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North Oak Creek at Valparaiso

Highest listed crest 22.70 ftFlood stage 20.0 ft9 crests since 2017

The North Oak Creek at Valparaiso crested above flood stage 4 times among the 9 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2017 to 2025. The highest, 22.70 ft on July 2, 2024, was minor flooding, 2.70 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
22.70 ft
July 2, 2024; 3,200 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
20.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
4 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 1, 2025
20.21 ft, minor flooding
Location
Saunders 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 Oak Creek at Valparaiso
Action stage18.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)20.04Sep 1, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage28.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

9 crests from 2017 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the North Oak Creek at Valparaiso, 2017 to 2025 510152025ft Flood stage 20.0 ft Oct 7, 2017: 20.03 ft, minor flooding; 2,450 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 2018: 15.81 ft, below flood stage; 1,220 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2019: 21.75 ft, minor flooding; 2,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 2020: 8.89 ft, below flood stage; 291 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2021: 11.92 ft, below flood stage; 638 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2022: 13.81 ft, below flood stage; 857 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 2023: 7.42 ft, below flood stage; 120 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2024: 22.70 ft, minor flooding; 3,200 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 2025: 20.21 ft, minor flooding; 2,450 cubic feet per second Highest, 22.70 ft, Jul 2, 2024 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, North Oak Creek at Valparaiso 2010s: 2 2 2020s: 2 2010s2020s
  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 Oak Creek at Valparaiso
1Jul 2, 202422.70+2.70Minor3,200
2Mar 13, 201921.75+1.75Minor2,900
3Sep 1, 202520.21+0.21Minor2,450
4Oct 7, 201720.03+0.03Minor2,450
5Sep 4, 201815.81−4.19Below flood stage1,220
6Jun 17, 202213.81−6.19Below flood stage857
7Mar 14, 202111.92−8.08Below flood stage638
8Feb 2, 20208.89−11.11Below flood stage291
9Jul 7, 20237.42−12.58Below flood stage120

Other gauges in Saunders County

Flood gauges in Saunders County
Venice15.519.92 ft, Mar 15, 20190
Ashland20.022.10 ft, Mar 14, 20190
Ashland19.021.10 ft, Mar 14, 20190
Ithaca19.023.22 ft, Aug 2, 19591
Wahoo21.029.15 ft, Jun 24, 19632

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge VLPN1, 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.