 ft, action stage; 3,660 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2005: 4.67 ft, below flood stage; 2,540 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2006: 4.21 ft, below flood stage; 1,360 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2007: 4.78 ft, below flood stage; 2,970 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2008: 5.00 ft, action stage; 3,400 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 2009: 4.66 ft, below flood stage; 2,330 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2010: 7.27 ft, minor flooding; 16,300 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 2011: 4.72 ft, below flood stage; 2,730 cubic feet per secondOct 8, 2011: 4.08 ft, below flood stage; 1,280 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2013: 3.99 ft, below flood stage; 1,330 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2014: 4.58 ft, below flood stage; 2,450 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2015: 4.55 ft, below flood stage; 2,370 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2016: 4.12 ft, below flood stage; 1,990 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 2017: 3.90 ft, below flood stage; 1,590 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2018: 4.27 ft, below flood stageMay 22, 2019: 4.70 ft, below flood stage; 3,740 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2020: 4.47 ft, below flood stage; 3,270 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2021: 3.78 ft, below flood stage; 1,770 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 2023: 5.24 ft, action stageMay 15, 2023: 3.46 ft, below flood stage; 1,260 cubic feet per second Highest, 9.50 ft, Feb 25, 1957 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, North Loup River at Taylor 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 1 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 2020s: 0 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 83 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, North Loup River at Taylor
1Feb 25, 19579.50+2.50Moderate—
2Jun 12, 20107.27+0.27Minor16,300
3Mar 19, 19787.17+0.17Minor2,220
4Jun 18, 19556.68−0.32Action2,710
5Feb 24, 19856.67−0.33Action1,600
6Mar 1, 19596.56−0.44Action1,200
7Jun 14, 19516.50−0.50Action2,770
8Mar 10, 19896.19−0.81Action1,450
9Jun 16, 19446.02−0.98Action1,700
10Mar 22, 19626.00−1.00Action2,330
11Oct 5, 19465.99−1.01Action1,710
12Jun 25, 19395.98−1.02Action1,700
13May 7, 19775.98−1.02Action2,870
14Jun 27, 19835.94−1.06Action3,210
15Aug 3, 19565.87−1.13Action1,500
16Sep 2, 19425.81−1.19Action2,480
17Jun 10, 19455.66−1.34Action1,260
18Mar 3, 19405.65−1.35Action1,030
19Jun 15, 19435.65−1.35Action1,260
20May 26, 19585.64−1.36Action1,240
21May 28, 19955.59−1.41Action3,480
22Apr 21, 19715.57−1.43Action2,180
23Jun 16, 19675.55−1.45Action1,710
24Apr 10, 19495.53−1.47Action1,420
25Apr 22, 19525.50−1.50Action1,420
26Jun 30, 19665.42−1.58Action1,470
27Mar 4, 19935.39−1.61Action2,150
28Mar 18, 19695.35−1.65Action1,130
29May 3, 19645.34−1.66Action2,400
30Apr 30, 19545.33−1.67Action1,180
31May 8, 19865.32−1.68Action1,710
32May 7, 19505.30−1.70Action1,140
33Mar 12, 19535.29−1.71Action1,310
34May 8, 19685.29−1.71Action1,250
35Aug 5, 19815.26−1.74Action1,370
36Jan 19, 20235.24−1.76Action—
37Mar 17, 19465.22−1.78Action1,010
38May 28, 19735.21−1.79Action1,480
39May 18, 19915.20−1.80Action1,840
40May 14, 19825.18−1.82Action1,370
41Feb 14, 19615.17−1.83Action1,230
42Apr 13, 19705.16−1.84Action2,180
43May 1, 19725.13−1.87Action1,310
44Jun 10, 19745.13−1.87Action1,040
45Mar 7, 19375.10−1.90Action870
46Feb 27, 19635.10−1.90Action1,250
47May 23, 20045.10−1.90Action3,660
48Apr 8, 19755.08−1.92Action960
49Apr 7, 19845.04−1.96Action1,420
50Mar 21, 19875.01−1.99Action1,630

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.

June 12, 2010: 7.27 ft here, minor flooding

  • OrdNE · Jun 12, 2010 · 6.85 ft · Major

March 19, 1978: 7.17 ft here, minor flooding

  • St. PaulNE · Mar 18, 1978 · 7.70 ft · Minor
  • OrdNE · Mar 14, 1978 · 5.95 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
OrdNE5.59.36 ft, Mar 13, 20194
Taylor this gaugeNE7.09.50 ft, Feb 25, 19570
St. PaulNE7.011.49 ft, Mar 14, 20190

Other gauges in Loup County

Flood gauges in Loup County
Harrop7.57.75 ft, Jun 12, 20100

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TYLN1, 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.