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Republican River at Guide Rock

Highest listed crest 15.47 ftFlood stage 12.5 ft41 crests since 1985

The Republican River at Guide Rock crested above flood stage 11 times among the 41 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1985 to 2025. The highest, 15.47 ft on July 19, 1993, was moderate flooding, 2.97 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Republican River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
15.47 ft
July 19, 1993; 9,860 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.5 ft
Major flooding from 17.0 ft
Crests at major
0
11 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 23, 2020
12.82 ft, minor flooding
Location
Webster County
Nebraska

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 Guide Rock
Action stage10.59Mar 15, 2021The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.59May 23, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.02Jul 11, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage17.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

41 crests from 1985 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Republican River at Guide Rock, 1985 to 2025 05101520ft Flood stage 12.5 ftMajor 17.0 ft May 15, 1985: 13.63 ft, minor flooding; 7,480 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 1986: 10.29 ft, below flood stage; 3,310 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1987: 10.77 ft, action stage; 3,770 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 1988: 10.90 ft, action stage; 3,900 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1989: 12.25 ft, action stage; 5,510 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 1990: 10.83 ft, action stage; 3,830 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1991: 7.69 ft, below flood stage; 1,420 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1992: 13.38 ft, minor flooding; 6,080 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 1993: 15.47 ft, moderate flooding; 9,860 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1994: 10.19 ft, below flood stageJul 23, 1996: 11.64 ft, action stage; 4,460 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1998: 7.74 ft, below flood stage; 1,430 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1999: 11.22 ft, action stage; 4,250 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 2000: 12.40 ft, action stage; 5,700 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2001: 9.89 ft, below flood stage; 2,560 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 2002: 5.38 ft, below flood stage; 367 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2003: 7.28 ft, below flood stage; 1,190 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2004: 7.40 ft, below flood stage; 870 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2005: 6.68 ft, below flood stage; 334 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 2006: 7.25 ft, below flood stage; 905 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2007: 12.44 ft, action stage; 4,940 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2008: 14.06 ft, minor flooding; 8,244 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 2009: 9.68 ft, below flood stage; 1,900 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2010: 12.51 ft, minor flooding; 5,070 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2011: 12.95 ft, minor flooding; 6,110 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2012: 8.33 ft, below flood stage; 1,580 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 2013: 6.73 ft, below flood stage; 780 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 2014: 8.81 ft, below flood stage; 1,790 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2015: 10.08 ft, below flood stage; 2,680 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 2016: 6.87 ft, below flood stage; 489 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 2017: 13.31 ft, minor flooding; 4,890 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 2018: 8.44 ft, below flood stage; 1,110 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2019: 14.85 ft, minor flooding; 6,780 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2019: 15.08 ft, moderate flooding; 7,050 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 2019: 14.31 ft, minor flooding; 6,160 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2020: 12.82 ft, minor flooding; 4,600 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2021: 11.64 ft, action stage; 3,550 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 2022: 10.37 ft, below flood stage; 2,570 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 2023: 6.90 ft, below flood stage; 774 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2024: 8.32 ft, below flood stageAug 10, 2025: 9.13 ft, below flood stage Highest, 15.47 ft, Jul 19, 1993 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Republican River at Guide Rock 1980s: 1 1990s: 2 2000s: 1 2010s: 6 6 2020s: 1 1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 Guide Rock
1Jul 19, 199315.47+2.97Moderate9,860
2Jul 11, 201915.08+2.58Moderate7,050
3May 28, 201914.85+2.35Minor6,780
4Aug 25, 201914.31+1.81Minor6,160
5May 25, 200814.06+1.56Minor8,244
6May 15, 198513.63+1.13Minor7,480
7Jul 13, 199213.38+0.88Minor6,080
8Jul 19, 201713.31+0.81Minor4,890
9May 25, 201112.95+0.45Minor6,110
10May 23, 202012.82+0.32Minor4,600
11Jun 13, 201012.51+0.01Minor5,070
12May 6, 200712.44−0.06Action4,940
13Jul 5, 200012.40−0.10Action5,700
14Jul 1, 198912.25−0.25Action5,510
15Jul 23, 199611.64−0.86Action4,460
16Mar 15, 202111.64−0.86Action3,550
17May 21, 199911.22−1.28Action4,250
18Jul 19, 198810.90−1.60Action3,900
19Aug 3, 199010.83−1.67Action3,830
20Mar 23, 198710.77−1.73Action3,770
21Jul 7, 202210.37−2.13Below flood stage2,570
22Sep 6, 198610.29−2.21Below flood stage3,310
23Mar 4, 199410.19−2.31Below flood stage—
24Jun 6, 201510.08−2.42Below flood stage2,680
25Mar 10, 20019.89−2.61Below flood stage2,560
26Jan 29, 20099.68−2.82Below flood stage1,900
27Aug 10, 20259.13−3.37Below flood stage—
28Jul 10, 20148.81−3.69Below flood stage1,790
29Sep 4, 20188.44−4.06Below flood stage1,110
30Apr 15, 20128.33−4.17Below flood stage1,580
31May 26, 20248.32−4.18Below flood stage—
32Apr 8, 19987.74−4.76Below flood stage1,430
33May 31, 19917.69−4.81Below flood stage1,420
34May 19, 20047.40−5.10Below flood stage870
35Jun 24, 20037.28−5.22Below flood stage1,190
36Aug 19, 20067.25−5.25Below flood stage905
37Jul 5, 20236.90−5.60Below flood stage774
38Aug 30, 20166.87−5.63Below flood stage489
39Dec 2, 20136.73−5.77Below flood stage780
40Jun 18, 20056.68−5.82Below flood stage334
41Aug 25, 20025.38−7.12Below flood stage367

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.

July 19, 1993: 15.47 ft here, moderate flooding

  • Clay CenterKS · Jul 24, 1993 · 23.36 ft · Moderate
  • ConcordiaKS · Jul 22, 1993 · 19.77 ft · Moderate
  • ScandiaKS · Jul 21, 1993 · 13.85 ft · Moderate

July 11, 2019: 15.08 ft here, moderate flooding

  • OrleansNE · Jul 10, 2019 · 13.92 ft · Major
  • HardyKS · Jul 11, 2019 · 13.77 ft · Moderate
  • RivertonNE · Jul 10, 2019 · 10.86 ft · Moderate · its highest
  • ScandiaKS · Jul 10, 2019 · 12.08 ft · Minor

May 28, 2019: 14.85 ft here, minor flooding

  • RivertonNE · May 27, 2019 · 9.43 ft · Minor

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
CambridgeNE11.011.08 ft, May 28, 20230
Clay CenterKS15.025.74 ft, Jun 3, 19350
ConcordiaKS15.023.00 ft, Jun 2, 19350
Guide Rock this gaugeNE12.515.47 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 Webster County

Flood gauges in Webster County
Amboy14.523.31 ft, Jul 4, 19590

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GUIN1, 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.