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Stinking Water Creek at Palisade

Highest listed crest 13.45 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft79 crests since 1950

The Stinking Water Creek at Palisade crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 79 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1950 to 2025. The highest, 13.45 ft on May 26, 2023, was major flooding, 3.45 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.45 ft
May 26, 2023; 578 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 12.0 ft
Crests at major
1
38th of 187 gauges in Nebraska
Most recent flood crest
May 26, 2023
13.45 ft, major flooding
Location
Hayes County
Nebraska

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Stinking Water Creek at Palisade
Action stage7.516Jun 21, 2011The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.04Jun 16, 1984Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.01Jun 17, 1956Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage12.01May 26, 2023Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

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

Listed crests at the Stinking Water Creek at Palisade, 1950 to 2025 051015ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 12.0 ft Jul 25, 1950: 8.02 ft, action stage; 442 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1951: 9.46 ft, action stage; 846 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 1952: 9.81 ft, action stage; 1,030 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 1953: 3.30 ft, below flood stage; 106 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 1954: 4.96 ft, below flood stage; 193 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1955: 10.11 ft, minor flooding; 1,250 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1956: 11.30 ft, moderate flooding; 3,030 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1957: 5.44 ft, below flood stage; 239 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 1958: 10.36 ft, minor flooding; 1,270 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1959: 6.11 ft, below flood stage; 338 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1960: 10.80 ft, minor flooding; 1,780 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 1961: 4.40 ft, below flood stage; 145 cubic feet per secondAug 2, 1962: 7.55 ft, action stage; 514 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 1963: 6.23 ft, below flood stage; 340 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1964: 5.99 ft, below flood stage; 298 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 1965: 5.20 ft, below flood stage; 234 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 1965: 3.83 ft, below flood stage; 123 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1967: 9.10 ft, action stage; 761 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 1968: 5.95 ft, below flood stage; 340 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1969: 4.80 ft, below flood stage; 208 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1970: 4.10 ft, below flood stage; 150 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1971: 4.52 ft, below flood stage; 154 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1972: 8.60 ft, action stage; 688 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 1973: 6.59 ft, below flood stage; 375 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1974: 5.30 ft, below flood stage; 225 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1975: 5.83 ft, below flood stage; 270 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 1976: 4.31 ft, below flood stage; 108 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 1977: 6.11 ft, below flood stage; 306 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1978: 5.54 ft, below flood stage; 237 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1979: 4.96 ft, below flood stage; 152 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1980: 6.02 ft, below flood stage; 293 cubic feet per secondAug 7, 1981: 5.20 ft, below flood stage; 200 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1982: 6.00 ft, below flood stage; 272 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1983: 4.43 ft, below flood stage; 111 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1984: 10.85 ft, minor flooding; 2,340 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 1985: 3.39 ft, below flood stage; 53 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1986: 3.86 ft, below flood stage; 74 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1987: 4.74 ft, below flood stageJun 12, 1987: 4.38 ft, below flood stage; 60 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1988: 6.90 ft, below flood stage; 282 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 1989: 8.31 ft, action stage; 477 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1990: 4.06 ft, below flood stageMay 29, 1990: 3.64 ft, below flood stage; 49 cubic feet per secondNov 30, 1990: 3.76 ft, below flood stageMay 5, 1991: 3.75 ft, below flood stage; 54 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 1992: 7.82 ft, action stage; 356 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 1993: 8.47 ft, action stage; 458 