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Salt Creek at Roca

Highest listed crest 26.00 ftFlood stage 19.0 ft78 crests since 1950

The Salt Creek at Roca crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 78 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1950 to 2025. The highest, 26.00 ft on May 8, 1950, was major flooding, 7.00 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Salt Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
26.00 ft
May 8, 1950; 67,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
19.0 ft
Major flooding from 23.0 ft
Crests at major
1
38th of 187 gauges in Nebraska
Most recent flood crest
June 19, 2020
20.94 ft, minor flooding
Location
Lancaster County
Near Lincoln (10.5 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 Roca
Action stage14.027Jul 29, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)19.019Jun 19, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage21.54May 7, 2015Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage23.01May 8, 1950Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

78 crests from 1950 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Salt Creek at Roca, 1950 to 2025 0102030ft Flood stage 19.0 ftMajor 23.0 ft May 8, 1950: 26.00 ft, major flooding; 67,000 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1951: 22.00 ft, moderate flooding; 9,300 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 1952: 20.71 ft, minor flooding; 7,410 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1953: 9.69 ft, below flood stage; 542 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 1954: 21.16 ft, minor flooding; 5,380 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1955: 15.50 ft, action stage; 870 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1956: 20.82 ft, minor flooding; 5,700 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1957: 16.39 ft, action stage; 1,670 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 1958: 22.70 ft, moderate flooding; 16,700 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1959: 21.12 ft, minor flooding; 7,100 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1960: 20.85 ft, minor flooding; 5,900 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1961: 13.82 ft, below flood stage; 958 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 1962: 20.05 ft, minor flooding; 3,000 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1963: 21.39 ft, minor flooding; 8,450 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1965: 19.84 ft, minor flooding; 8,380 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 1966: 10.01 ft, below flood stage; 377 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1967: 17.15 ft, action stage; 2,520 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 1968: 11.86 ft, below flood stage; 872 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1969: 17.85 ft, action stage; 3,390 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1970: 9.99 ft, below flood stage; 540 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1971: 11.08 ft, below flood stage; 785 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1972: 9.85 ft, below flood stage; 575 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1973: 17.65 ft, action stage; 3,220 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 1973: 20.10 ft, minor flooding; 5,340 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1975: 7.57 ft, below flood stage; 280 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1976: 9.47 ft, below flood stage; 657 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 1977: 9.76 ft, below flood stage; 710 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 1978: 16.68 ft, action stage; 2,780 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1979: 17.82 ft, action stage; 3,440 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1980: 13.24 ft, below flood stage; 1,620 cubic feet per secondAug 2, 1981: 6.31 ft, below flood stage; 293 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1982: 17.92 ft, action stage; 3,000 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1983: 11.36 ft, below flood stage; 1,120 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1984: 20.30 ft, minor flooding; 5,520 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 1984: 19.65 ft, minor flooding; 4,640 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 1984: 11.97 ft, below flood stage; 1,280 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 1986: 15.65 ft, action stage; 2,330 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 1986: 20.18 ft, minor flooding; 6,060 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1987: 19.17 ft, minor flooding; 4,410 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 1988: 5.56 ft, below flood stage; 242 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 1989: 18.10 ft, action stage; 3,110 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 1990: 11.50 ft, below flood stage; 1,190 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1991: 7.03 ft, below flood stage; 420 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 1992: 21.76 ft, moderate flooding; 7,710 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 1993: 20.10 ft, minor flooding; 5,140 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1994: 17.09 ft, action stage; 3,050 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1995: 