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Papillion Creek at Harlan Lewis Road near La Platte

Highest listed crest 31.70 ftFlood stage 28.0 ft5 crests since 2021

The Papillion Creek at Harlan Lewis Road near La Platte crested above flood stage 1 time among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2021 to 2025. The highest, 31.70 ft on June 29, 2024, was minor flooding, 3.70 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
31.70 ft
June 29, 2024
Flood stage
28.0 ft
Major flooding from 37.5 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 29, 2024
31.70 ft, minor flooding
Location
Sarpy County
Near Bellevue (5.0 mi), Papillion (10.7 mi), Council Bluffs (10.9 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Papillion Creek at Harlan Lewis Road near La Platte
Action stage27.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)28.01Jun 29, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage35.50—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage37.50—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 Papillion Creek at Harlan Lewis Road near La Platte, 2021 to 2025 10203040ft Flood stage 28.0 ftMajor 37.5 ft Aug 31, 2021: 11.83 ft, below flood stageJun 15, 2022: 19.21 ft, below flood stageMar 1, 2023: 17.94 ft, below flood stageJun 29, 2024: 31.70 ft, minor floodingJun 27, 2025: 22.75 ft, below flood stage Highest, 31.70 ft, Jun 29, 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, Papillion Creek at Harlan Lewis Road near La Platte
1Jun 29, 202431.70+3.70Minor—
2Jun 27, 202522.75−5.25Below flood stage—
3Jun 15, 202219.21−8.79Below flood stage—
4Mar 1, 202317.94−10.06Below flood stage—
5Aug 31, 202111.83−16.17Below flood stage—

Gauges on the Papillion Creek

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Papillion Creek
Fort CrookNE33.036.58 ft, Oct 1, 20260
Harlan Lewis Road near La Platte this gaugeNE28.031.70 ft, Jun 29, 20240

Other gauges in Sarpy County

Flood gauges in Sarpy County
Highway 370 at Bellevue30.033.78 ft, Jun 29, 20240
Offutt AFB9.516.21 ft, Jul 2, 20240
Fort Crook33.036.58 ft, Oct 1, 20260
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 PHRN1, 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.