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Republican River near Benkelman

Highest listed crest 13.10 ftFlood stage 7.0 ft63 crests since 1935

The Republican River near Benkelman crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 63 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1935 to 2025. The highest, 13.10 ft on May 31, 1935, was major flooding, 6.10 feet above flood stage. 4 other gauges on the Republican River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 4 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.10 ft
May 31, 1935; 50,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
7.0 ft
Major flooding from 11.0 ft
Crests at major
1
38th of 187 gauges in Nebraska
Most recent flood crest
July 24, 2020
9.35 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Dundy 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 near Benkelman
Action stage6.07May 18, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)7.03Sep 7, 1951Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage9.01Jul 24, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage11.01May 31, 1935Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

63 crests from 1935 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Republican River near Benkelman, 1935 to 2025 2468101214ft Flood stage 7.0 ftMajor 11.0 ft May 31, 1935: 13.10 ft, major flooding; 50,000 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1947: 6.80 ft, action stage; 4,620 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1948: 7.44 ft, minor flooding; 5,500 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1949: 4.73 ft, below flood stage; 1,190 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 1950: 7.80 ft, minor flooding; 3,900 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 1951: 7.58 ft, minor flooding; 6,040 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1952: 5.04 ft, below flood stage; 1,250 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1953: 5.05 ft, below flood stage; 340 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 1954: 4.34 ft, below flood stage; 373 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1955: 6.30 ft, action stage; 5,250 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 1956: 6.21 ft, action stage; 3,970 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1957: 5.71 ft, below flood stage; 3,340 cubic feet per secondAug 16, 1958: 6.15 ft, action stage; 4,190 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1959: 4.10 ft, below flood stage; 520 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1960: 5.94 ft, below flood stage; 4,910 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 1961: 4.82 ft, below flood stage; 1,440 cubic feet per secondJul 31, 1962: 6.61 ft, action stage; 5,570 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 1963: 5.11 ft, below flood stage; 1,900 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1964: 5.10 ft, below flood stage; 1,880 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 1965: 5.83 ft, below flood stage; 3,860 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 1966: 4.82 ft, below flood stage; 2,010 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1967: 4.46 ft, below flood stage; 1,280 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 1968: 4.69 ft, below flood stage; 1,670 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 1969: 4.99 ft, below flood stage; 2,300 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 1970: 3.26 ft, below flood stage; 173 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1971: 4.02 ft, below flood stage; 824 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1972: 4.69 ft, below flood stage; 1,700 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 1973: 4.30 ft, below flood stage; 1,170 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1974: 3.66 ft, below flood stage; 490 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1975: 4.52 ft, below flood stage; 1,590 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1976: 2.98 ft, below flood stage; 154 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1977: 5.16 ft, below flood stage; 2,880 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1978: 3.76 ft, below flood stage; 590 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 1979: 4.71 ft, below flood stage; 1,210 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1980: 4.75 ft, below flood stage; 1,850 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1981: 4.64 ft, below flood stage; 1,450 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1982: 5.61 ft, below flood stage; 3,370 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1983: 5.32 ft, below flood stage; 2,810 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1984: 4.28 ft, below flood stage; 350 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 1985: 4.42 ft, below flood stage; 412 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 1986: 5.04 ft, below flood stage; 710 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1987: 4.15 