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Salt Creek near Greenwood

Highest listed crest 27.74 ftFlood stage 20.0 ft80 crests since 1952

The Salt Creek near Greenwood crested above flood stage 22 times among the 80 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1952 to 2026. The highest, 27.74 ft on October 1, 2026, was moderate flooding, 7.74 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
27.74 ft
October 1, 2026
Flood stage
20.0 ft
Major flooding from 31.0 ft
Crests at major
0
22 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
October 1, 2026
27.74 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Cass County
Nebraska

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Salt Creek near Greenwood
Action stage18.05Mar 23, 1987The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)20.016Jul 2, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage24.06Oct 1, 2026Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage31.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

80 crests from 1952 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Salt Creek near Greenwood, 1952 to 2026 010203040ft Flood stage 20.0 ftMajor 31.0 ft Jun 27, 1952: 15.32 ft, below flood stage; 17,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1953: 3.30 ft, below flood stage; 510 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1954: 11.63 ft, below flood stage; 10,000 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1955: 14.53 ft, below flood stage; 16,200 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 1956: 9.44 ft, below flood stage; 6,160 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1957: 20.85 ft, minor flooding; 36,800 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 1958: 20.35 ft, minor flooding; 27,500 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1959: 15.05 ft, below flood stage; 18,400 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1960: 18.00 ft, action stage; 26,400 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1961: 6.12 ft, below flood stage; 2,740 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1962: 9.10 ft, below flood stageJul 21, 1962: 8.15 ft, below flood stage; 4,780 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1963: 21.46 ft, minor flooding; 41,000 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1964: 20.19 ft, minor flooding; 34,200 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1965: 17.90 ft, below flood stage; 26,000 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1966: 8.95 ft, below flood stage; 5,800 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1967: 17.39 ft, below flood stage; 24,400 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 1968: 5.19 ft, below flood stage; 2,000 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1969: 10.07 ft, below flood stage; 7,360 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1970: 3.65 ft, below flood stageSep 15, 1970: 3.63 ft, below flood stage; 1,120 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1971: 11.26 ft, below flood stage; 9,260 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1972: 9.01 ft, below flood stage; 5,860 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1973: 13.17 ft, below flood stage; 14,300 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 1973: 21.50 ft, minor flooding; 39,400 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1975: 3.85 ft, below flood stage; 1,560 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1976: 3.04 ft, below flood stage; 1,090 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 1977: 16.43 ft, below flood stage; 21,500 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1978: 13.06 ft, below flood stage; 10,000 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 1978: 12.62 ft, below flood stage; 12,200 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1979: 19.75 ft, action stage; 35,500 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1980: 11.28 ft, below flood stage; 11,200 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 1981: 10.12 ft, below flood stage; 9,470 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1982: 22.93 ft, minor flooding; 39,900 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 1982: 18.94 ft, action stage; 26,400 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1983: 14.11 ft, below flood stage; 15,400 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1984: 24.50 ft, moderate flooding; 46,800 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 1985: 18.60 ft, action stage; 26,100 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1986: 12.57 ft, below flood stage; 12,700 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 1986: 20.77 ft, minor flooding; 30,400 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1987: 19.65 ft, action stage; 27,000 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 1987: 23.25 ft, minor flooding; 40,000 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 1988: 5.99 ft, below flood stage; 3,690 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 1989: 22.68 ft, minor flooding; 34,300 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 1990: 23.77 ft, minor flooding; 40,600 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 1991: 10.23 ft, below flood stage; 8,880 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1992: 9.67 ft, below flood stage; 8,890 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 1993: 26.08 ft, moderate flooding; 39,000 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1994: 10.91 ft, below flood stage; 10,000 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1995: 13.21 ft, below flood stage; 12,900 