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S. Fork Republican River near Benkelman

Highest listed crest 9.64 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft26 crests since 1931

The S. Fork Republican River near Benkelman crested above flood stage 1 time among the 26 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1931 to 2024. The highest, 9.64 ft on July 24, 2020, was minor flooding, 0.64 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
9.64 ft
July 24, 2020; 5,300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.0 ft
Major flooding from 13.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
July 24, 2020
9.64 ft, minor 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, S. Fork Republican River near Benkelman
Action stage8.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.01Jul 24, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage13.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

26 crests from 1931 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the S. Fork Republican River near Benkelman, 1931 to 2024 051015ft Flood stage 9.0 ftMajor 13.0 ft Jun 5, 1931: 2.57 ft, below flood stage; 667 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1932: 3.50 ft, below flood stage; 750 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1987: 3.02 ft, below flood stage; 139 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1988: 3.20 ft, below flood stage; 125 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 1989: 3.93 ft, below flood stage; 295 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1998: 2.60 ft, below flood stage; 150 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1999: 4.32 ft, below flood stage; 178 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2000: 1.79 ft, below flood stage; 28 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2001: 1.69 ft, below flood stage; 19 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 2002: 1.71 ft, below flood stage; 17 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2003: 2.18 ft, below flood stage; 16 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 2007: 2.05 ft, below flood stage; 31 cubic feet per secondAug 11, 2008: 3.16 ft, below flood stage; 109 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2009: 4.33 ft, below flood stage; 277 cubic feet per secondAug 7, 2010: 3.86 ft, below flood stage; 164 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 2011: 1.82 ft, below flood stage; 35 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2012: 2.24 ft, below flood stage; 32 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2015: 4.18 ft, below flood stage; 224 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2016: 2.54 ft, below flood stage; 63 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2017: 1.76 ft, below flood stage; 20 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2018: 1.86 ft, below flood stage; 20 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2019: 1.97 ft, below flood stage; 21 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 2020: 9.64 ft, minor flooding; 5,300 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2021: 3.08 ft, below flood stage; 75 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2023: 2.89 ft, below flood stage; 62 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2024: 2.53 ft, below flood stage; 27 cubic feet per second Highest, 9.64 ft, Jul 24, 2020 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, S. Fork Republican River near Benkelman 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 1 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.
  3. 57 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 12.10 ft on May 31, 1935; 3.75 ft on Sep 1, 1938; 3.30 ft on Jun 24, 1939; 5.80 ft on Sep 4, 1940; 8.60 ft on Jul 12, 1941; 6.70 ft on Aug 3, 1942; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, S. Fork Republican River near Benkelman
1Jul 24, 20209.64+0.64Minor5,300
2May 23, 20094.33−4.67Below flood stage277
3Jun 13, 19994.32−4.68Below flood stage178
4May 27, 20154.18−4.82Below flood stage224
5Jul 14, 19893.93−5.07Below flood stage295
6Aug 7, 20103.86−5.14Below flood stage164
7May 26, 19323.50−5.50Below flood stage750
8May 3, 19883.20−5.80Below flood stage125
9Aug 11, 20083.16−5.84Below flood stage109
10May 30, 20213.08−5.92Below flood stage75
11May 5, 19873.02−5.98Below flood stage139
12May 12, 20232.89−6.11Below flood stage62
13May 22, 19982.60−6.40Below flood stage150
14Jun 5, 19312.57−6.43Below flood stage667
15Apr 18, 20162.54−6.46Below flood stage63
16Jun 3, 20242.53−6.47Below flood stage27
17Dec 29, 20122.24−6.76Below flood stage32
18Apr 9, 20032.18−6.82Below flood stage16
19Jun 15, 20072.05−6.95Below flood stage31
20Mar 12, 20191.97−7.03Below flood stage21
21Apr 26, 20181.86−7.14Below flood stage20
22Jul 3, 20111.82−7.18Below flood stage35
23Apr 4, 20001.79−7.21Below flood stage28
24Mar 30, 20171.76−7.24Below flood stage20
25Mar 27, 20021.71−7.29Below flood stage17
26May 6, 20011.69−7.31Below flood stage19

Other gauges in Dundy County

Flood gauges in Dundy County
8WNW Haigler, Nebraska5.05.92 ft, Apr 28, 19470
Benkelman7.013.10 ft, May 31, 19351

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BEKN1, 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.