ft, below flood stage; 254 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1988: 4.42 ft, below flood stage; 352 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1989: 4.04 ft, below flood stage; 219 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1990: 3.94 ft, below flood stage; 182 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 1991: 4.95 ft, below flood stage; 390 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1992: 6.25 ft, action stage; 926 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1993: 5.48 ft, below flood stageSep 7, 1994: 4.99 ft, below flood stage; 428 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1996: 4.68 ft, below flood stageDec 31, 1997: 4.19 ft, below flood stageFeb 28, 1998: 4.19 ft, below flood stageJun 7, 2015: 5.87 ft, below flood stage; 274 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2016: 5.15 ft, below flood stage; 179 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2017: 4.87 ft, below flood stage; 153 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2018: 4.31 ft, below flood stage; 103 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 2019: 4.29 ft, below flood stage; 84 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 2020: 9.35 ft, moderate flooding; 2,960 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2021: 4.88 ft, below flood stage; 157 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2022: 4.08 ft, below flood stage; 78 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2023: 6.91 ft, action stage; 668 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 2024: 5.01 ft, below flood stageFeb 22, 2025: 4.95 ft, below flood stage Highest, 13.10 ft, May 31, 1935 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Republican River near Benkelman 1930s: 1 1940s: 1 1950s: 2 2 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 1 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 63 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Republican River near Benkelman
1May 31, 193513.10+6.10Major50,000
2Jul 24, 20209.35+2.35Moderate2,960
3Aug 9, 19507.80+0.80Minor3,900
4Sep 7, 19517.58+0.58Minor6,040
5Jun 15, 19487.44+0.44Minor5,500
6May 18, 20236.91−0.09Action668
7Apr 28, 19476.80−0.20Action4,620
8Jul 31, 19626.61−0.39Action5,570
9Jun 15, 19556.30−0.70Action5,250
10Jun 27, 19926.25−0.75Action926
11Aug 17, 19566.21−0.79Action3,970
12Aug 16, 19586.15−0.85Action4,190
13Mar 24, 19605.94−1.06Below flood stage4,910
14Jun 7, 20155.87−1.13Below flood stage274
15Jul 25, 19655.83−1.17Below flood stage3,860
16May 31, 19575.71−1.29Below flood stage3,340
17Jul 1, 19825.61−1.39Below flood stage3,370
18Mar 4, 19935.48−1.52Below flood stage—
19Jun 5, 19835.32−1.68Below flood stage2,810
20Apr 20, 19775.16−1.84Below flood stage2,880
21Apr 17, 20165.15−1.85Below flood stage179
22Sep 21, 19635.11−1.89Below flood stage1,900
23Jun 14, 19645.10−1.90Below flood stage1,880
24Jan 21, 19535.05−1.95Below flood stage340
25May 8, 19525.04−1.96Below flood stage1,250
26Jul 10, 19865.04−1.96Below flood stage710
27Jan 26, 20245.01−1.99Below flood stage—
28Aug 4, 19694.99−2.01Below flood stage2,300
29Sep 7, 19944.99−2.01Below flood stage428
30Jul 25, 19914.95−2.05Below flood stage390
31Feb 22, 20254.95−2.05Below flood stage—
32Mar 16, 20214.88−2.12Below flood stage157
33Mar 25, 20174.87−2.13Below flood stage153
34Aug 13, 19614.82−2.18Below flood stage1,440
35Jul 29, 19664.82−2.18Below flood stage2,010
36Jun 20, 19804.75−2.25Below flood stage1,850
37May 21, 19494.73−2.27Below flood stage1,190
38Jul 3, 19794.71−2.29Below flood stage1,210
39Aug 28, 19684.69−2.31Below flood stage1,670
40Jun 17, 19724.69−2.31Below flood stage1,700
41May 26, 19964.68−2.32Below flood stage—
42May 28, 19814.64−2.36Below flood stage1,450
43May 29, 19754.52−2.48Below flood stage1,590
44Jun 11, 19674.46−2.54Below flood stage1,280
45Aug 1, 19854.42−2.58Below flood stage412
46May 3, 19884.42−2.58Below flood stage352
47Aug 18, 19544.34−2.66Below flood stage373
48Apr 25, 20184.31−2.69Below flood stage103
49Jul 20, 19734.30−2.70Below flood stage1,170
50Feb 12, 20194.29−2.71Below flood stage84

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 31, 1935: 13.10 ft here, major flooding

  • HardyKS · Jun 2, 1935 · 19.40 ft · Major · its highest
  • ScandiaKS · Jun 2, 1935 · 17.80 ft · Major · its highest
  • Clay CenterKS · Jun 3, 1935 · 25.74 ft · Moderate · its highest
  • ConcordiaKS · Jun 2, 1935 · 23.00 ft · Moderate · its highest

July 24, 2020: 9.35 ft here, moderate flooding

June 15, 1948: 7.44 ft here, minor flooding

  • OrleansNE · Jun 22, 1948 · 11.25 ft · Moderate

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
StrattonNE11.013.21 ft, May 26, 20230
Benkelman this gaugeNE7.013.10 ft, May 31, 19351
HardyKS11.019.40 ft, Jun 2, 19352
OrleansNE9.014.00 ft, Jun 23, 19473

Other gauges in Dundy County

Flood gauges in Dundy County
8WNW Haigler, Nebraska5.05.92 ft, Apr 28, 19470
Benkelman9.09.64 ft, Jul 24, 20200

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BENN1, 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.