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Republican River at Stratton

Highest listed crest 13.21 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft75 crests since 1950

The Republican River at Stratton crested above flood stage 1 time among the 75 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1950 to 2025. The highest, 13.21 ft on May 26, 2023, was moderate flooding, 2.21 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
13.21 ft
May 26, 2023; 12,200 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 15.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 26, 2023
13.21 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Hitchcock 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 Stratton
Action stage10.02Jul 25, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage13.01May 26, 2023Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage15.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

75 crests from 1950 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Republican River at Stratton, 1950 to 2025 05101520ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 15.0 ft Aug 3, 1950: 5.75 ft, below flood stage; 10,600 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 1951: 6.50 ft, below flood stage; 18,900 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1952: 4.27 ft, below flood stage; 3,050 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1953: 2.68 ft, below flood stage; 356 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1954: 3.50 ft, below flood stage; 1,000 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1955: 4.66 ft, below flood stage; 5,680 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 1956: 4.56 ft, below flood stage; 5,060 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1957: 5.56 ft, below flood stage; 7,970 cubic feet per secondAug 16, 1958: 7.03 ft, below flood stage; 13,900 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1959: 3.61 ft, below flood stage; 894 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1960: 5.00 ft, below flood stage; 4,320 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 1961: 4.34 ft, below flood stage; 1,820 cubic feet per secondJul 31, 1962: 9.34 ft, below flood stage; 26,800 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 1963: 4.97 ft, below flood stage; 4,620 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1964: 4.52 ft, below flood stage; 1,920 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 1965: 5.78 ft, below flood stage; 6,000 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 1966: 5.53 ft, below flood stage; 4,480 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 1967: 6.12 ft, below flood stage; 6,300 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 1968: 7.68 ft, below flood stage; 1,340 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1969: 9.64 ft, below flood stage; 5,740 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1970: 8.90 ft, below flood stage; 3,540 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1971: 7.88 ft, below flood stage; 1,610 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1972: 8.30 ft, below flood stage; 2,260 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 1973: 8.58 ft, below flood stage; 2,940 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1974: 7.78 ft, below flood stage; 1,300 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1975: 8.66 ft, below flood stage; 3,540 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1976: 7.74 ft, below flood stage; 1,240 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1977: 8.39 ft, below flood stage; 2,410 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1978: 8.12 ft, below flood stage; 2,010 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 1979: 9.78 ft, below flood stage; 6,190 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1980: 7.71 ft, below flood stage; 855 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1981: 8.84 ft, below flood stage; 3,400 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1982: 8.23 ft, below flood stage; 2,070 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1983: 7.77 ft, below flood stage; 1,080 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1984: 7.71 ft, below flood stage; 873 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 1985: 8.14 ft, below flood stage; 1,920 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1986: 8.27 ft, below flood stage; 2,100 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1987: 9.14 ft, below flood stage; 3,520 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1988: 7.82 ft, below flood stage; 850 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1989: 9.06 ft, below flood stage; 3,290 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1990: 8.17 ft, below flood stage; 1,330 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1991: 7.82 ft, below flood stage; 850 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 1992: 8.38 ft, below flood stage; 1,690 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 1993: 7.49 ft, below flood stage; 523 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1994: 7.67 ft, below flood stage; 583 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1995: 8.12 ft, below flood stage; 1,250 cubic feet per secondSep 20, 1996: 8.75 ft, below flood stage; 2,310 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1998: 8.26 ft, below flood stage; 1,480 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1999: 