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Platte River at North Bend

Highest listed crest 15.55 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft85 crests since 1951

The Platte River at North Bend crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 85 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1951 to 2025. The highest, 15.55 ft on March 19, 1978, was major flooding, 7.55 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Platte River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
15.55 ft
March 19, 1978; 80,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.0 ft
Major flooding from 11.5 ft
Crests at major
3
12th of 187 gauges in Nebraska
Most recent flood crest
March 15, 2019
11.96 ft, major flooding
Location
Dodge County
Near Fremont (15.0 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 North Bend
Action stage7.027Feb 3, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.021Mar 10, 2014Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage10.09Mar 10, 2010Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage11.53Mar 15, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

85 crests from 1951 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Platte River at North Bend, 1951 to 2025 46810121416ft Flood stage 8.0 ftMajor 11.5 ft May 31, 1951: 7.65 ft, action stage; 30,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1952: 10.17 ft, moderate floodingJun 17, 1957: 8.06 ft, minor flooding; 44,200 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1960: 10.04 ft, moderate flooding; 112,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1961: 6.93 ft, below flood stageMay 23, 1961: 6.02 ft, below flood stage; 15,700 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1962: 8.78 ft, minor floodingDec 24, 1962: 8.53 ft, minor floodingJun 24, 1963: 7.78 ft, action stage; 37,300 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1964: 7.35 ft, action stage; 30,200 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1965: 7.84 ft, action stage; 35,800 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 1966: 9.01 ft, minor flooding; 72,500 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1967: 9.56 ft, minor flooding; 75,200 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1968: 7.52 ft, action stage; 29,200 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1969: 8.23 ft, minor flooding; 42,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1970: 7.66 ft, action stageFeb 20, 1971: 12.24 ft, major floodingMar 11, 1971: 8.27 ft, minor flooding; 28,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 29, 1972: 10.19 ft, moderate floodingMay 24, 1972: 6.08 ft, below flood stage; 12,600 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1973: 8.12 ft, minor flooding; 36,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1974: 8.60 ft, minor flooding; 21,000 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1975: 6.62 ft, below flood stage; 16,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1976: 7.15 ft, action stageFeb 23, 1977: 7.29 ft, action stageSep 4, 1977: 6.53 ft, below flood stage; 17,800 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1978: 15.55 ft, major flooding; 80,000 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1979: 10.00 ft, moderate floodingMar 23, 1979: 7.09 ft, action stage; 24,900 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 1980: 10.44 ft, moderate floodingJun 6, 1980: 6.95 ft, below flood stage; 21,700 cubic feet per secondAug 6, 1981: 7.44 ft, action stage; 30,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1982: 9.25 ft, minor floodingMay 31, 1982: 7.27 ft, action stage; 26,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1983: 9.49 ft, minor floodingJun 18, 1983: 8.97 ft, minor flooding; 59,500 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1984: 9.13 ft, minor flooding; 65,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1985: 10.59 ft, moderate floodingMay 15, 1985: 6.92 ft, below flood stage; 24,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1986: 7.80 ft, action stageMar 24, 1987: 8.17 ft, minor flooding; 54,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1988: 8.14 ft, minor floodingMar 12, 1989: 8.19 ft, minor floodingJun 17, 1990: 7.71 ft, action stage; 37,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1991: 7.18 ft, action stageJun 3, 1991: 6.73 ft, below flood stage; 21,600 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1992: 6.48 ft, below flood stageAug 6, 1992: 5.97 ft, below flood stage; 15,900 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1993: 10.97 ft, moderate floodingMar 5, 1994: 10.32 ft, moderate flooding; 49,000 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1995: 7.43 ft, action stage; 32,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1996: 7.34 ft, action