North Platte River at Scottsbluff

Highest listed crest 12.74 ftFlood stage 11.5 ft5 crests since 2015

The North Platte River at Scottsbluff crested above flood stage 2 times among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2015 to 2019. The highest, 12.74 ft on May 28, 2016, was moderate flooding, 1.24 feet above flood stage. 4 other gauges on the North Platte River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 12.74 ft; May 28, 2016
Flood stage: 11.5 ft; Major flooding from 13.5 ft
Crests at major: 0; 2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: May 28, 2016; 12.74 ft, moderate flooding
Location: Scotts Bluff County; Near Scottsbluff (1.4 mi)
Identifiers: NWS SBRN1; USGS 06680500

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 Scottsbluff

Action stage	10.5	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	11.5	1	May 30, 2015	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	12.5	1	May 28, 2016	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	13.5	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

5 crests from 2015 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

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.
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 Platte River at Scottsbluff

1	May 28, 2016	12.74	+1.24	Moderate	—
2	May 30, 2015	11.72	+0.22	Minor	6,500
3	Jun 5, 2017	10.19	−1.31	Below flood stage	—
4	Jun 5, 2019	8.45	−3.05	Below flood stage	—
5	May 20, 2018	7.30	−4.20	Below flood stage	—

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.

May 28, 2016: 12.74 ft here, moderate flooding

WY-NE State Line nr HenryWY · May 28, 2016 · 6.52 ft · Moderate
LewellenNE · May 27, 2016 · 8.92 ft · Minor · its highest
SutherlandNE · Jun 3, 2016 · 6.54 ft · Minor
LiscoNE · May 31, 2016 · 4.39 ft · Minor

May 30, 2015: 11.72 ft here, minor flooding

LewellenNE · Jun 2, 2015 · 8.64 ft · Minor
WY-NE State Line nr HenryWY · May 29, 2015 · 5.62 ft · Minor
LiscoNE · May 30, 2015 · 4.23 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

Casper	WY	8.0	8.34 ft, Jun 9, 1984	0
Lewellen	NE	8.0	8.92 ft, May 27, 2016	0
Lisco	NE	4.0	5.28 ft, Jun 19, 2011	0
North Platte	NE	6.0	7.73 ft, Jun 21, 2011	1
Saratoga	WY	8.5	10.49 ft, Jun 9, 2011	0
Scottsbluff this gauge	NE	11.5	12.74 ft, May 28, 2016	0
WY-NE State Line nr Henry	WY	5.5	6.77 ft, May 11, 2018	0
Glenrock	WY	7.0	7.18 ft, Jun 20, 2011	0
Keystone	NE	6.0	7.57 ft, Aug 10, 1983	0
Northgate	CO	8.0	9.45 ft, Mar 21, 2007	0
Orin	WY	8.0	10.45 ft, Jun 12, 1970	2
Sinclair	WY	9.0	11.64 ft, Jun 14, 2010	3
Sutherland	NE	6.5	7.11 ft, Jun 21, 2011	0

Scotts Bluff County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Nebraska

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SBRN1, 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.