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Prairie Creek near Silver Creek

Highest listed crest 10.29 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft32 crests since 1996

The Prairie Creek near Silver Creek crested above flood stage 8 times among the 32 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1996 to 2025. The highest, 10.29 ft on June 11, 2008, was minor flooding, 1.29 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
10.29 ft
June 11, 2008; 2,210 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.0 ft
Major flooding from 16.0 ft
Crests at major
0
8 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 27, 2025
9.88 ft, minor flooding
Location
Merrick County
Nebraska

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Prairie Creek near Silver Creek
Action stage8.04Mar 17, 2021The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.08Jun 27, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

32 crests from 1996 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Prairie Creek near Silver Creek, 1996 to 2025 05101520ft Flood stage 9.0 ftMajor 16.0 ft May 31, 1996: 7.77 ft, below flood stage; 812 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 1997: 6.24 ft, below flood stage; 490 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1998: 9.29 ft, minor flooding; 1,640 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1999: 9.28 ft, minor flooding; 1,630 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2000: 3.41 ft, below flood stage; 60 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2001: 6.58 ft, below flood stage; 555 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2003: 5.81 ft, below flood stage; 166 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 2004: 5.37 ft, below flood stage; 250 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2006: 4.15 ft, below flood stage; 21 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 2006: 4.42 ft, below flood stageJun 2, 2007: 8.65 ft, action stage; 778 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2008: 10.29 ft, minor flooding; 2,210 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2009: 7.56 ft, below flood stage; 758 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2010: 8.34 ft, action stage; 1,040 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 2010: 8.57 ft, action stageMay 29, 2011: 7.75 ft, below flood stage; 884 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2012: 4.12 ft, below flood stage; 143 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2013: 5.04 ft, below flood stage; 266 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2014: 5.97 ft, below flood stage; 448 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 2015: 4.14 ft, below flood stage; 71 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2016: 5.99 ft, below flood stageOct 3, 2017: 7.11 ft, below flood stage; 359 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2018: 6.41 ft, below flood stage; 258 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2019: 9.61 ft, minor flooding; 1,580 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2019: 9.52 ft, minor flooding; 1,330 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 2019: 9.66 ft, minor flooding; 1,620 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2020: 9.29 ft, minor flooding; 1,200 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 2021: 8.71 ft, action stage; 1,220 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2022: 3.44 ft, below flood stage; 102 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 2023: 2.22 ft, below flood stageJun 23, 2024: 7.75 ft, below flood stageJun 27, 2025: 9.88 ft, minor flooding; 1,370 cubic feet per second Highest, 10.29 ft, Jun 11, 2008 200020052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Prairie Creek near Silver Creek 1990s: 2 2000s: 1 2010s: 3 3 2020s: 2 1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Prairie Creek near Silver Creek
1Jun 11, 200810.29+1.29Minor2,210
2Jun 27, 20259.88+0.88Minor1,370
3Aug 30, 20199.66+0.66Minor1,620
4Mar 18, 20199.61+0.61Minor1,580
5May 29, 20199.52+0.52Minor1,330
6Apr 10, 19989.29+0.29Minor1,640
7May 28, 20209.29+0.29Minor1,200
8Jun 28, 19999.28+0.28Minor1,630
9Mar 17, 20218.71−0.29Action1,220
10Jun 2, 20078.65−0.35Action778
11Jun 15, 20108.57−0.43Action—
12Mar 13, 20108.34−0.66Action1,040
13May 31, 19967.77−1.23Below flood stage812
14May 29, 20117.75−1.25Below flood stage884
15Jun 23, 20247.75−1.25Below flood stage—
16Jun 23, 20097.56−1.44Below flood stage758
17Oct 3, 20177.11−1.89Below flood stage359
18May 8, 20016.58−2.42Below flood stage555
19Jun 26, 20186.41−2.59Below flood stage258
20Sep 28, 19976.24−2.76Below flood stage490
21May 1, 20165.99−3.01Below flood stage—
22Jun 16, 20145.97−3.03Below flood stage448
23May 4, 20035.81−3.19Below flood stage166
24Jul 9, 20045.37−3.63Below flood stage250
25May 27, 20135.04−3.96Below flood stage266
26Sep 28, 20064.42−4.58Below flood stage—
27Jun 17, 20064.15−4.85Below flood stage21
28Jun 15, 20154.14−4.86Below flood stage71
29May 31, 20124.12−4.88Below flood stage143
30May 6, 20223.44−5.56Below flood stage102
31Feb 7, 20003.41−5.59Below flood stage60
32Feb 26, 20232.22−6.78Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Merrick County

Flood gauges in Merrick County
Grand Island6.58.16 ft, Mar 27, 196015
Silver Creek9.09.94 ft, Jun 27, 20250

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SIVN1, 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.