8.02 ft, below flood stage; 474 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2000: 7.20 ft, below flood stage; 168 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 2001: 7.47 ft, below flood stage; 214 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 2002: 9.36 ft, below flood stage; 1,660 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2003: 7.62 ft, below flood stage; 303 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 2004: 6.85 ft, below flood stage; 68 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2005: 6.97 ft, below flood stage; 80 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2006: 7.30 ft, below flood stage; 129 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2007: 7.53 ft, below flood stage; 233 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2008: 7.22 ft, below flood stage; 142 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2009: 7.45 ft, below flood stage; 201 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2010: 7.87 ft, below flood stage; 346 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2011: 7.63 ft, below flood stage; 239 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2012: 7.21 ft, below flood stage; 117 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2013: 8.70 ft, below flood stage; 435 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2014: 7.33 ft, below flood stage; 126 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2015: 10.92 ft, action stage; 2,430 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 2016: 7.89 ft, below flood stage; 249 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 2017: 7.77 ft, below flood stage; 160 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 2018: 6.96 ft, below flood stage; 112 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2019: 7.49 ft, below flood stage; 136 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 2020: 10.78 ft, action stage; 1,520 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2021: 7.72 ft, below flood stage; 149 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 2022: 6.95 ft, below flood stage; 82 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2023: 13.21 ft, moderate flooding; 12,200 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2024: 6.84 ft, below flood stage; 150 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 2025: 7.80 ft, below flood stage; 210 cubic feet per second Highest, 13.21 ft, May 26, 2023 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Republican River at Stratton 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 1 1 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 75 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Republican River at Stratton
1May 26, 202313.21+2.21Moderate12,200
2May 28, 201510.92−0.08Action2,430
3Jul 25, 202010.78−0.22Action1,520
4Jul 4, 19799.78−1.22Below flood stage6,190
5May 21, 19699.64−1.36Below flood stage5,740
6Aug 27, 20029.36−1.64Below flood stage1,660
7Jul 31, 19629.34−1.66Below flood stage26,800
8Jun 9, 19879.14−1.86Below flood stage3,520
9Jun 28, 19899.06−1.94Below flood stage3,290
10Jun 19, 19708.90−2.10Below flood stage3,540
11May 28, 19818.84−2.16Below flood stage3,400
12Sep 20, 19968.75−2.25Below flood stage2,310
13Apr 9, 20138.70−2.30Below flood stage435
14Jun 21, 19758.66−2.34Below flood stage3,540
15Jul 20, 19738.58−2.42Below flood stage2,940
16Apr 20, 19778.39−2.61Below flood stage2,410
17Aug 13, 19928.38−2.62Below flood stage1,690
18Jun 17, 19728.30−2.70Below flood stage2,260
19Jun 9, 19868.27−2.73Below flood stage2,100
20May 23, 19988.26−2.74Below flood stage1,480
21May 31, 19828.23−2.77Below flood stage2,070
22May 27, 19908.17−2.83Below flood stage1,330
23Sep 13, 19858.14−2.86Below flood stage1,920
24Jun 6, 19788.12−2.88Below flood stage2,010
25Mar 7, 19958.12−2.88Below flood stage1,250
26Jun 10, 19998.02−2.98Below flood stage474
27Sep 5, 20167.89−3.11Below flood stage249
28Apr 19, 19717.88−3.12Below flood stage1,610
29Jun 13, 20107.87−3.13Below flood stage346
30May 3, 19887.82−3.18Below flood stage850
31Jun 9, 19917.82−3.18Below flood stage850
32Sep 16, 20257.80−3.20Below flood stage210
33Jun 9, 19747.78−3.22Below flood stage1,300
34Jun 5, 19837.77−3.23Below flood stage1,080
35Jan 22, 20177.77−3.23Below flood stage160
36Jun 23, 19767.74−3.26Below flood stage1,240
37Feb 24, 20217.72−3.28Below flood stage149
38Apr 7, 19807.71−3.29Below flood stage855
39May 6, 19847.71−3.29Below flood stage873
40Aug 28, 19687.68−3.32Below flood stage1,340
41Jun 11, 19947.67−3.33Below flood stage583
42Jul 6, 20117.63−3.37Below flood stage239
43Apr 29, 20037.62−3.38Below flood stage303
44Apr 26, 20077.53−3.47Below flood stage233
45Jul 25, 19937.49−3.51Below flood stage523
46Mar 10, 20197.49−3.51Below flood stage136
47Jul 27, 20017.47−3.53Below flood stage214
48May 29, 20097.45−3.55Below flood stage201
49Mar 6, 20147.33−3.67Below flood stage126
50Dec 28, 20067.30−3.70Below flood stage129

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 26, 2023: 13.21 ft here, moderate flooding

  • CambridgeNE · May 28, 2023 · 11.08 ft · Minor · 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
CambridgeNE11.011.08 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
Stratton this gaugeNE11.013.21 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 Hitchcock County

Flood gauges in Hitchcock County
Culbertson8.014.80 ft, May 31, 19351

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge STTN1, 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.