18.48 ft, action stage; 3,690 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1996: 19.82 ft, minor flooding; 5,100 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 1996: 16.64 ft, action stage; 2,760 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1998: 14.99 ft, action stage; 2,530 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1999: 16.60 ft, action stage; 3,020 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2000: 8.42 ft, below flood stage; 955 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2001: 17.04 ft, action stage; 3,300 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2002: 18.71 ft, action stage; 3,150 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2003: 18.29 ft, action stage; 3,150 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2004: 20.34 ft, minor flooding; 4,670 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2005: 5.73 ft, below flood stage; 269 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2006: 6.24 ft, below flood stage; 331 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2007: 17.00 ft, action stage; 2,850 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2008: 21.30 ft, minor flooding; 9,020 cubic feet per secondOct 23, 2009: 7.23 ft, below flood stage; 612 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2010: 15.66 ft, action stage; 2,130 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2011: 12.99 ft, below flood stage; 1,380 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2012: 16.29 ft, action stage; 2,530 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2013: 15.74 ft, action stage; 2,260 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2014: 10.21 ft, below flood stageOct 1, 2014: 13.28 ft, below flood stage; 1,620 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2015: 21.86 ft, moderate flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2016: 18.34 ft, action stage; 2,990 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2017: 17.41 ft, action stage; 2,660 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 2018: 18.74 ft, action stage; 2,690 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2019: 19.26 ft, minor flooding; 3,540 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2020: 20.94 ft, minor flooding; 7,340 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2021: 17.59 ft, action stage; 2,540 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2022: 11.64 ft, below flood stage; 1,090 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 2023: 15.52 ft, action stage; 1,880 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 2024: 5.81 ft, below flood stage; 283 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2025: 4.58 ft, below flood stage; 148 cubic feet per second Highest, 26.00 ft, May 8, 1950 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Salt Creek at Roca 1950s: 7 7 1960s: 4 1970s: 1 1980s: 4 1990s: 3 2000s: 2 2010s: 2 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 Roca
1May 8, 195026.00+7.00Major67,000
2Jul 10, 195822.70+3.70Moderate16,700
3Jun 2, 195122.00+3.00Moderate9,300
4May 7, 201521.86+2.86Moderate13,500
5Jul 25, 199221.76+2.76Moderate7,710
6Jun 24, 196321.39+2.39Minor8,450
7Jun 5, 200821.30+2.30Minor9,020
8Aug 23, 195421.16+2.16Minor5,380
9May 5, 195921.12+2.12Minor7,100
10Jun 19, 202020.94+1.94Minor7,340
11Mar 27, 196020.85+1.85Minor5,900
12Jul 2, 195620.82+1.82Minor5,700
13Jul 14, 195220.71+1.71Minor7,410
14May 23, 200420.34+1.34Minor4,670
15Jun 13, 198420.30+1.30Minor5,520
16Oct 11, 198620.18+1.18Minor6,060
17Oct 11, 197320.10+1.10Minor5,340
18Jul 25, 199320.10+1.10Minor5,140
19Jul 20, 196220.05+1.05Minor3,000
20Jun 29, 196519.84+0.84Minor8,380
21May 8, 199619.82+0.82Minor5,100
22Jul 4, 198419.65+0.65Minor4,640
23May 28, 201919.26+0.26Minor3,540
24Jun 18, 198719.17+0.17Minor4,410
25Sep 4, 201818.74−0.26Action2,690
26May 28, 200218.71−0.29Action3,150
27May 8, 199518.48−0.52Action3,690
28May 28, 201618.34−0.66Action2,990
29Jun 10, 200318.29−0.71Action3,150
30Sep 8, 198918.10−0.90Action3,110
31May 29, 198217.92−1.08Action3,000
32Apr 4, 196917.85−1.15Action3,390
33Mar 3, 197917.82−1.18Action3,440
34May 31, 197317.65−1.35Action3,220
35Mar 14, 202117.59−1.41Action2,540
36May 20, 201717.41−1.59Action2,660
37Jun 10, 196717.15−1.85Action2,520
38Jul 2, 199417.09−1.91Action3,050
39May 21, 200117.04−1.96Action3,300
40May 7, 200717.00−2.00Action2,850
41Jul 22, 197816.68−2.32Action2,780
42Nov 16, 199616.64−2.36Action2,760
43Apr 15, 199916.60−2.40Action3,020
44Jun 18, 195716.39−2.61Action1,670
45Apr 15, 201216.29−2.71Action2,530
46May 30, 201315.74−3.26Action2,260
47Jun 21, 201015.66−3.34Action2,130
48Aug 21, 198615.65−3.35Action2,330
49Jul 29, 202315.52−3.48Action1,880
50Jun 24, 195515.50−3.50Action870

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 8, 1950: 26.00 ft here, major flooding

July 10, 1958: 22.70 ft here, moderate flooding

June 2, 1951: 22.00 ft here, moderate flooding

Gauges on the Salt Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Salt Creek
Roca this gaugeNE19.026.00 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)NE20.528.87 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 (27th Street)20.528.87 ft, May 7, 20150
Lincoln (Pioneers Boulevard)28.030.08 ft, May 7, 20150
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 ROCN1, 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.