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 1994: 4.82 ft, below flood stageJul 14, 1994: 4.43 ft, below flood stage; 94 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1995: 5.68 ft, below flood stage; 167 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1996: 5.37 ft, below flood stage; 169 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 1997: 9.85 ft, action stage; 899 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1998: 4.45 ft, below flood stage; 96 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 1999: 6.85 ft, below flood stage; 265 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2000: 2.98 ft, below flood stage; 36 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 2000: 5.94 ft, below flood stage; 123 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2002: 5.35 ft, below flood stage; 53 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2003: 4.59 ft, below flood stage; 96 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2004: 7.56 ft, action stage; 175 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2005: 8.02 ft, action stage; 275 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 2006: 3.06 ft, below flood stage; 21 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 2007: 9.57 ft, action stage; 412 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2008: 8.13 ft, action stage; 284 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2009: 4.94 ft, below flood stage; 112 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2010: 8.50 ft, action stage; 362 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2011: 8.16 ft, action stage; 335 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2012: 2.97 ft, below flood stage; 25 cubic feet per secondAug 7, 2013: 3.86 ft, below flood stage; 45 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2014: 6.55 ft, below flood stage; 153 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 2015: 6.17 ft, below flood stage; 132 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2016: 1.50 ft, below flood stage; 21 cubic feet per secondAug 2, 2017: 1.07 ft, below flood stage; 9 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 2018: 6.56 ft, below flood stage; 154 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2020: 3.04 ft, below flood stage; 16 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2021: 5.17 ft, below flood stage; 62 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2022: 3.36 ft, below flood stage; 18 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2023: 13.45 ft, major flooding; 578 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2024: 4.67 ft, below flood stage; 43 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2025: 6.45 ft, below flood stage; 99 cubic feet per second Highest, 13.45 ft, May 26, 2023 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Stinking Water Creek at Palisade 1950s: 3 3 1960s: 1 1970s: 0 1980s: 1 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 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 79 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Stinking Water Creek at Palisade
1May 26, 202313.45+3.45Major578
2Jun 17, 195611.30+1.30Moderate3,030
3Jun 16, 198410.85+0.85Minor2,340
4Mar 22, 196010.80+0.80Minor1,780
5Jul 19, 195810.36+0.36Minor1,270
6Jun 17, 195510.11+0.11Minor1,250
7Aug 1, 19979.85−0.15Action899
8Aug 28, 19529.81−0.19Action1,030
9Jun 15, 20079.57−0.43Action412
10May 15, 19519.46−0.54Action846
11Jun 7, 19679.10−0.90Action761
12Jun 17, 19728.60−1.40Action688
13Jun 22, 20108.50−1.50Action362
14Jul 27, 19938.47−1.53Action458
15Aug 26, 19898.31−1.69Action477
16Jun 21, 20118.16−1.84Action335
17Jun 7, 20088.13−1.87Action284
18Jul 25, 19508.02−1.98Action442
19Jun 14, 20058.02−1.98Action275
20Aug 5, 19927.82−2.18Action356
21Jul 11, 20047.56−2.44Action175
22Aug 2, 19627.55−2.45Action514
23Jun 2, 19886.90−3.10Below flood stage282
24Sep 1, 19996.85−3.15Below flood stage265
25Sep 11, 19736.59−3.41Below flood stage375
26Jul 30, 20186.56−3.44Below flood stage154
27Jun 25, 20146.55−3.45Below flood stage153
28Jun 28, 20256.45−3.55Below flood stage99
29Sep 18, 19636.23−3.77Below flood stage340
30Aug 9, 20156.17−3.83Below flood stage132
31May 19, 19596.11−3.89Below flood stage338
32Jul 8, 19776.11−3.89Below flood stage306
33Jun 21, 19806.02−3.98Below flood stage293
34Jun 13, 19826.00−4.00Below flood stage272
35Jun 23, 19645.99−4.01Below flood stage298
36Aug 5, 19685.95−4.05Below flood stage340
37Oct 30, 20005.94−4.06Below flood stage123
38Jun 8, 19755.83−4.17Below flood stage270
39Jun 25, 19955.68−4.32Below flood stage167
40May 27, 19785.54−4.46Below flood stage237
41May 17, 19575.44−4.56Below flood stage239
42Jun 1, 19965.37−4.63Below flood stage169
43Mar 10, 20025.35−4.65Below flood stage53
44Jun 10, 19745.30−4.70Below flood stage225
45Jul 6, 19655.20−4.80Below flood stage234
46Aug 7, 19815.20−4.80Below flood stage200
47May 27, 20215.17−4.83Below flood stage62
48Aug 17, 19544.96−5.04Below flood stage193
49Jun 28, 19794.96−5.04Below flood stage152
50Jun 17, 20094.94−5.06Below flood stage112

Other gauges in Hayes County

Flood gauges in Hayes County
Palisade7.012.26 ft, May 26, 20231

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PASN1, 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.