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North Platte River at Lisco

Highest listed crest 5.28 ftFlood stage 4.0 ft98 crests since 1932

The North Platte River at Lisco crested above flood stage 21 times among the 98 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1932 to 2024. The highest, 5.28 ft on June 19, 2011, was moderate flooding, 1.28 feet above flood stage. 4 other gauges on the North Platte River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 3 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
5.28 ft
June 19, 2011; 9,126 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
4.0 ft
Major flooding from 6.0 ft
Crests at major
0
21 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 22, 2019
4.66 ft, minor flooding
Location
Garden County
Nebraska
Identifiers
NWS LSON1
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 Platte River at Lisco
Action stage3.043Apr 25, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)4.019Aug 22, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage5.02Jun 19, 2011Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage6.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

98 crests from 1932 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the North Platte River at Lisco, 1932 to 2024 123456ft Flood stage 4.0 ftMajor 6.0 ft Jun 18, 1932: 3.12 ft, action stage; 2,120 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1933: 4.13 ft, minor flooding; 8,150 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1934: 3.34 ft, action stage; 3,580 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1935: 4.66 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1936: 3.04 ft, action stage; 2,610 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 1937: 3.39 ft, action stage; 3,360 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1938: 3.76 ft, action stage; 5,730 cubic feet per secondNov 3, 1938: 2.87 ft, below flood stage; 2,140 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1940: 3.06 ft, action stage; 2,080 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1941: 4.01 ft, minor flooding; 5,110 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1942: 4.40 ft, minor flooding; 8,470 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 1942: 3.14 ft, action stage; 2,770 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 1944: 3.49 ft, action stage; 3,110 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1945: 3.76 ft, action stage; 4,350 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 1945: 3.27 ft, action stage; 2,940 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1947: 4.66 ft, minor flooding; 7,790 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1948: 3.46 ft, action stage; 3,130 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1949: 3.36 ft, action stage; 3,230 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 1950: 3.26 ft, action stage; 2,820 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 1951: 4.13 ft, minor flooding; 5,120 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1952: 3.62 ft, action stage; 3,800 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 1953: 2.89 ft, below flood stage; 1,810 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1955: 4.44 ft, minor flooding; 5,900 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 1956: 4.07 ft, minor flooding; 4,060 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1957: 3.81 ft, action stage; 3,960 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 1958: 3.63 ft, action stage; 3,230 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1959: 3.35 ft, action stage; 1,790 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 1959: 3.17 ft, action stage; 2,290 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1961: 2.84 ft, below flood stage; 1,640 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 1962: 3.54 ft, action stage; 3,310 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1963: 3.48 ft, action stage; 3,130 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 1963: 3.12 ft, action stage; 2,280 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1965: 4.44 ft, minor flooding; 5,670 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 1965: 3.22 ft, action stage; 2,420 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1967: 3.86 ft, action stage; 3,970 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1968: 3.69 ft, action stage; 3,170 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1969: 3.46 ft, action stage; 2,710 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1970: 4.05 ft, minor flooding; 4,620 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1971: 5.05 ft, moderate flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1972: 3.09 ft, action stage; 3,200 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1973: 4.68 ft, minor flooding; 9,690 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1974: 3.92 ft, action stage; 6,020 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1975: 2.57 ft, below flood stage; 2,170 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 1975: 2.45 ft, below flood stage; 1,870 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1976: 2.66 ft, below flood stage; 2,340 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1978: 3.76 ft, action stage; 4,740 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 1979: 2.96 ft, below flood stage; 2,660 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1980: 3.57 ft, action stage; 4,480 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 1981: 2.63 ft, below flood stage; 2,040 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 1982: 3.00 ft, action stage; 2,560 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1983: 4.62 ft, minor flooding; 8,700 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1984: 4.37 ft, minor flooding; 8,880 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1985: 3.07 ft, action stage; 3,580 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1986: 3.99 ft, action stage; 6,370 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1987: 3.35 ft, action stage; 4,420 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1988: 2.81 ft, below flood stage; 3,090 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 1988: 2.21 ft, below flood stage; 1,880 cubic feet per secondOct 7, 1989: 1.85 ft, below flood stage; 1,360 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1991: 2.90 ft, below flood stage; 3,840 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 1993: 2.59 ft, below flood stage; 2,920 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 1994: 2.59 ft, below flood stage; 2,850 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1995: 4.01 ft, minor flooding; 6,220 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1996: 3.14 ft, action stage; 3,850 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1997: 4.68 ft, minor flooding; 8,410 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1998: 3.30 ft, action stage; 4,390 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1999: 3.88 ft, action stage; 5,700 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 2000: 2.29 ft, below flood stage; 2,310 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2001: 2.52 ft, below flood stage; 2,660 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2002: 2.93 ft, below flood stageOct 3, 2002: 1.79 ft, below flood stage; 1,040 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2003: 2.67 ft, below flood stageNov 4, 2003: 1.57 ft, below flood stage; 909 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2004: 2.82 ft, below flood stageDec 23, 2004: 3.86 ft, action stageJun 25, 2005: 1.66 ft, below flood stage; 1,300 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 2005: 1.71 ft, below flood stage; 1,220 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 2006: 3.45 ft, action stageMar 29, 2007: 1.54 ft, below flood stage; 966 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 2008: 2.03 ft, below flood stage; 1,820 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2009: 2.78 ft, below flood stage; 2,650 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 2009: 3.45 ft, action stageJun 24, 2010: 4.08 ft, minor flooding; 6,480 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2011: 5.28 ft, moderate flooding; 9,126 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 2012: 2.74 ft, below flood stage; 4,030 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 2013: 1.83 ft, below flood stage; 1,970 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 2014: 3.05 ft, action stage; 3,720 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2015: 4.23 ft, minor flooding; 7,130 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2016: 4.39 ft, minor flooding; 8,510 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2017: 3.46 ft, action stage; 4,990 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2018: 3.05 ft, action stage; 3,890 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 2019: 4.66 ft, minor flooding; 3,460 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2020: 3.15 ft, action stage; 4,010 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 2020: 1.73 ft, below flood stage; 1,530 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2022: 2.60 ft, below flood stageSep 30, 2022: 1.58 ft, below flood stage; 1,220 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2023: 2.48 ft, below flood stage; 2,670 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 2024: 2.16 ft, below flood stage; 1,950 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 2024: 2.10 ft, below flood stage; 1,810 cubic feet per second Highest, 5.28 ft, Jun 19, 2011 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, North Platte River at Lisco 1930s: 2 1940s: 3 1950s: 3 1960s: 1 1970s: 3 1980s: 2 1990s: 2 2000s: 0 2010s: 5 5 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 98 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, North Platte River at Lisco
1Jun 19, 20115.28+1.28Moderate9,126
2Jun 3, 19715.05+1.05Moderate13,200
3May 29, 19734.68+0.68Minor9,690
4Jun 4, 19974.68+0.68Minor8,410
5Jun 3, 19354.66+0.66Minor11,200
6Jun 29, 19474.66+0.66Minor7,790
7Aug 22, 20194.66+0.66Minor3,460
8Jun 29, 19834.62+0.62Minor8,700
9Jul 1, 19554.44+0.44Minor5,900
10Jun 11, 19654.44+0.44Minor5,670
11May 16, 19424.40+0.40Minor8,470
12May 31, 20164.39+0.39Minor8,510
13Jun 18, 19844.37+0.37Minor8,880
14May 30, 20154.23+0.23Minor7,130
15May 26, 19334.13+0.13Minor8,150
16Sep 4, 19514.13+0.13Minor5,120
17Jun 24, 20104.08+0.08Minor6,480
18Jul 5, 19564.07+0.07Minor4,060
19Jun 20, 19704.05+0.05Minor4,620
20Jun 13, 19414.01+0.01Minor5,110
21Jun 15, 19954.01+0.01Minor6,220
22Jun 11, 19863.99−0.01Action6,370
23Apr 8, 19743.92−0.08Action6,020
24Jun 17, 19993.88−0.12Action5,700
25Jun 16, 19673.86−0.14Action3,970
26Dec 23, 20043.86−0.14Action—
27May 21, 19573.81−0.19Action3,960
28Apr 26, 19383.76−0.24Action5,730
29Jun 13, 19453.76−0.24Action4,350
30May 29, 19783.76−0.24Action4,740
31Jun 18, 19683.69−0.31Action3,170
32Jul 22, 19583.63−0.37Action3,230
33Jun 3, 19523.62−0.38Action3,800
34May 26, 19803.57−0.43Action4,480
35Jul 15, 19623.54−0.46Action3,310
36Jul 11, 19443.49−0.51Action3,110
37Jun 16, 19633.48−0.52Action3,130
38Jun 18, 19483.46−0.54Action3,130
39May 6, 19693.46−0.54Action2,710
40Jun 14, 20173.46−0.54Action4,990
41Dec 24, 20063.45−0.55Action—
42Dec 24, 20093.45−0.55Action—
43Jul 18, 19373.39−0.61Action3,360
44Jun 15, 19493.36−0.64Action3,230
45Jan 28, 19593.35−0.65Action1,790
46May 25, 19873.35−0.65Action4,420
47May 3, 19343.34−0.66Action3,580
48Mar 31, 19983.30−0.70Action4,390
49Oct 2, 19453.27−0.73Action2,940
50Sep 19, 19503.26−0.74Action2,820

