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Rock Creek near Ceresco

Highest listed crest 27.60 ftFlood stage 23.0 ft59 crests since 1970

The Rock Creek near Ceresco crested above flood stage 18 times among the 59 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1970 to 2026. The highest, 27.60 ft on August 25, 1987, was moderate flooding, 4.60 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
27.60 ft
August 25, 1987; 23,300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
23.0 ft
Major flooding from 28.0 ft
Crests at major
0
18 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
October 1, 2026
26.82 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Lancaster County
Nebraska

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Rock Creek near Ceresco
Action stage21.09May 7, 2015The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)23.013Jul 2, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage25.55Oct 1, 2026Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage28.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

59 crests from 1970 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Rock Creek near Ceresco, 1970 to 2026 51015202530ft Flood stage 23.0 ftMajor 28.0 ft Jun 11, 1970: 17.11 ft, below flood stage; 522 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1971: 21.10 ft, action stage; 2,100 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1972: 25.20 ft, minor flooding; 4,120 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1973: 20.70 ft, below flood stage; 1,660 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 1973: 23.67 ft, minor flooding; 2,720 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1975: 16.60 ft, below flood stage; 700 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1976: 13.54 ft, below flood stage; 132 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 1977: 22.53 ft, action stage; 2,390 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1978: 21.64 ft, action stageApr 9, 1978: 21.01 ft, action stage; 1,960 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1979: 24.37 ft, minor flooding; 3,000 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1980: 19.52 ft, below flood stage; 2,040 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 1981: 24.84 ft, minor flooding; 3,980 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1982: 26.84 ft, moderate flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1983: 20.51 ft, below flood stage; 2,470 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1984: 25.19 ft, minor flooding; 6,470 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1984: 25.47 ft, minor flooding; 5,800 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 1985: 21.41 ft, action stage; 3,160 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 1986: 20.50 ft, below flood stage; 2,860 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 1987: 27.60 ft, moderate flooding; 23,300 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 1988: 17.54 ft, below flood stage; 1,550 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 1989: 23.59 ft, minor flooding; 4,380 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 1990: 25.36 ft, minor flooding; 6,240 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 1991: 18.56 ft, below flood stage; 2,120 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 1992: 15.81 ft, below flood stage; 1,290 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 1993: 26.36 ft, moderate flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1994: 23.86 ft, minor flooding; 4,860 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1995: 17.13 ft, below flood stage; 1,600 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1996: 22.27 ft, action stage; 3,910 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1997: 13.79 ft, below flood stage; 846 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1998: 25.50 ft, moderate flooding; 6,600 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1999: 22.42 ft, action stage; 4,000 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2000: 10.62 ft, below flood stage; 269 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2001: 14.96 ft, below flood stageAug 23, 2002: 13.24 ft, below flood stage; 639 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2003: 14.11 ft, below flood stage; 804 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2004: 11.45 ft, below flood stage; 630 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2005: 15.41 ft, below flood stage; 1,980 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2006: 11.68 ft, below flood stage; 764 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2007: 21.85 ft, action stage; 5,840 cubic feet per secondOct 22, 2008: 19.01 ft, below flood stage; 3,670 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2009: 9.01 ft, below flood stage; 1,370 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2010: 23.12 ft, minor flooding; 7,280 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2011: 15.11 ft, below flood stage; 1,830 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2012: 11.64 ft, below flood stage; 887 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2013: 13.72 ft, below flood stage; 3,350 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2014: 24.15 ft, minor flooding; 8,350 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2015: 21.30 ft, action stage; 5,160 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2016: 17.96 ft, below flood stage; 3,170 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2017: 19.23 ft, below flood stage; 3,750 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 2018: 18.24 ft, below flood stage; 3,300 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2019: 25.30 ft, minor flooding; 7,240 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 2020: 12.05 ft, below flood stage; 1,100 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2021: 14.37 ft, below flood stage; 1,760 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2022: 10.85 ft, below flood stage; 825 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 2023: 7.22 ft, below flood stage; 235 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2024: 25.35 ft, minor flooding; 7,070 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 2025: 18.47 ft, below flood stage; 3,050 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 2026: 26.82 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 27.60 ft, Aug 25, 1987 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Rock Creek near Ceresco 1970s: 3 1980s: 6 6 1990s: 4 2000s: 0 2010s: 3 2020s: 2 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 59 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Rock Creek near Ceresco
1Aug 25, 198727.60+4.60Moderate23,300
2Jun 15, 198226.84+3.84Moderate10,800
3Oct 1, 202626.82+3.82Moderate—
4Jul 23, 199326.36+3.36Moderate15,600
5May 22, 199825.50+2.50Moderate6,600
6Jun 12, 198425.47+2.47Minor5,800
7Jul 26, 199025.36+2.36Minor6,240
8Jul 2, 202425.35+2.35Minor7,070
9Mar 14, 201925.30+2.30Minor7,240
10May 1, 197225.20+2.20Minor4,120
11Mar 23, 198425.19+2.19Minor6,470
12Aug 5, 198124.84+1.84Minor3,980
13Mar 3, 197924.37+1.37Minor3,000
14May 12, 201424.15+1.15Minor8,350
15Jun 23, 199423.86+0.86Minor4,860
16Oct 11, 197323.67+0.67Minor2,720
17Sep 9, 198923.59+0.59Minor4,380
18Jun 21, 201023.12+0.12Minor7,280
19Sep 3, 197722.53−0.47Action2,390
20Jun 27, 199922.42−0.58Action4,000
21May 27, 199622.27−0.73Action3,910
22May 6, 200721.85−1.15Action5,840
23Mar 13, 197821.64−1.36Action—
24Jul 19, 198521.41−1.59Action3,160
25May 7, 201521.30−1.70Action5,160
26Mar 11, 197121.10−1.90Action2,100
27Apr 9, 197821.01−1.99Action1,960
28Mar 31, 197320.70−2.30Below flood stage1,660
29Jun 18, 198320.51−2.49Below flood stage2,470
30Aug 21, 198620.50−2.50Below flood stage2,860
31Jun 2, 198019.52−3.48Below flood stage2,040
32May 20, 201719.23−3.77Below flood stage3,750
33Oct 22, 200819.01−3.99Below flood stage3,670
34Jul 9, 199118.56−4.44Below flood stage2,120
35Sep 2, 202518.47−4.53Below flood stage3,050
36Sep 4, 201818.24−4.76Below flood stage3,300
37May 11, 201617.96−5.04Below flood stage3,170
38Sep 29, 198817.54−5.46Below flood stage1,550
39May 7, 199517.13−5.87Below flood stage1,600
40Jun 11, 197017.11−5.89Below flood stage522
41Jun 23, 197516.60−6.40Below flood stage700
42Jul 12, 199215.81−7.19Below flood stage1,290
43May 12, 200515.41−7.59Below flood stage1,980
44May 20, 201115.11−7.89Below flood stage1,830
45Feb 24, 200114.96−8.04Below flood stage—
46Mar 15, 202114.37−8.63Below flood stage1,760
47May 4, 200314.11−8.89Below flood stage804
48Feb 18, 199713.79−9.21Below flood stage846
49May 30, 201313.72−9.28Below flood stage3,350
50Feb 16, 197613.54−9.46Below flood stage132

