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Republican River near Orleans

Highest listed crest 14.00 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft87 crests since 1947

The Republican River near Orleans crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 87 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1947 to 2025. The highest, 14.00 ft on June 23, 1947, was major flooding, 5.00 feet above flood stage. 4 other gauges on the Republican River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.00 ft
June 23, 1947; 145,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.0 ft
Major flooding from 13.0 ft
Crests at major
3
12th of 187 gauges in Nebraska
Most recent flood crest
July 10, 2019
13.92 ft, major flooding
Location
Harlan 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 Orleans
Action stage8.09Apr 25, 2007The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.012Jul 28, 1993Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.09Mar 8, 1993Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage13.03Jul 10, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

87 crests from 1947 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Republican River near Orleans, 1947 to 2025 051015ft Flood stage 9.0 ftMajor 13.0 ft Jun 23, 1947: 14.00 ft, major flooding; 145,000 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1948: 11.25 ft, moderate flooding; 40,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1949: 10.76 ft, minor floodingJun 18, 1949: 9.32 ft, minor flooding; 5,410 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 1950: 9.43 ft, minor flooding; 6,080 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1951: 11.65 ft, moderate flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 1952: 8.41 ft, action stage; 3,260 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1953: 8.69 ft, action stage; 5,160 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1954: 7.78 ft, below flood stage; 2,330 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1955: 9.76 ft, minor flooding; 5,160 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1956: 8.31 ft, action stage; 2,400 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1957: 12.04 ft, moderate flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1958: 8.61 ft, action stageJul 23, 1958: 7.45 ft, below flood stage; 2,140 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1959: 8.73 ft, action stageMar 22, 1960: 12.60 ft, moderate flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1961: 11.20 ft, moderate flooding; 6,510 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1962: 11.29 ft, moderate flooding; 6,280 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 1963: 8.72 ft, action stageSep 22, 1963: 7.63 ft, below flood stage; 2,260 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 1964: 9.07 ft, minor flooding; 3,600 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1965: 11.54 ft, moderate flooding; 7,200 cubic feet per secondOct 18, 1965: 10.68 ft, minor flooding; 5,350 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1967: 11.71 ft, moderate flooding; 8,960 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1968: 7.23 ft, below flood stageAug 30, 1968: 6.15 ft, below flood stage; 1,240 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1969: 10.17 ft, minor flooding; 5,060 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1970: 6.64 ft, below flood stage; 1,550 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1971: 6.16 ft, below flood stage; 1,250 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1972: 6.33 ft, below flood stage; 1,530 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 1973: 7.73 ft, below flood stage; 2,360 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1974: 8.22 ft, action stage; 3,120 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1975: 10.48 ft, minor flooding; 5,680 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1976: 7.35 ft, below flood stage; 2,430 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1977: 9.58 ft, minor flooding; 4,520 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1978: 6.92 ft, below flood stageJul 29, 1979: 7.36 ft, below flood stage; 2,440 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1980: 6.22 ft, below flood stage; 1,000 cubic feet per secondAug 7, 1981: 7.10 ft, below flood stage; 2,140 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1982: 5.37 ft, below flood stage; 850 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1983: 10.28 ft, minor flooding; 5,220 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1984: 5.03 ft, below flood stage; 968 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1985: 6.18 ft, below flood stage; 1,520 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1986: 10.97 ft, minor flooding; 5,990 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1987: 5.50 ft, below flood stage; 1,350 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 1988: 7.13 ft, below flood stage; 2,150 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1989: 8.48 ft, action stage; 3,270 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1990: 6.80 ft, below flood stage; 1,940 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1991: 3.92 ft, below flood stage; 514 cubic feet per secondAug 7, 1992: 4.35 ft, below flood stage; 538 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1993: 12.95 ft, moderate floodingJul 28, 1993: 10.66 ft, minor flooding; 5,220 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1994: 5.82 ft, below flood stage; 1,520 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1995: 5.72 ft, below flood stage; 1,300 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1996: 