stageJun 2, 1996: 6.34 ft, below flood stage; 20,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1997: 9.78 ft, minor flooding; 31,500 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1998: 6.92 ft, below flood stage; 27,400 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1999: 7.91 ft, action stage; 44,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 2000: 4.98 ft, below flood stage; 8,830 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2001: 7.75 ft, action stageJan 14, 2002: 6.56 ft, below flood stageMar 7, 2003: 6.88 ft, below flood stageMar 1, 2004: 7.03 ft, action stageFeb 6, 2005: 6.56 ft, below flood stageJun 5, 2005: 6.20 ft, below flood stage; 18,900 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 2006: 5.56 ft, below flood stage; 13,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2007: 9.97 ft, minor floodingMay 30, 2008: 7.90 ft, action stage; 41,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 2009: 6.05 ft, below flood stage; 13,400 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2010: 10.89 ft, moderate floodingJun 14, 2010: 8.39 ft, minor flooding; 50,471 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2011: 8.00 ft, minor floodingJan 30, 2012: 7.35 ft, action stageFeb 10, 2013: 6.80 ft, below flood stageOct 4, 2013: 6.80 ft, below flood stageMar 10, 2014: 9.26 ft, minor floodingJun 6, 2015: 7.06 ft, action stage; 26,500 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2016: 6.69 ft, below flood stage; 21,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 2017: 7.71 ft, action stageMar 3, 2018: 7.80 ft, action stageMar 15, 2019: 11.96 ft, major flooding; 165,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 2020: 7.86 ft, action stageFeb 28, 2021: 7.37 ft, action stageFeb 9, 2022: 5.72 ft, below flood stageFeb 23, 2023: 6.88 ft, below flood stageFeb 3, 2024: 7.78 ft, action stageJun 26, 2025: 6.79 ft, below flood stage; 30,900 cubic feet per second Highest, 15.55 ft, Mar 19, 1978 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Platte River at North Bend 1950s: 2 1960s: 6 1970s: 7 1980s: 9 9 1990s: 3 2000s: 1 2010s: 5 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 85 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Platte River at North Bend
1Mar 19, 197815.55+7.55Major80,000
2Feb 20, 197112.24+4.24Major—
3Mar 15, 201911.96+3.96Major165,000
4Mar 8, 199310.97+2.97Moderate—
5Mar 10, 201010.89+2.89Moderate—
6Feb 28, 198510.59+2.59Moderate—
7Jan 18, 198010.44+2.44Moderate—
8Mar 5, 199410.32+2.32Moderate49,000
9Feb 29, 197210.19+2.19Moderate—
10Feb 13, 195210.17+2.17Moderate—
11Mar 29, 196010.04+2.04Moderate112,000
12Mar 14, 197910.00+2.00Moderate—
13Feb 22, 20079.97+1.97Minor—
14Feb 21, 19979.78+1.78Minor31,500
15Jun 16, 19679.56+1.56Minor75,200
16Feb 18, 19839.49+1.49Minor—
17Mar 10, 20149.26+1.26Minor—
18Feb 22, 19829.25+1.25Minor—
19Jun 13, 19849.13+1.13Minor65,200
20Aug 14, 19669.01+1.01Minor72,500
21Jun 18, 19838.97+0.97Minor59,500
22Mar 23, 19628.78+0.78Minor—
23Feb 17, 19748.60+0.60Minor21,000
24Dec 24, 19628.53+0.53Minor—
25Jun 14, 20108.39+0.39Minor50,471
26Mar 11, 19718.27+0.27Minor28,000
27Mar 22, 19698.23+0.23Minor42,100
28Mar 12, 19898.19+0.19Minor—
29Mar 24, 19878.17+0.17Minor54,000
30Feb 24, 19888.14+0.14Minor—
31May 28, 19738.12+0.12Minor36,300
32Jun 17, 19578.06+0.06Minor44,200
33Feb 18, 20118.000.00Minor—
34Jun 28, 19997.91−0.09Action44,700
35May 30, 20087.90−0.10Action41,500
36Feb 15, 20207.86−0.14Action—
37Jun 29, 19657.84−0.16Action35,800
38Feb 26, 19867.80−0.20Action—
39Mar 3, 20187.80−0.20Action—
40Jun 24, 19637.78−0.22Action37,300
41Feb 3, 20247.78−0.22Action—
42Mar 15, 20017.75−0.25Action—
43Jun 17, 19907.71−0.29Action37,300
44Feb 12, 20177.71−0.29Action—
45Feb 24, 19707.66−0.34Action—
46May 31, 19517.65−0.35Action30,800
47Jun 25, 19687.52−0.48Action29,200
48Aug 6, 19817.44−0.56Action30,000
49May 28, 19957.43−0.57Action32,200
50Feb 28, 20217.37−0.63Action—

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 19, 1978: 15.55 ft here, major flooding

March 15, 2019: 11.96 ft here, major flooding

  • AshlandNE · Mar 16, 2019 · 24.32 ft · Major · its highest
  • LouisvilleNE · Mar 16, 2019 · 13.82 ft · Major · its highest
  • 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 8, 1993: 10.97 ft here, moderate flooding

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
LouisvilleNE9.013.82 ft, Mar 16, 20192
MaxwellNE9.010.79 ft, Sep 23, 20130
North Bend this gaugeNE8.015.55 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 Dodge County

Flood gauges in Dodge County
Winslow17.024.14 ft, Mar 14, 20191
Uehling18.021.24 ft, Mar 15, 20191
Nickerson11.517.78 ft, Mar 14, 20192
Scribner18.024.48 ft, Aug 5, 199614
Fremont11.011.91 ft, Jun 23, 20240

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NBDN1, 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.