Other gauges in Lancaster County

Flood gauges in Lancaster County
Bluestem Lake1,311.51,316.50 ft, Oct 11, 19730
Conestoga Lake1,238.71,241.10 ft, Mar 24, 19870
Lincoln (SW 56th Street)17.020.75 ft, May 7, 20150
Holmes Lake1,249.71,250.16 ft, May 10, 20160
Lincoln (Arbor Road)16.021.65 ft, May 7, 20150
Lincoln (SW 63rd Street)19.023.21 ft, May 7, 20150
Lincoln (Air Park Road)22.023.53 ft, Oct 1, 20260
Olive Creek Lake1,339.11,345.60 ft, May 7, 20150
Innovation Campus at Lincoln26.535.47 ft, May 7, 20150
Lincoln (27th Street)20.528.87 ft, May 7, 20150
Lincoln (Pioneers Boulevard)28.030.08 ft, May 7, 20150
Roca19.026.00 ft, May 8, 19501
Stagecoach Lake1,275.11,279.70 ft, Jun 6, 20080
Lincoln26.531.57 ft, Jun 13, 19841
Wagon Train Lake1,291.81,295.50 ft, Jun 5, 20080
Yankee Hill Reservoir1,249.71,253.70 ft, May 7, 20150

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CERN1, 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.