7.97 ft, below flood stage; 2,750 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1997: 4.12 ft, below flood stage; 593 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1997: 5.44 ft, below flood stageApr 7, 1998: 3.08 ft, below flood stage; 328 cubic feet per secondAug 12, 1999: 6.37 ft, below flood stage; 1,440 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 2000: 4.65 ft, below flood stageJul 5, 2000: 3.86 ft, below flood stage; 571 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2001: 5.42 ft, below flood stage; 1,250 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 2002: 3.69 ft, below flood stageMay 11, 2002: 2.27 ft, below flood stage; 224 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2003: 3.56 ft, below flood stage; 469 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2004: 1.94 ft, below flood stage; 78 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2005: 4.65 ft, below flood stage; 526 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2006: 2.69 ft, below flood stage; 126 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2007: 8.69 ft, action stage; 3,270 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2008: 13.14 ft, major flooding; 9,680 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2009: 4.29 ft, below flood stage; 734 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2010: 5.84 ft, below flood stage; 1,390 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2011: 7.57 ft, below flood stage; 2,380 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2012: 3.85 ft, below flood stage; 571 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2013: 2.93 ft, below flood stage; 352 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2014: 5.73 ft, below flood stage; 1,220 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2015: 4.94 ft, below flood stageMay 29, 2016: 5.64 ft, below flood stage; 1,180 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 2017: 4.78 ft, below flood stage; 841 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 2018: 5.13 ft, below flood stageJul 10, 2019: 13.92 ft, major flooding; 9,980 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2020: 4.27 ft, below flood stageJul 26, 2021: 7.65 ft, below flood stage; 2,290 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2022: 1.96 ft, below flood stage; 206 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2023: 7.48 ft, below flood stage; 1,940 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2024: 2.93 ft, below flood stageDec 19, 2025: 4.03 ft, below flood stage Highest, 14.00 ft, Jun 23, 1947 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Republican River near Orleans 1940s: 4 1950s: 4 1960s: 8 8 1970s: 2 1980s: 2 1990s: 2 2000s: 1 2010s: 1 2020s: 0 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 87 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Republican River near Orleans
1Jun 23, 194714.00+5.00Major145,000
2Jul 10, 201913.92+4.92Major9,980
3May 26, 200813.14+4.14Major9,680
4Mar 8, 199312.95+3.95Moderate—
5Mar 22, 196012.60+3.60Moderate10,000
6Jun 17, 195712.04+3.04Moderate12,300
7Jun 21, 196711.71+2.71Moderate8,960
8May 21, 195111.65+2.65Moderate11,600
9May 27, 196511.54+2.54Moderate7,200
10Jun 10, 196211.29+2.29Moderate6,280
11Jun 22, 194811.25+2.25Moderate40,600
12May 22, 196111.20+2.20Moderate6,510
13May 10, 198610.97+1.97Minor5,990
14Feb 25, 194910.76+1.76Minor—
15Oct 18, 196510.68+1.68Minor5,350
16Jul 28, 199310.66+1.66Minor5,220
17Jun 21, 197510.48+1.48Minor5,680
18Jun 13, 198310.28+1.28Minor5,220
19May 22, 196910.17+1.17Minor5,060
20Jun 18, 19559.76+0.76Minor5,160
21May 23, 19779.58+0.58Minor4,520
22Jul 27, 19509.43+0.43Minor6,080
23Jun 18, 19499.32+0.32Minor5,410
24Aug 20, 19649.07+0.07Minor3,600
25Feb 28, 19598.73−0.27Action—
26Feb 6, 19638.72−0.28Action—
27May 28, 19538.69−0.31Action5,160
28Apr 25, 20078.69−0.31Action3,270
29Mar 13, 19588.61−0.39Action—
30Jun 27, 19898.48−0.52Action3,270
31Jul 14, 19528.41−0.59Action3,260
32Jun 20, 19568.31−0.69Action2,400
33Jun 10, 19748.22−0.78Action3,120
34Jun 17, 19967.97−1.03Below flood stage2,750
35May 16, 19547.78−1.22Below flood stage2,330
36Jul 19, 19737.73−1.27Below flood stage2,360
37Jul 26, 20217.65−1.35Below flood stage2,290
38Sep 22, 19637.63−1.37Below flood stage2,260
39May 26, 20117.57−1.43Below flood stage2,380
40May 30, 20237.48−1.52Below flood stage1,940
41Jul 23, 19587.45−1.55Below flood stage2,140
42Jul 29, 19797.36−1.64Below flood stage2,440
43Apr 9, 19767.35−1.65Below flood stage2,430
44Feb 7, 19687.23−1.77Below flood stage—
45Aug 14, 19887.13−1.87Below flood stage2,150
46Aug 7, 19817.10−1.90Below flood stage2,140
47Mar 12, 19786.92−2.08Below flood stage—
48May 20, 19906.80−2.20Below flood stage1,940
49Jun 13, 19706.64−2.36Below flood stage1,550
50Aug 12, 19996.37−2.63Below flood stage1,440

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.

June 23, 1947: 14.00 ft here, major flooding

  • HardyKS · Jun 24, 1947 · 17.00 ft · Major
  • ScandiaKS · Jun 24, 1947 · 15.00 ft · Major
  • Clay CenterKS · Jun 26, 1947 · 22.92 ft · Moderate
  • ConcordiaKS · Jun 25, 1947 · 19.90 ft · Moderate

July 10, 2019: 13.92 ft here, major flooding

  • Guide RockNE · Jul 11, 2019 · 15.08 ft · Moderate
  • 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 26, 2008: 13.14 ft here, major flooding

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
BenkelmanNE7.013.10 ft, May 31, 19351
HardyKS11.019.40 ft, Jun 2, 19352
Orleans this gaugeNE9.014.00 ft, Jun 23, 19473

Other gauges in Harlan County

Flood gauges in Harlan County
Stamford19.022.13 ft, Jun 24, 19660

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ORNN1, 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.