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Omaha Creek at Homer

Highest listed crest 34.50 ftFlood stage 18.0 ft75 crests since 1940

The Omaha Creek at Homer crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 75 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1940 to 2025. The highest, 34.50 ft on June 4, 1940, was major flooding, 16.50 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
34.50 ft
June 4, 1940; 51,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
18.0 ft
Major flooding from 30.0 ft
Crests at major
1
38th of 187 gauges in Nebraska
Most recent flood crest
March 13, 2019
21.41 ft, minor flooding
Location
Dakota County
Near South Sioux City (10.4 mi), Sioux City (13.0 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Omaha Creek at Homer
Action stage15.09Jun 16, 1990The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)18.06Mar 13, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage28.01Feb 19, 1971Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage30.01Jun 4, 1940Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

75 crests from 1940 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Omaha Creek at Homer, 1940 to 2025 010203040ft Flood stage 18.0 ftMajor 30.0 ft Jun 4, 1940: 34.50 ft, major flooding; 51,000 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1946: 9.40 ft, below flood stage; 1,090 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1947: 8.10 ft, below flood stage; 939 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 1949: 14.80 ft, below flood stage; 3,300 cubic feet per secondAug 7, 1950: 14.84 ft, below flood stage; 3,240 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 1951: 14.00 ft, below flood stage; 2,900 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1952: 20.22 ft, minor flooding; 5,950 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1953: 12.52 ft, below flood stage; 4,760 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1954: 21.41 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 1955: 5.41 ft, below flood stage; 1,350 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1956: 16.38 ft, action stage; 7,580 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1957: 20.35 ft, minor flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1958: 23.62 ft, minor flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1959: 10.36 ft, below flood stage; 4,150 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 1960: 11.31 ft, below flood stage; 3,460 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 1961: 7.36 ft, below flood stage; 2,400 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1962: 12.20 ft, below flood stage; 4,800 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1963: 9.50 ft, below flood stage; 3,450 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1964: 6.80 ft, below flood stage; 2,100 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 1965: 9.07 ft, below flood stage; 3,240 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 1966: 13.66 ft, below flood stage; 5,750 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1967: 15.30 ft, action stage; 6,860 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1968: 3.17 ft, below flood stage; 531 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1969: 13.54 ft, below flood stage; 5,670 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 1970: 8.89 ft, below flood stage; 3,180 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1971: 28.47 ft, moderate flooding; 18,100 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 1972: 17.50 ft, action stage; 4,920 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 1973: 8.89 ft, below flood stage; 1,540 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1974: 15.34 ft, action stage; 3,900 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1975: 17.31 ft, action stage; 4,860 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1976: 3.28 ft, below flood stage; 230 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 1977: 6.49 ft, below flood stage; 878 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1978: 17.60 ft, action stage; 4,720 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1979: 12.20 ft, below flood stage; 2,360 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1980: 12.49 ft, below flood stage; 2,850 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 1981: 10.36 ft, below flood stage; 2,170 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 1982: 14.97 ft, below flood stage; 3,740 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1983: 15.45 ft, action stage; 3,900 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1984: 15.82 ft, action stage; 4,060 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1985: 14.96 ft, below flood stage; 3,810 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1986: 11.05 ft, below flood stage; 2,380 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1987: 4.38 ft, below flood stage; 650 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 1988: 9.14 ft, below flood stage; 1,810 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1990: 16.67 ft, action stage; 3,660 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1991: 10.05 ft, below flood stage; 1,620 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 1992: 