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Snake River near Burge

Highest listed crest 6.96 ftFlood stage 5.0 ft64 crests since 1947

The Snake River near Burge crested above flood stage 2 times among the 64 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1947 to 2025. The highest, 6.96 ft on February 7, 1963, was minor flooding, 1.96 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
6.96 ft
February 7, 1963; 3,170 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
5.0 ft
Major flooding from 9.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
February 7, 1963
6.96 ft, minor flooding
Location
Cherry County
Nebraska
Identifiers
NWS BRGN1
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Snake River near Burge
Action stage4.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)5.02Feb 7, 1963Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage7.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage9.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

64 crests from 1947 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Snake River near Burge, 1947 to 2025 246810ft Flood stage 5.0 ftMajor 9.0 ft Jun 30, 1947: 2.42 ft, below flood stage; 317 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 1948: 2.69 ft, below flood stage; 381 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1949: 2.67 ft, below flood stage; 452 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 1949: 2.74 ft, below flood stage; 443 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1951: 2.77 ft, below flood stage; 510 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1952: 2.69 ft, below flood stage; 436 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1953: 3.11 ft, below flood stage; 566 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1954: 2.75 ft, below flood stage; 446 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1955: 3.16 ft, below flood stage; 577 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 1956: 2.95 ft, below flood stage; 491 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1957: 2.75 ft, below flood stage; 436 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1958: 2.84 ft, below flood stage; 501 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1959: 2.53 ft, below flood stage; 396 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1960: 2.90 ft, below flood stage; 496 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1961: 2.73 ft, below flood stage; 444 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1962: 5.39 ft, minor flooding; 1,830 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1963: 6.96 ft, minor flooding; 3,170 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1964: 2.94 ft, below flood stage; 543 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 1965: 2.61 ft, below flood stage; 419 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 1965: 2.65 ft, below flood stage; 447 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1967: 3.21 ft, below flood stage; 669 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 1968: 3.37 ft, below flood stage; 894 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 1968: 2.50 ft, below flood stage; 400 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1970: 2.48 ft, below flood stage; 405 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1971: 2.53 ft, below flood stage; 406 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1972: 2.42 ft, below flood stage; 374 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1973: 2.32 ft, below flood stage; 346 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1974: 2.31 ft, below flood stage; 362 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1975: 2.13 ft, below flood stage; 276 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1976: 2.18 ft, below flood stage; 294 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1977: 2.79 ft, below flood stage; 545 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1978: 2.33 ft, below flood stage; 370 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1979: 2.27 ft, below flood stage; 322 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1980: 2.36 ft, below flood stage; 353 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1981: 2.03 ft, below flood stage; 244 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1982: 2.54 ft, below flood stage; 426 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1983: 2.62 ft, below flood stage; 434 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1984: 2.18 ft, below flood stage; 333 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1985: 2.30 ft, below flood stage; 362 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1986: 2.33 ft, below flood stage; 393 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1987: 2.47 ft, below flood stage; 450 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1988: 2.52 ft, below flood stage; 429 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1989: 2.12 ft, below flood stage; 314 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1990: 2.16 ft, below flood stage; 333 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1991: 2.16 ft, below flood stage; 328 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1991: 2.09 ft, below flood stage; 322 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1993: 2.14 ft, below flood stage; 335 cubic feet per secondNov 17, 1993: 2.10 ft, below flood stage; 303 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2012: 2.17 ft, below flood stage; 357 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2013: 2.37 ft, below flood stage; 429 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2014: 2.51 ft, below flood stage; 442 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2015: 2.79 ft, below flood stage; 576 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2016: 2.98 ft, below flood stage; 570 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 2017: 2.34 ft, below flood stage; 415 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2018: 2.27 ft, below flood stage; 357 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2019: 3.88 ft, below flood stage; 838 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2020: 2.31 ft, below flood stage; 421 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2020: 2.82 ft, below flood stageMar 2, 2021: 2.29 ft, below flood stage; 377 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2022: 2.45 ft, below flood stageJun 2, 2022: 2.21 ft, below flood stage; 341 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2023: 2.27 ft, below flood stage; 356 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2024: 2.25 ft, below flood stage; 360 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2025: 2.08 ft, below flood stage; 319 cubic feet per second Highest, 6.96 ft, Feb 7, 1963 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Snake River near Burge 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 2 2 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 0 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 64 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Snake River near Burge
1Feb 7, 19636.96+1.96Minor3,170
2Jun 30, 19625.39+0.39Minor1,830
3May 25, 20193.88−1.12Below flood stage838
4Aug 27, 19683.37−1.63Below flood stage894
5Jun 14, 19673.21−1.79Below flood stage669
6May 26, 19553.16−1.84Below flood stage577
7Mar 12, 19533.11−1.89Below flood stage566
8May 4, 20162.98−2.02Below flood stage570
9Aug 3, 19562.95−2.05Below flood stage491
10Apr 28, 19642.94−2.06Below flood stage543
11May 7, 19602.90−2.10Below flood stage496
12Apr 2, 19582.84−2.16Below flood stage501
13May 18, 20202.82−2.18Below flood stage—
14Mar 29, 19772.79−2.21Below flood stage545
15May 27, 20152.79−2.21Below flood stage576
16Mar 8, 19512.77−2.23Below flood stage510
17May 30, 19542.75−2.25Below flood stage446
18May 16, 19572.75−2.25Below flood stage436
19Oct 10, 19492.74−2.26Below flood stage443
20May 14, 19612.73−2.27Below flood stage444
21Sep 23, 19482.69−2.31Below flood stage381
22May 16, 19522.69−2.31Below flood stage436
23Feb 26, 19492.67−2.33Below flood stage452
24Oct 3, 19652.65−2.35Below flood stage447
25May 19, 19832.62−2.38Below flood stage434
26Sep 23, 19652.61−2.39Below flood stage419
27May 20, 19822.54−2.46Below flood stage426
28Mar 20, 19592.53−2.47Below flood stage396
29May 3, 19712.53−2.47Below flood stage406
30May 25, 19882.52−2.48Below flood stage429
31May 18, 20142.51−2.49Below flood stage442
32Oct 31, 19682.50−2.50Below flood stage400
33Apr 26, 19702.48−2.52Below flood stage405
34May 10, 19872.47−2.53Below flood stage450
35May 15, 20222.45−2.55Below flood stage—
36Jun 30, 19472.42−2.58Below flood stage317
37May 1, 19722.42−2.58Below flood stage374
38May 24, 20132.37−2.63Below flood stage429
39Apr 10, 19802.36−2.64Below flood stage353
40Mar 9, 20172.34−2.66Below flood stage415
41Apr 22, 19782.33−2.67Below flood stage370
42Feb 26, 19862.33−2.67Below flood stage393
43May 28, 19732.32−2.68Below flood stage346
44Apr 21, 19742.31−2.69Below flood stage362
45Apr 1, 20202.31−2.69Below flood stage421
46May 3, 19852.30−2.70Below flood stage362
47Mar 2, 20212.29−2.71Below flood stage377
48Mar 18, 19792.27−2.73Below flood stage322
49Mar 19, 20182.27−2.73Below flood stage357
50Mar 4, 20232.27−2.73Below flood stage356

Other gauges in Cherry County

Flood gauges in Cherry County
Sparks6.012.17 ft, Feb 5, 20140

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BRGN1, 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.