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Salt Creek at Lincoln (27th Street)

Highest listed crest 28.87 ftFlood stage 20.5 ft78 crests since 1950

The Salt Creek at Lincoln (27th Street) crested above flood stage 15 times among the 78 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1950 to 2026. The highest, 28.87 ft on May 7, 2015, was moderate flooding, 8.37 feet above flood stage. 5 other gauges on the Salt Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
28.87 ft
May 7, 2015; 34,800 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
20.5 ft
Major flooding from 29.0 ft
Crests at major
0
15 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
October 1, 2026
25.86 ft, minor flooding
Location
Lancaster County
Near Lincoln (2.5 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Salt Creek at Lincoln (27th Street)
Action stage14.027Jul 2, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)20.513Oct 1, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage26.52May 7, 2015Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage29.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

78 crests from 1950 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Salt Creek at Lincoln (27th Street), 1950 to 2026 51015202530ft Flood stage 20.5 ftMajor 29.0 ft May 9, 1950: 26.05 ft, minor flooding; 27,800 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1951: 26.15 ft, minor flooding; 28,200 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1952: 17.28 ft, action stage; 15,600 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1953: 8.39 ft, below flood stage; 1,660 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1954: 15.83 ft, action stage; 11,800 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1955: 13.10 ft, below flood stage; 6,060 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 1956: 12.62 ft, below flood stage; 5,960 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1957: 19.43 ft, action stage; 14,400 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 1958: 23.00 ft, minor flooding; 21,700 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1959: 16.27 ft, action stage; 11,300 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1960: 18.75 ft, action stage; 17,200 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 1961: 9.72 ft, below flood stage; 2,650 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 1962: 12.35 ft, below flood stage; 4,950 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1963: 23.60 ft, minor flooding; 21,600 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1964: 19.02 ft, action stage; 14,800 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1965: 19.03 ft, action stage; 13,900 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1966: 11.18 ft, below flood stage; 4,580 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1967: 17.37 ft, action stage; 11,500 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 1968: 9.05 ft, below flood stage; 2,180 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1969: 14.50 ft, action stage; 7,270 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 1970: 6.87 ft, below flood stage; 940 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1971: 11.30 ft, below flood stage; 4,110 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1972: 11.15 ft, below flood stage; 3,980 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1973: 15.41 ft, action stage; 8,730 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 1973: 23.80 ft, minor flooding; 21,200 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 1974: 6.37 ft, below flood stage; 868 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1976: 5.60 ft, below flood stage; 610 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 1977: 15.30 ft, action stage; 7,600 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1978: 13.61 ft, below flood stage; 6,110 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1979: 18.60 ft, action stage; 11,900 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1980: 12.88 ft, below flood stage; 5,680 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 1981: 11.85 ft, below flood stage; 4,670 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1982: 21.90 ft, minor flooding; 17,500 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1983: 17.14 ft, action stage; 10,500 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1984: 20.92 ft, minor flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 1985: 19.10 ft, action stage; 12,900 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1986: 14.88 ft, action stage; 8,290 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 1986: 20.94 ft, minor flooding; 18,200 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1987: 20.41 ft, action stage; 17,400 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 1988: 9.51 ft, below flood stage; 3,940 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 1989: 22.67 ft, minor flooding; 23,200 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 1990: 20.43 ft, action stage; 19,200 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1991: 10.21 ft, below flood stage; 4,880 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 1992: 12.39 ft, below flood stage; 7,310 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 1993: 26.52 ft, moderate flooding; 28,400 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1994: 9.78 ft, below flood stage; 4,450 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1995: 14.47 ft, action stage; 8,470 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1996: 16.54 ft, action stage; 12,900 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1997: 10.95 ft, below flood stage; 5,670 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1998: 