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Republican River at Cambridge

Highest listed crest 11.08 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft5 crests since 2021

The Republican River at Cambridge crested above flood stage 1 time among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2021 to 2025. The highest, 11.08 ft on May 28, 2023, was minor flooding, 0.08 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Republican River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.08 ft
May 28, 2023
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 16.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 28, 2023
11.08 ft, minor flooding
Location
Furnas County
Nebraska
Identifiers
NWS CBGN1
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Republican River at Cambridge
Action stage10.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.01May 28, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage13.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.00—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 Republican River at Cambridge, 2021 to 2025 46810121416ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 16.0 ft May 27, 2021: 6.69 ft, below flood stageJun 6, 2022: 6.22 ft, below flood stageMay 28, 2023: 11.08 ft, minor floodingMay 22, 2024: 5.26 ft, below flood stageSep 19, 2025: 6.31 ft, below flood stage Highest, 11.08 ft, May 28, 2023 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, Republican River at Cambridge
1May 28, 202311.08+0.08Minor—
2May 27, 20216.69−4.31Below flood stage—
3Sep 19, 20256.31−4.69Below flood stage—
4Jun 6, 20226.22−4.78Below flood stage—
5May 22, 20245.26−5.74Below flood stage—

The worst floods along the Republican River

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

May 28, 2023: 11.08 ft here, minor flooding

  • StrattonNE · May 26, 2023 · 13.21 ft · Moderate · its highest
  • McCookNE · May 26, 2023 · 10.51 ft · Minor · its highest

Gauges on the Republican River

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

Flood gauges on the Republican River
Cambridge this gaugeNE11.011.08 ft, May 28, 20230
Clay CenterKS15.025.74 ft, Jun 3, 19350
ConcordiaKS15.023.00 ft, Jun 2, 19350
Guide RockNE12.515.47 ft, Jul 19, 19930
McCookNE9.010.51 ft, May 26, 20230
RivertonNE9.010.86 ft, Jul 10, 20190
ScandiaKS10.017.80 ft, Jun 2, 19353
StrattonNE11.013.21 ft, May 26, 20230
BenkelmanNE7.013.10 ft, May 31, 19351
HardyKS11.019.40 ft, Jun 2, 19352
OrleansNE9.014.00 ft, Jun 23, 19473

Other gauges in Furnas County

Flood gauges in Furnas County
Beaver City11.015.68 ft, Jun 14, 19831
Arapahoe24.031.00 ft, Jun 22, 19471
Furnas-Gosper County Line29.029.35 ft, Jul 9, 20190
Edison17.525.48 ft, Jul 9, 20190

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CBGN1, 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.