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Offutt Ditch (Bellevue Drain) near Offutt AFB

Highest listed crest 16.21 ftFlood stage 9.5 ft5 crests since 2021

The Offutt Ditch (Bellevue Drain) near Offutt AFB crested above flood stage 1 time among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2021 to 2025. The highest, 16.21 ft on July 2, 2024, was moderate flooding, 6.71 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
16.21 ft
July 2, 2024
Flood stage
9.5 ft
Major flooding from 16.5 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
July 2, 2024
16.21 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Sarpy County
Near Bellevue (3.6 mi), Council Bluffs (8.3 mi), Papillion (10.6 mi)

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Offutt Ditch (Bellevue Drain) near Offutt AFB
Action stage9.01Apr 14, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.50—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.51Jul 2, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.50—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

5 crests from 2021 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Offutt Ditch (Bellevue Drain) near Offutt AFB, 2021 to 2025 681012141618ft Flood stage 9.5 ftMajor 16.5 ft Aug 31, 2021: 8.53 ft, below flood stageJun 15, 2022: 7.54 ft, below flood stageApr 14, 2023: 9.31 ft, action stageJul 2, 2024: 16.21 ft, moderate floodingSep 23, 2025: 8.27 ft, below flood stage Highest, 16.21 ft, Jul 2, 2024 20252030
  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, Offutt Ditch (Bellevue Drain) near Offutt AFB
1Jul 2, 202416.21+6.71Moderate—
2Apr 14, 20239.31−0.19Action—
3Aug 31, 20218.53−0.97Below flood stage—
4Sep 23, 20258.27−1.23Below flood stage—
5Jun 15, 20227.54−1.96Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Sarpy County

Flood gauges in Sarpy County
Highway 370 at Bellevue30.033.78 ft, Jun 29, 20240
Fort Crook33.036.58 ft, Oct 1, 20260
Harlan Lewis Road near La Platte28.031.70 ft, Jun 29, 20240
Louisville9.013.82 ft, Mar 16, 20192
Ashland20.024.32 ft, Mar 16, 20191
Chalco40.041.97 ft, Oct 1, 20260
Wehrspann Lake1,100.51,104.20 ft, Oct 1, 20260

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge OFFN1, 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.