18.61 ft, action stage; 15,300 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1999: 13.83 ft, below flood stage; 9,120 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2000: 6.89 ft, below flood stage; 1,960 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2001: 12.72 ft, below flood stage; 7,710 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 2002: 8.03 ft, below flood stage; 2,850 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2003: 11.25 ft, below flood stage; 6,000 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2004: 11.37 ft, below flood stage; 5,740 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 2005: 11.05 ft, below flood stage; 5,410 cubic feet per secondAug 8, 2006: 8.57 ft, below flood stage; 3,120 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2007: 21.04 ft, minor flooding; 18,600 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2008: 18.02 ft, action stage; 14,200 cubic feet per secondAug 16, 2009: 6.49 ft, below flood stage; 1,743 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2010: 17.40 ft, action stage; 13,500 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2011: 10.87 ft, below flood stage; 5,230 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2012: 10.37 ft, below flood stage; 4,730 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2013: 14.02 ft, action stage; 8,810 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 2014: 20.51 ft, minor floodingMay 7, 2015: 28.87 ft, moderate flooding; 34,800 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2016: 15.01 ft, action stage; 9,210 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2017: 16.91 ft, action stage; 12,000 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 2018: 15.00 ft, action stage; 9,820 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2019: 21.44 ft, minor flooding; 19,000 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2020: 11.80 ft, below flood stage; 6,800 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2021: 12.66 ft, below flood stage; 7,710 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2022: 8.37 ft, below flood stage; 3,420 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 2023: 8.66 ft, below flood stage; 3,600 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2024: 14.13 ft, action stage; 8,850 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 2025: 10.38 ft, below flood stage; 5,050 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 2026: 25.86 ft, minor flooding Highest, 28.87 ft, May 7, 2015 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Salt Creek at Lincoln (27th Street) 1950s: 3 1960s: 1 1970s: 1 1980s: 4 4 1990s: 1 2000s: 1 2010s: 3 2020s: 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 78 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Salt Creek at Lincoln (27th Street)
1May 7, 201528.87+8.37Moderate34,800
2Jul 24, 199326.52+6.02Moderate28,400
3Jun 2, 195126.15+5.65Minor28,200
4May 9, 195026.05+5.55Minor27,800
5Oct 1, 202625.86+5.36Minor—
6Oct 11, 197323.80+3.30Minor21,200
7Jun 25, 196323.60+3.10Minor21,600
8Jul 10, 195823.00+2.50Minor21,700
9Sep 8, 198922.67+2.17Minor23,200
10Jun 15, 198221.90+1.40Minor17,500
11Mar 13, 201921.44+0.94Minor19,000
12May 6, 200721.04+0.54Minor18,600
13Oct 11, 198620.94+0.44Minor18,200
14Jun 13, 198420.92+0.42Minor15,600
15Oct 1, 201420.51+0.01Minor—
16Jul 26, 199020.43−0.07Action19,200
17Mar 23, 198720.41−0.09Action17,400
18Jul 1, 195719.43−1.07Action14,400
19Jul 19, 198519.10−1.40Action12,900
20Jun 29, 196519.03−1.47Action13,900
21Jun 17, 196419.02−1.48Action14,800
22Mar 27, 196018.75−1.75Action17,200
23Jun 14, 199818.61−1.89Action15,300
24Mar 3, 197918.60−1.90Action11,900
25Jun 12, 200818.02−2.48Action14,200
26Jun 21, 201017.40−3.10Action13,500
27Jun 7, 196717.37−3.13Action11,500
28Jun 27, 195217.28−3.22Action15,600
29Jun 27, 198317.14−3.36Action10,500
30May 20, 201716.91−3.59Action12,000
31May 27, 199616.54−3.96Action12,900
32May 6, 195916.27−4.23Action11,300
33Jun 17, 195415.83−4.67Action11,800
34Mar 31, 197315.41−5.09Action8,730
35Sep 3, 197715.30−5.20Action7,600
36May 28, 201615.01−5.49Action9,210
37Sep 4, 201815.00−5.50Action9,820
38Jul 1, 198614.88−5.62Action8,290
39Apr 4, 196914.50−6.00Action7,270
40May 8, 199514.47−6.03Action8,470
41Jul 2, 202414.13−6.37Action8,850
42May 30, 201314.02−6.48Action8,810
43Jul 1, 199913.83−6.67Below flood stage9,120
44Mar 13, 197813.61−6.89Below flood stage6,110
45Jun 24, 195513.10−7.40Below flood stage6,060
46Jun 2, 198012.88−7.62Below flood stage5,680
47Jun 14, 200112.72−7.78Below flood stage7,710
48Mar 14, 202112.66−7.84Below flood stage7,710
49Sep 5, 195612.62−7.88Below flood stage5,960
50Jul 26, 199212.39−8.11Below flood stage7,310

The worst floods along the Salt Creek

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Salt Creek that crested above flood stage within a week.

May 7, 2015: 28.87 ft here, moderate flooding

July 24, 1993: 26.52 ft here, moderate flooding

  • GreenwoodNE · Jul 24, 1993 · 26.08 ft · Moderate
  • RocaNE · Jul 25, 1993 · 20.10 ft · Minor

June 2, 1951: 26.15 ft here, minor flooding

  • RocaNE · Jun 2, 1951 · 22.00 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Salt Creek

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Salt Creek
RocaNE19.026.00 ft, May 8, 19501
Lincoln (Pioneers Boulevard)NE28.030.08 ft, May 7, 20150
Innovation Campus at LincolnNE26.535.47 ft, May 7, 20150
Lincoln (27th Street) this gaugeNE20.528.87 ft, May 7, 20150
GreenwoodNE20.027.74 ft, Oct 1, 20260
AshlandNE20.022.10 ft, Mar 14, 20190

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
Ceresco23.027.60 ft, Aug 25, 19870
Innovation Campus at Lincoln26.535.47 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 LCNN1, 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.