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North Platte River at North Platte

Highest listed crest 7.73 ftFlood stage 6.0 ft127 crests since 1922

The North Platte River at North Platte crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 127 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1922 to 2025. The highest, 7.73 ft on June 21, 2011, was major flooding, 1.73 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
7.73 ft
June 21, 2011; 6,107 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
6.0 ft
Major flooding from 7.0 ft
Crests at major
1
38th of 187 gauges in Nebraska
Most recent flood crest
June 18, 2025
6.12 ft, minor flooding
Location
Lincoln County
Near North Platte (2.0 mi)

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 North Platte
Action stage5.514Jun 15, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)6.016Jun 18, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage6.57Jul 22, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage7.01Jun 21, 2011Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

127 crests from 1922 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the North Platte River at North Platte, 1922 to 2025 345678ft Flood stage 6.0 ftMajor 7.0 ft May 24, 1922: 5.10 ft, below flood stage; 10,800 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1923: 5.00 ft, below flood stage; 10,500 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 1923: 6.00 ft, minor flooding; 18,500 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1925: 4.60 ft, below flood stage; 6,300 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1926: 5.00 ft, below flood stage; 10,800 cubic feet per secondAug 8, 1927: 4.70 ft, below flood stage; 9,200 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1928: 5.40 ft, below flood stage; 15,600 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1929: 6.00 ft, minor flooding; 20,900 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1929: 4.75 ft, below flood stage; 11,000 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1931: 4.62 ft, below flood stage; 6,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1932: 4.78 ft, below flood stageMar 19, 1932: 4.36 ft, below flood stage; 6,320 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1933: 4.50 ft, below flood stage; 9,980 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1934: 4.01 ft, below flood stageMay 6, 1934: 3.91 ft, below flood stage; 3,840 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1936: 4.69 ft, below flood stageFeb 12, 1937: 4.97 ft, below flood stageApr 29, 1938: 4.08 ft, below flood stage; 5,010 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1939: 3.91 ft, below flood stage; 3,920 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1940: 4.34 ft, below flood stageJun 7, 1940: 3.46 ft, below flood stage; 2,320 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 1941: 3.37 ft, below flood stage; 1,580 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 1942: 4.32 ft, below flood stage; 6,610 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1943: 3.73 ft, below flood stage; 2,430 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 1944: 3.70 ft, below flood stage; 2,510 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 1945: 3.62 ft, below flood stage; 2,650 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1946: 3.47 ft, below flood stageJul 22, 1946: 3.42 ft, below flood stage; 2,060 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 1946: 6.37 ft, minor floodingAug 21, 1947: 3.79 ft, below flood stage; 2,630 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1948: 4.12 ft, below flood stageJul 29, 1948: 3.97 ft, below flood stage; 3,360 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1949: 4.11 ft, below flood stageAug 2, 1949: 3.66 ft, below flood stage; 2,580 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1950: 3.23 ft, below flood stage; 1,910 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1950: 3.25 ft, below flood stageMay 15, 1951: 4.71 ft, below flood stage; 5,390 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1952: 6.54 ft, moderate floodingJun 11, 1952: 4.08 ft, below flood stage; 3,050 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 1953: 3.80 ft, below flood stage; 2,500 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1954: 3.70 ft, below flood stage; 2,160 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 1955: 3.82 ft, below flood stage; 2,160 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1956: 3.80 ft, below flood stage; 2,120 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 1957: 3.85 ft, below flood stage; 1,980 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 1958: 4.74 ft, below flood stage; 3,710 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 1959: 3.98 ft, below flood stage; 2,100 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1960: 4.34 