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Silver Creek near Silver Creek

Highest listed crest 9.94 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft28 crests since 1996

The Silver Creek near Silver Creek crested above flood stage 5 times among the 28 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1996 to 2025. The highest, 9.94 ft on June 27, 2025, was minor flooding, 0.94 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
9.94 ft
June 27, 2025; 1,290 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.0 ft
Major flooding from 15.0 ft
Crests at major
0
5 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 27, 2025
9.94 ft, minor flooding
Location
Merrick County
Nebraska

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Silver Creek near Silver Creek
Action stage8.05Jun 22, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.05Jun 27, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage13.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage15.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

28 crests from 1996 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Silver Creek near Silver Creek, 1996 to 2025 05101520ft Flood stage 9.0 ftMajor 15.0 ft Jun 23, 1996: 7.10 ft, below flood stage; 367 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1998: 8.42 ft, action stage; 1,670 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1999: 9.11 ft, minor flooding; 3,070 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 2000: 4.91 ft, below flood stage; 18 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2001: 6.07 ft, below flood stage; 220 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2003: 5.81 ft, below flood stage; 166 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 2004: 5.33 ft, below flood stage; 91 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2006: 4.69 ft, below flood stage; 10 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2007: 7.73 ft, below flood stage; 811 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2008: 9.04 ft, minor flooding; 2,140 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2009: 6.03 ft, below flood stage; 211 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2010: 7.76 ft, below flood stage; 800 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2011: 7.60 ft, below flood stage; 513 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2012: 4.26 ft, below flood stageMay 30, 2013: 4.15 ft, below flood stage; 20 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 2014: 5.07 ft, below flood stage; 30 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2015: 6.08 ft, below flood stage; 94 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2016: 7.65 ft, below flood stage; 276 cubic feet per secondAug 16, 2017: 6.43 ft, below flood stage; 89 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2018: 8.02 ft, action stageMar 14, 2019: 9.21 ft, minor flooding; 943 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2019: 9.68 ft, minor flooding; 1,220 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2020: 8.39 ft, action stage; 667 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 2021: 8.15 ft, action stage; 845 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2022: 7.50 ft, below flood stage; 251 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2023: 3.24 ft, below flood stageJun 22, 2024: 8.55 ft, action stageJun 27, 2025: 9.94 ft, minor flooding; 1,290 cubic feet per second Highest, 9.94 ft, Jun 27, 2025 200020052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Silver Creek near Silver Creek 1990s: 1 2000s: 1 2010s: 2 2 2020s: 1 1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

Highest listed crests, Silver Creek near Silver Creek
1Jun 27, 20259.94+0.94Minor1,290
2May 29, 20199.68+0.68Minor1,220
3Mar 14, 20199.21+0.21Minor943
4Jun 1, 19999.11+0.11Minor3,070
5Jun 8, 20089.04+0.04Minor2,140
6Jun 22, 20248.55−0.45Action—
7Apr 8, 19988.42−0.58Action1,670
8May 23, 20208.39−0.61Action667
9Mar 24, 20218.15−0.85Action845
10Dec 29, 20188.02−0.98Action—
11Jun 27, 20107.76−1.24Below flood stage800
12May 30, 20077.73−1.27Below flood stage811
13May 1, 20167.65−1.35Below flood stage276
14Jun 21, 20117.60−1.40Below flood stage513
15Jun 6, 20227.50−1.50Below flood stage251
16Jun 23, 19967.10−1.90Below flood stage367
17Aug 16, 20176.43−2.57Below flood stage89
18Jun 17, 20156.08−2.92Below flood stage94
19May 5, 20016.07−2.93Below flood stage220
20Jun 21, 20096.03−2.97Below flood stage211
21May 4, 20035.81−3.19Below flood stage166
22Jul 9, 20045.33−3.67Below flood stage91
23Jun 15, 20145.07−3.93Below flood stage30
24Jul 28, 20004.91−4.09Below flood stage18
25Jun 19, 20064.69−4.31Below flood stage10
26May 28, 20124.26−4.74Below flood stage—
27May 30, 20134.15−4.85Below flood stage20
28Jun 5, 20233.24−5.76Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Merrick County

Flood gauges in Merrick County
Grand Island6.58.16 ft, Mar 27, 196015
Silver Creek9.010.29 ft, Jun 11, 20080

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SILN1, 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.