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Platte River at Louisville

Highest listed crest 13.82 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft68 crests since 1953

The Platte River at Louisville crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 68 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1953 to 2025. The highest, 13.82 ft on March 16, 2019, was major flooding, 4.82 feet above flood stage. 6 other gauges on the Platte River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.82 ft
March 16, 2019; 252,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.0 ft
Major flooding from 12.0 ft
Crests at major
2
23rd of 187 gauges in Nebraska
Most recent flood crest
March 16, 2019
13.82 ft, major flooding
Location
Sarpy County
Near Papillion (9.8 mi), La Vista (12.4 mi), Bellevue (14.5 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Platte River at Louisville
Action stage8.022Jun 27, 2025The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.011Jun 14, 2010Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.03Jul 25, 1993Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage12.02Mar 16, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

68 crests from 1953 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Platte River at Louisville, 1953 to 2025 468101214ft Flood stage 9.0 ftMajor 12.0 ft May 12, 1953: 8.20 ft, action stage; 33,300 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1954: 7.55 ft, below flood stage; 25,800 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1955: 7.21 ft, below flood stage; 28,100 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1956: 6.39 ft, below flood stageMay 31, 1956: 6.18 ft, below flood stage; 10,900 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1957: 10.35 ft, minor flooding; 71,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1958: 8.83 ft, action stage; 54,700 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 1959: 9.50 ft, minor flooding; 51,500 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1960: 12.45 ft, major flooding; 124,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1961: 7.58 ft, below flood stageJun 2, 1961: 7.02 ft, below flood stage; 19,400 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 1973: 7.85 ft, below flood stage; 42,400 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1975: 6.95 ft, below flood stage; 28,500 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1976: 6.13 ft, below flood stage; 19,700 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 1977: 7.27 ft, below flood stage; 27,200 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1978: 10.83 ft, minor flooding; 112,000 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1979: 9.79 ft, minor floodingMar 18, 1979: 8.88 ft, action stage; 52,000 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1980: 7.35 ft, below flood stage; 31,600 cubic feet per secondAug 6, 1981: 8.04 ft, action stage; 42,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1982: 9.99 ft, minor floodingJun 19, 1982: 8.11 ft, action stage; 48,800 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1983: 9.36 ft, minor flooding; 69,000 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1984: 11.35 ft, moderate flooding; 144,000 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1985: 7.91 ft, below flood stage; 41,000 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1986: 8.14 ft, action stage; 45,400 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1987: 9.72 ft, minor flooding; 103,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1988: 7.05 ft, below flood stageSep 9, 1989: 8.23 ft, action stage; 42,800 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1990: 9.16 ft, minor flooding; 67,000 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1991: 8.72 ft, action stage; 55,500 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1992: 7.11 ft, below flood stage; 28,000 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1993: 11.47 ft, moderate flooding; 142,000 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 1993: 11.90 ft, moderate flooding; 160,000 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1994: 7.95 ft, below flood stage; 47,300 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1995: 9.12 ft, minor flooding; 70,500 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1996: 7.96 ft, below flood stage; 52,200 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1996: 8.00 ft, action stageFeb 19, 1997: 8.76 ft, action stageJun 14, 1998: 8.25 ft, action stage; 51,000 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1999: 8.77 ft, action stage; 57,100 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 2000: 6.38 ft, below flood stage; 22,300 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2001: 7.91 ft, below flood stage; 49,800 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2002: 5.62 ft, below flood stage; 17,000 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2003: 7.20 ft, below flood stage; 34,200 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2004: 6.66 ft, below flood stage; 30,700 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2005: 6.64 ft, below flood stage; 27,000 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 2006: 5.51 ft, below flood stage; 16,100 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2007: 8.09 ft, action stage; 49,900 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2008: 10.48 ft, minor flooding; 96,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 2009: 7.54 ft, below flood stage; 18,200 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2010: 10.33 ft, minor flooding; 136,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2011: 8.15 ft, action stageApr 15, 2012: 5.80 ft, below flood stage; 21,000 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2013: 6.48 ft, below flood stage; 24,900 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2014: 8.10 ft, action stage; 55,200 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2015: 8.36 ft, action stage; 55,400 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2016: 8.60 ft, action stage; 54,800 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2017: 8.57 ft, action stage; 54,400 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2018: 8.45 ft, action stage; 52,600 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2019: 13.82 ft, major flooding; 252,000 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2019: 8.99 ft, action stageMay 27, 2020: 7.00 ft, below flood stage; 38,000 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2021: 7.43 ft, below flood stageFeb 10, 2022: 5.53 ft, below flood stageMar 1, 2023: 5.88 ft, below flood stageMay 22, 2024: 8.39 ft, action stageJun 27, 2025: 8.49 ft, action stage; 71,800 cubic feet per second Highest, 13.82 ft, Mar 16, 2019 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Platte River at Louisville 1950s: 2 1960s: 1 1970s: 2 1980s: 4 4 1990s: 4 2000s: 1 2010s: 2 2020s: 0 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 68 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Platte River at Louisville
1Mar 16, 201913.82+4.82Major252,000
2Mar 30, 196012.45+3.45Major124,000
3Jul 25, 199311.90+2.90Moderate160,000
4Mar 10, 199311.47+2.47Moderate142,000
5Jun 14, 198411.35+2.35Moderate144,000
6Mar 20, 197810.83+1.83Minor112,000
7May 31, 200810.48+1.48Minor96,600
8Jun 17, 195710.35+1.35Minor71,000
9Jun 14, 201010.33+1.33Minor136,000
10Feb 22, 19829.99+0.99Minor—
11Mar 3, 19799.79+0.79Minor—
12Mar 24, 19879.72+0.72Minor103,000
13Aug 3, 19599.50+0.50Minor51,500
14Jun 19, 19839.36+0.36Minor69,000
15Jun 17, 19909.16+0.16Minor67,000
16May 29, 19959.12+0.12Minor70,500
17May 29, 20198.99−0.01Action—
18Mar 18, 19798.88−0.12Action52,000
19Feb 28, 19588.83−0.17Action54,700
20Jun 28, 19998.77−0.23Action57,100
21Feb 19, 19978.76−0.24Action—
22Jun 6, 19918.72−0.28Action55,500
23May 12, 20168.60−0.40Action54,800
24May 20, 20178.57−0.43Action54,400
25Jun 27, 20258.49−0.51Action71,800
26Jun 26, 20188.45−0.55Action52,600
27May 22, 20248.39−0.61Action—
28Jun 12, 20158.36−0.64Action55,400
29Jun 14, 19988.25−0.75Action51,000
30Sep 9, 19898.23−0.77Action42,800
31May 12, 19538.20−0.80Action33,300
32Feb 17, 20118.15−0.85Action—
33Mar 20, 19868.14−0.86Action45,400
34Jun 19, 19828.11−0.89Action48,800
35Jun 21, 20148.10−0.90Action55,200
36May 6, 20078.09−0.91Action49,900
37Aug 6, 19818.04−0.96Action42,000
38Jun 24, 19968.00−1.00Action—
39May 27, 19967.96−1.04Below flood stage52,200
40Mar 6, 19947.95−1.05Below flood stage47,300
41May 16, 19857.91−1.09Below flood stage41,000
42Mar 16, 20017.91−1.09Below flood stage49,800
43Oct 12, 19737.85−1.15Below flood stage42,400
44Feb 18, 19617.58−1.42Below flood stage—
45Jun 19, 19547.55−1.45Below flood stage25,800
46Feb 11, 20097.54−1.46Below flood stage18,200
47Mar 15, 20217.43−1.57Below flood stage—
48Jun 2, 19807.35−1.65Below flood stage31,600
49Sep 4, 19777.27−1.73Below flood stage27,200
50Mar 11, 19557.21−1.79Below flood stage28,100