The worst floods along the North Platte River

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

June 19, 2011: 5.28 ft here, moderate flooding

  • North PlatteNE · Jun 21, 2011 · 7.73 ft · Major · its highest
  • LewellenNE · Jun 20, 2011 · 8.66 ft · Minor
  • GlenrockWY · Jun 20, 2011 · 7.18 ft · Minor · its highest
  • SutherlandNE · Jun 21, 2011 · 7.11 ft · Minor · its highest

June 3, 1971: 5.05 ft here, moderate flooding

May 29, 1973: 4.68 ft here, minor flooding

  • KeystoneNE · Jun 3, 1973 · 7.19 ft · Minor

Gauges on the North Platte River

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

Flood gauges on the North Platte River
CasperWY8.08.34 ft, Jun 9, 19840
LewellenNE8.08.92 ft, May 27, 20160
Lisco this gaugeNE4.05.28 ft, Jun 19, 20110
North PlatteNE6.07.73 ft, Jun 21, 20111
SaratogaWY8.510.49 ft, Jun 9, 20110
ScottsbluffNE11.512.74 ft, May 28, 20160
WY-NE State Line nr HenryWY5.56.77 ft, May 11, 20180
GlenrockWY7.07.18 ft, Jun 20, 20110
KeystoneNE6.07.57 ft, Aug 10, 19830
NorthgateCO8.09.45 ft, Mar 21, 20070
OrinWY8.010.45 ft, Jun 12, 19702
SinclairWY9.011.64 ft, Jun 14, 20103
SutherlandNE6.57.11 ft, Jun 21, 20110

Other gauges in Garden County

Flood gauges in Garden County
Lewellen5.56.61 ft, Feb 17, 19660
Lewellen8.08.92 ft, May 27, 20160

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LSON1, 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.