6.65 ft, below flood stage; 748 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 1993: 11.36 ft, below flood stage; 6,820 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1994: 11.19 ft, below flood stage; 2,500 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1995: 8.57 ft, below flood stage; 2,970 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 1996: 22.30 ft, minor flooding; 20,000 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1997: 9.12 ft, below flood stageJul 6, 1998: 7.44 ft, below flood stage; 2,430 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1999: 10.14 ft, below flood stage; 5,740 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2001: 11.31 ft, below flood stage; 7,690 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2002: 6.44 ft, below flood stage; 1,590 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2003: 9.32 ft, below flood stage; 4,570 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2004: 8.87 ft, below flood stage; 3,970 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2005: 4.46 ft, below flood stage; 543 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2006: 3.13 ft, below flood stage; 139 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 2007: 6.33 ft, below flood stage; 1,160 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2008: 4.89 ft, below flood stage; 676 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 2009: 7.59 ft, below flood stage; 2,560 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2010: 7.68 ft, below flood stage; 2,650 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2011: 9.29 ft, below flood stage; 3,790 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2012: 4.77 ft, below flood stage; 760 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2013: 3.32 ft, below flood stage; 257 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2014: 13.65 ft, below flood stage; 8,640 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 2015: 3.99 ft, below flood stage; 445 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 2016: 7.15 ft, below flood stage; 2,060 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 2017: 4.82 ft, below flood stage; 759 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2019: 21.41 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 2020: 4.57 ft, below flood stage; 564 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2023: 9.33 ft, below flood stage; 440 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2024: 5.36 ft, below flood stage; 817 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2025: 5.01 ft, below flood stage; 697 cubic feet per second Highest, 34.50 ft, Jun 4, 1940 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Omaha Creek at Homer 1940s: 1 1950s: 4 4 1960s: 0 1970s: 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 2020s: 0 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 75 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Omaha Creek at Homer
1Jun 4, 194034.50+16.50Major51,000
2Feb 19, 197128.47+10.47Moderate18,100
3Jul 2, 195823.62+5.62Minor14,400
4Jul 16, 199622.30+4.30Minor20,000
5Jun 21, 195421.41+3.41Minor10,200
6Mar 13, 201921.41+3.41Minor10,900
7Jun 14, 195720.35+2.35Minor10,100
8May 23, 195220.22+2.22Minor5,950
9Mar 18, 197817.60−0.40Action4,720
10Jul 17, 197217.50−0.50Action4,920
11Jun 20, 197517.31−0.69Action4,860
12Jun 16, 199016.67−1.33Action3,660
13Jun 26, 195616.38−1.62Action7,580
14Jun 22, 198415.82−2.18Action4,060
15Jun 18, 198315.45−2.55Action3,900
16May 29, 197415.34−2.66Action3,900
17Jun 14, 196715.30−2.70Action6,860
18Jul 6, 198214.97−3.03Below flood stage3,740
19Apr 23, 198514.96−3.04Below flood stage3,810
20Aug 7, 195014.84−3.16Below flood stage3,240
21Jul 6, 194914.80−3.20Below flood stage3,300
22Aug 15, 195114.00−4.00Below flood stage2,900
23Feb 8, 196613.66−4.34Below flood stage5,750
24Jun 30, 201413.65−4.35Below flood stage8,640
25Jun 28, 196913.54−4.46Below flood stage5,670
26Jun 8, 195312.52−5.48Below flood stage4,760
27May 30, 198012.49−5.51Below flood stage2,850
28May 21, 196212.20−5.80Below flood stage4,800
29Mar 18, 197912.20−5.80Below flood stage2,360
30Jul 9, 199311.36−6.64Below flood stage6,820
31Aug 28, 196011.31−6.69Below flood stage3,460
32Mar 14, 200111.31−6.69Below flood stage7,690
33Feb 18, 199411.19−6.81Below flood stage2,500
34Mar 1, 198611.05−6.95Below flood stage2,380
35May 31, 195910.36−7.64Below flood stage4,150
36Jul 17, 198110.36−7.64Below flood stage2,170
37Jun 27, 199910.14−7.86Below flood stage5,740
38May 15, 199110.05−7.95Below flood stage1,620
39Jun 1, 19639.50−8.50Below flood stage3,450
40Jun 29, 19469.40−8.60Below flood stage1,090
41Feb 27, 20239.33−8.67Below flood stage440
42Jul 6, 20039.32−8.68Below flood stage4,570
43Jun 20, 20119.29−8.71Below flood stage3,790
44Jul 16, 19889.14−8.86Below flood stage1,810
45Jan 8, 19979.12−8.88Below flood stage—
46Sep 30, 19659.07−8.93Below flood stage3,240
47Sep 2, 19708.89−9.11Below flood stage3,180
48Jul 9, 19738.89−9.11Below flood stage1,540
49Jun 11, 20048.87−9.13Below flood stage3,970
50May 28, 19958.57−9.43Below flood stage2,970

Other gauges in Dakota County

Flood gauges in Dakota County
Sioux City30.035.25 ft, Jul 21, 20110

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HMRN1, 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.