The worst floods along the Platte River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Platte River that crested above flood stage within a week.

March 16, 2019: 13.82 ft here, major flooding

  • AshlandNE · Mar 16, 2019 · 24.32 ft · Major · its highest
  • North BendNE · Mar 15, 2019 · 11.96 ft · Major
  • Grand IslandNE · Mar 15, 2019 · 7.78 ft · Major
  • VeniceNE · Mar 15, 2019 · 19.92 ft · Moderate · its highest
  • LesharaNE · Mar 15, 2019 · 11.47 ft · Moderate
  • DuncanNE · Mar 16, 2019 · 8.04 ft · Minor

March 30, 1960: 12.45 ft here, major flooding

  • Grand IslandNE · Mar 27, 1960 · 8.16 ft · Major · its highest
  • North BendNE · Mar 29, 1960 · 10.04 ft · Moderate

July 25, 1993: 11.90 ft here, moderate flooding

  • AshlandNE · Jul 25, 1993 · 21.45 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Platte River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Platte River
BradyNE7.59.80 ft, Sep 23, 20130
FremontNE11.011.91 ft, Jun 23, 20240
Louisville this gaugeNE9.013.82 ft, Mar 16, 20192
MaxwellNE9.010.79 ft, Sep 23, 20130
North BendNE8.015.55 ft, Mar 19, 19783
AshlandNE20.024.32 ft, Mar 16, 20191
DuncanNE8.08.07 ft, Jun 14, 19830
Grand IslandNE6.58.16 ft, Mar 27, 196015
KearneyNE7.08.62 ft, Feb 24, 19940
LesharaNE8.011.84 ft, Feb 9, 19960
OdessaNE7.08.27 ft, Jul 9, 20190
OvertonNE7.510.43 ft, May 15, 19730
VeniceNE15.519.92 ft, Mar 15, 20190

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
Harlan Lewis Road near La Platte28.031.70 ft, Jun 29, 20240
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 LOUN1, 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.