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1996: 14.34 ft, below flood stage; 17,200 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1997: 6.31 ft, below flood stage; 5,530 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1998: 16.59 ft, below flood stage; 20,500 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1999: 13.01 ft, below flood stage; 13,900 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2000: 6.21 ft, below flood stage; 5,410 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2001: 10.64 ft, below flood stage; 10,400 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 2002: 15.70 ft, below flood stage; 11,800 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2003: 11.53 ft, below flood stage; 6,780 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2004: 11.26 ft, below flood stage; 6,500 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 2005: 10.73 ft, below flood stage; 5,940 cubic feet per secondAug 8, 2006: 8.23 ft, below flood stage; 3,560 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2007: 23.82 ft, minor flooding; 26,600 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2008: 23.07 ft, minor flooding; 23,800 cubic feet per secondAug 16, 2009: 5.75 ft, below flood stage; 1,450 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2010: 23.32 ft, minor flooding; 25,400 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2011: 13.44 ft, below flood stage; 8,960 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2012: 15.03 ft, below flood stage; 9,770 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2013: 17.33 ft, below flood stage; 11,800 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 2014: 25.89 ft, moderate floodingMay 7, 2015: 27.08 ft, moderate flooding; 34,400 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2016: 17.30 ft, below flood stageMay 20, 2017: 22.54 ft, minor flooding; 21,700 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 2018: 21.44 ft, minor flooding; 19,500 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2019: 25.28 ft, moderate flooding; 28,400 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2020: 12.11 ft, below flood stage; 6,570 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2021: 16.33 ft, below flood stage; 11,400 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2022: 16.30 ft, below flood stage; 12,600 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 2023: 7.42 ft, below flood stage; 2,870 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2024: 21.48 ft, minor flooding; 19,500 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 2026: 27.74 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 27.74 ft, Oct 1, 2026 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Salt Creek near Greenwood 1950s: 2 1960s: 2 1970s: 1 1980s: 5 1990s: 2 2000s: 2 2010s: 6 6 2020s: 2 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 80 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Salt Creek near Greenwood
1Oct 1, 202627.74+7.74Moderate—
2May 7, 201527.08+7.08Moderate34,400
3Jul 24, 199326.08+6.08Moderate39,000
4Oct 1, 201425.89+5.89Moderate—
5Mar 13, 201925.28+5.28Moderate28,400
6Jun 13, 198424.50+4.50Moderate46,800
7May 6, 200723.82+3.82Minor26,600
8Jul 26, 199023.77+3.77Minor40,600
9Jun 21, 201023.32+3.32Minor25,400
10Aug 25, 198723.25+3.25Minor40,000
11Jun 12, 200823.07+3.07Minor23,800
12Jun 15, 198222.93+2.93Minor39,900
13Sep 9, 198922.68+2.68Minor34,300
14May 20, 201722.54+2.54Minor21,700
15Oct 11, 197321.50+1.50Minor39,400
16Jul 2, 202421.48+1.48Minor19,500
17Jun 24, 196321.46+1.46Minor41,000
18Sep 4, 201821.44+1.44Minor19,500
19Jul 1, 195720.85+0.85Minor36,800
20Oct 11, 198620.77+0.77Minor30,400
21Jul 10, 195820.35+0.35Minor27,500
22Jun 17, 196420.19+0.19Minor34,200
23Mar 3, 197919.75−0.25Action35,500
24Mar 23, 198719.65−0.35Action27,000
25Aug 13, 198218.94−1.06Action26,400
26Jul 19, 198518.60−1.40Action26,100
27Mar 28, 196018.00−2.00Action26,400
28May 22, 196517.90−2.10Below flood stage26,000
29Jun 7, 196717.39−2.61Below flood stage24,400
30May 30, 201317.33−2.67Below flood stage11,800
31May 10, 201617.30−2.70Below flood stage—
32Jun 15, 199816.59−3.41Below flood stage20,500
33Sep 3, 197716.43−3.57Below flood stage21,500
34Mar 14, 202116.33−3.67Below flood stage11,400
35Jun 17, 202216.30−3.70Below flood stage12,600
36Aug 22, 200215.70−4.30Below flood stage11,800
37Jun 27, 195215.32−4.68Below flood stage17,900
38May 5, 195915.05−4.95Below flood stage18,400
39Apr 15, 201215.03−4.97Below flood stage9,770
40Jun 24, 195514.53−5.47Below flood stage16,200
41May 27, 199614.34−5.66Below flood stage17,200
42Jun 27, 198314.11−5.89Below flood stage15,400
43Jun 27, 201113.44−6.56Below flood stage8,960
44May 8, 199513.21−6.79Below flood stage12,900
45Mar 31, 197313.17−6.83Below flood stage14,300
46Mar 13, 197813.06−6.94Below flood stage10,000
47Jul 1, 199913.01−6.99Below flood stage13,900
48Jul 22, 197812.62−7.38Below flood stage12,200
49Apr 28, 198612.57−7.43Below flood stage12,700
50May 23, 202012.11−7.89Below flood stage6,570

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.

October 1, 2026: 27.74 ft here, moderate flooding

May 7, 2015: 27.08 ft here, moderate flooding

July 24, 1993: 26.08 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
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)NE20.528.87 ft, May 7, 20150
Greenwood this gaugeNE20.027.74 ft, Oct 1, 20260
AshlandNE20.022.10 ft, Mar 14, 20190

Other gauges in Cass County

Flood gauges in Cass County
Plattsmouth26.040.62 ft, Mar 16, 20193
Union25.030.97 ft, Jul 23, 19931

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GRNN1, 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.