ft, below flood stageAug 10, 1960: 4.05 ft, below flood stage; 2,080 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 1961: 4.09 ft, below flood stage; 2,050 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1962: 4.86 ft, below flood stage; 3,540 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1963: 4.35 ft, below flood stage; 2,490 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 1964: 4.44 ft, below flood stage; 2,550 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 1965: 4.15 ft, below flood stage; 1,900 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1966: 4.48 ft, below flood stage; 2,790 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 1966: 4.54 ft, below flood stageFeb 17, 1967: 5.02 ft, below flood stageJul 9, 1967: 4.62 ft, below flood stage; 2,500 cubic feet per secondAug 12, 1968: 4.83 ft, below flood stage; 3,180 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1969: 4.74 ft, below flood stageJul 24, 1969: 4.64 ft, below flood stage; 2,170 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1970: 5.09 ft, below flood stage; 2,950 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1971: 6.71 ft, moderate flooding; 9,580 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1972: 4.78 ft, below flood stage; 3,310 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1973: 5.99 ft, action stage; 6,930 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1974: 5.36 ft, below flood stageApr 13, 1974: 5.31 ft, below flood stage; 4,390 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 1975: 4.94 ft, below flood stage; 3,000 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 1976: 5.37 ft, below flood stage; 3,560 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 1977: 5.24 ft, below flood stage; 3,170 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1978: 5.17 ft, below flood stage; 2,990 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1979: 4.44 ft, below flood stageAug 15, 1979: 4.42 ft, below flood stage; 1,720 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1980: 4.82 ft, below flood stage; 2,380 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 1980: 4.99 ft, below flood stageJul 18, 1981: 5.43 ft, below flood stage; 2,560 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 1982: 5.05 ft, below flood stage; 2,290 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1983: 6.67 ft, moderate floodingAug 23, 1983: 6.63 ft, moderate flooding; 7,800 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1984: 6.33 ft, minor flooding; 6,220 cubic feet per secondNov 17, 1984: 4.98 ft, below flood stage; 3,030 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 1985: 6.09 ft, minor floodingJul 14, 1986: 5.02 ft, below flood stageSep 17, 1986: 4.98 ft, below flood stage; 3,200 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 1986: 5.14 ft, below flood stage; 3,460 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1988: 4.91 ft, below flood stage; 2,840 cubic feet per secondJul 31, 1989: 4.81 ft, below flood stage; 2,530 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 1990: 4.95 ft, below flood stage; 2,730 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 1991: 4.87 ft, below flood stage; 2,190 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 1992: 4.40 ft, below flood stage; 1,520 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1993: 4.87 ft, below flood stageAug 21, 1993: 4.01 ft, below flood stage; 1,080 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 1994: 4.91 ft, below flood stage; 2,110 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 1995: 5.72 ft, action stage; 3,110 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 1996: 5.22 ft, below flood stage; 2,220 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 1997: 5.41 ft, below flood stage; 2,170 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 1998: 5.84 ft, action stage; 2,440 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 1999: 5.61 ft, action stage; 2,260 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 2000: 5.97 ft, action stage; 2,410 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 2001: 6.29 ft, minor flooding; 3,760 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 2002: 6.15 ft, minor flooding; 2,740 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 2002: 5.26 ft, below flood stageJul 21, 2003: 5.24 ft, below flood stage; 1,290 cubic feet per secondJul 31, 2004: 5.25 ft, below flood stage; 1,250 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 2004: 6.36 ft, minor floodingJul 11, 2005: 4.87 ft, below flood stage; 890 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2006: 5.45 ft, below flood stage; 1,430 cubic feet per secondDec 8, 2006: 5.86 ft, action stageJul 29, 2007: 5.67 ft, action stage; 1,520 cubic feet per secondAug 7, 2008: 6.21 ft, minor flooding; 1,870 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2009: 6.07 ft, minor flooding; 1,750 cubic feet per secondDec 6, 2009: 6.26 ft, minor floodingJun 14, 2010: 6.04 ft, minor flooding; 1,620 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2011: 7.73 ft, major flooding; 6,107 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 2011: 6.58 ft, moderate flooding; 2,940 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 2013: 5.79 ft, action stage; 1,600 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 2014: 5.51 ft, action stage; 1,180 cubic feet per secondAug 8, 2015: 5.94 ft, action stage; 1,680 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2016: 6.87 ft, moderate flooding; 3,600 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 2016: 6.35 ft, minor flooding; 2,550 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 2018: 5.91 ft, action stage; 1,750 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 2019: 5.91 ft, action stage; 1,750 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 2020: 6.57 ft, moderate flooding; 2,530 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2021: 6.13 ft, minor flooding; 1,840 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 2022: 6.05 ft, minor flooding; 1,720 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 2023: 5.78 ft, action stage; 1,500 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 2024: 5.85 ft, action stage; 1,450 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2025: 6.12 ft, minor flooding; 1,880 cubic feet per second Highest, 7.73 ft, Jun 21, 2011 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, North Platte River at North Platte 1920s: 2 1930s: 0 1940s: 1 1950s: 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 1 1980s: 4 1990s: 0 2000s: 6 6 2010s: 5 2020s: 4 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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.
  3. 21 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 4.10 ft on Jun 7, 1895; 4.00 ft on Jun 6, 1896; 4.35 ft on Jun 8, 1897; 4.00 ft on May 30, 1898; 4.45 ft on Jun 27, 1899; 4.00 ft on Jun 8, 1900; and more.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 127 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, North Platte River at North Platte
1Jun 21, 20117.73+1.73Major6,107
2Jun 14, 20166.87+0.87Moderate3,600
3Jun 10, 19716.71+0.71Moderate9,580
4Jun 28, 19836.67+0.67Moderate—
5Aug 23, 19836.63+0.63Moderate7,800
6Oct 2, 20116.58+0.58Moderate2,940
7Jul 22, 20206.57+0.57Moderate2,530
8Mar 23, 19526.54+0.54Moderate—
9Dec 1, 19466.37+0.37Minor—
10Dec 3, 20046.36+0.36Minor—
11Oct 4, 20166.35+0.35Minor2,550
12Apr 22, 19846.33+0.33Minor6,220
13Jul 12, 20016.29+0.29Minor3,760
14Dec 6, 20096.26+0.26Minor—
15Aug 7, 20086.21+0.21Minor1,870
16Jul 27, 20026.15+0.15Minor2,740
17Jun 25, 20216.13+0.13Minor1,840
18Jun 18, 20256.12+0.12Minor1,880
19Jan 14, 19856.09+0.09Minor—
20Apr 16, 20096.07+0.07Minor1,750
21Jul 24, 20226.05+0.05Minor1,720
22Jun 14, 20106.04+0.04Minor1,620
23Oct 3, 19236.000.00Minor18,500
24Jun 5, 19296.000.00Minor20,900
25Jun 13, 19735.99−0.01Action6,930
26Aug 21, 20005.97−0.03Action2,410
27Aug 8, 20155.94−0.06Action1,680
28Oct 30, 20185.91−0.09Action1,750
29Oct 30, 20195.91−0.09Action1,750
30Dec 8, 20065.86−0.14Action—
31Jun 15, 20245.85−0.15Action1,450
32Jul 26, 19985.84−0.16Action2,440
33Jul 8, 20135.79−0.21Action1,600
34Sep 4, 20235.78−0.22Action1,500
35Jul 18, 19955.72−0.28Action3,110
36Jul 29, 20075.67−0.33Action1,520
37Aug 3, 19995.61−0.39Action2,260
38Aug 4, 20145.51−0.49Action1,180
39Jul 11, 20065.45−0.55Below flood stage1,430
40Jul 18, 19815.43−0.57Below flood stage2,560
41Jul 26, 19975.41−0.59Below flood stage2,170
42Jun 12, 19285.40−0.60Below flood stage15,600
43Aug 30, 19765.37−0.63Below flood stage3,560
44Mar 16, 19745.36−0.64Below flood stage—
45Apr 13, 19745.31−0.69Below flood stage4,390
46Dec 26, 20025.26−0.74Below flood stage—
47Jul 31, 20045.25−0.75Below flood stage1,250
48Jul 11, 19775.24−0.76Below flood stage3,170
49Jul 21, 20035.24−0.76Below flood stage1,290
50Jul 9, 19965.22−0.78Below flood stage2,220

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 21, 2011: 7.73 ft here, major flooding

  • LiscoNE · Jun 19, 2011 · 5.28 ft · Moderate · 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 14, 2016: 6.87 ft here, moderate flooding

  • SaratogaWY · Jun 10, 2016 · 8.65 ft · Minor

June 10, 1971: 6.71 ft here, moderate flooding

  • LiscoNE · Jun 3, 1971 · 5.05 ft · Moderate
  • KeystoneNE · Jun 10, 1971 · 7.25 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
LiscoNE4.05.28 ft, Jun 19, 20110
North Platte this gaugeNE6.07.73 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 Lincoln County

Flood gauges in Lincoln County
Sutherland6.57.11 ft, Jun 21, 20110
Brady7.59.80 ft, Sep 23, 20130
Maxwell9.010.79 ft, Sep 23, 20130
North Platte13.014.54 ft, Sep 23, 20130

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NPTN1, 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.