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Thompson Creek at Riverton

Highest listed crest 14.70 ftFlood stage 10.5 ft69 crests since 1949

The Thompson Creek at Riverton crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 69 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1949 to 2025. The highest, 14.70 ft on July 17, 1993, was major flooding, 4.20 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.70 ft
July 17, 1993; 7,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.5 ft
Major flooding from 13.5 ft
Crests at major
1
38th of 187 gauges in Nebraska
Most recent flood crest
March 14, 2021
10.71 ft, minor flooding
Location
Franklin County
Nebraska
Identifiers
NWS RVTN1
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, Thompson Creek at Riverton
Action stage9.018May 26, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.57Mar 14, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.07May 27, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage13.51Jul 17, 1993Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

69 crests from 1949 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Thompson Creek at Riverton, 1949 to 2025 05101520ft Flood stage 10.5 ftMajor 13.5 ft Jun 8, 1949: 7.44 ft, below flood stage; 3,620 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 1950: 13.22 ft, moderate flooding; 12,200 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 1951: 6.83 ft, below flood stage; 2,530 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 1952: 7.70 ft, below flood stage; 2,660 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1953: 4.48 ft, below flood stageJun 7, 1953: 4.26 ft, below flood stage; 53 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 1954: 4.80 ft, below flood stage; 375 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1955: 8.00 ft, below flood stage; 3,160 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 1956: 4.71 ft, below flood stageJul 5, 1956: 4.54 ft, below flood stage; 287 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1962: 6.98 ft, below flood stage; 1,830 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 1963: 6.23 ft, below flood stage; 1,070 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1964: 5.66 ft, below flood stage; 320 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1965: 7.40 ft, below flood stage; 1,900 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1967: 7.13 ft, below flood stage; 1,630 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 1968: 6.45 ft, below flood stage; 1,160 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 1969: 10.21 ft, action stage; 4,930 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1970: 7.31 ft, below flood stage; 2,000 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1971: 8.47 ft, below flood stage; 3,070 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1972: 4.98 ft, below flood stageMay 27, 1972: 3.57 ft, below flood stage; 60 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 1973: 6.21 ft, below flood stage; 1,200 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1974: 5.53 ft, below flood stage; 319 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1975: 8.70 ft, below flood stage; 2,530 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1978: 5.78 ft, below flood stage; 776 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1979: 8.89 ft, below flood stage; 2,730 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1980: 7.02 ft, below flood stage; 999 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1981: 10.43 ft, action stage; 4,820 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1982: 12.17 ft, moderate flooding; 7,480 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 1983: 12.62 ft, moderate flooding; 5,300 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1984: 9.26 ft, action stage; 1,770 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1985: 11.42 ft, minor flooding; 5,930 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 1986: 6.18 ft, below flood stage; 376 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 1987: 9.62 ft, action stage; 1,920 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 1988: 9.30 ft, action stage; 1,620 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1989: 11.24 ft, minor flooding; 3,360 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 1990: 9.24 ft, action stage; 1,610 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1991: 9.16 ft, action stage; 1,560 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 1992: 12.09 ft, moderate flooding; 4,440 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 1993: 14.70 ft, major flooding; 7,000 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1994: 7.81 ft, below flood stage; 883 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1995: 9.46 ft, action stage; 1,740 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 1996: 12.66 ft, moderate flooding; 4,890 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1999: 10.05 ft, action stage; 2,140 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 2000: 11.55 ft, minor flooding; 3,450 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2001: 9.80 ft, action stage; 1,960 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 2002: 7.04 ft, below flood stage; 574 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2003: 6.58 ft, below flood stage; 420 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2004: 8.00 ft, below flood stage; 970 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2005: 10.21 ft, action stage; 1,930 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2006: 7.00 ft, below flood stage; 494 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2007: 11.46 ft, minor flooding; 2,910 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2008: 9.92 ft, action stage; 1,560 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2010: 10.95 ft, minor flooding; 2,310 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 2011: 10.77 ft, minor flooding; 2,170 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2012: 10.07 ft, action stage; 1,700 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2013: 10.07 ft, action stage; 2,150 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 2014: 7.20 ft, below flood stage; 631 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 2015: 9.27 ft, action stage; 1,620 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2016: 5.54 ft, below flood stage; 174 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 2017: 12.00 ft, moderate flooding; 2,950 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 2018: 7.31 ft, below flood stage; 602 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2019: 13.22 ft, moderate flooding; 4,280 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2020: 10.20 ft, action stage; 1,540 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2021: 10.71 ft, minor flooding; 1,960 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2022: 8.78 ft, below flood stage; 794 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 2023: 9.22 ft, action stageMay 26, 2024: 9.45 ft, action stageJun 25, 2025: 6.44 ft, below flood stage Highest, 14.70 ft, Jul 17, 1993 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Thompson Creek at Riverton 1940s: 0 1950s: 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 4 4 1990s: 3 2000s: 2 2010s: 4 2020s: 1 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 69 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Thompson Creek at Riverton
1Jul 17, 199314.70+4.20Major7,000
2Jul 9, 195013.22+2.72Moderate12,200
3May 27, 201913.22+2.72Moderate4,280
4Jul 19, 199612.66+2.16Moderate4,890
5Sep 29, 198312.62+2.12Moderate5,300
6May 11, 198212.17+1.67Moderate7,480
7Jul 12, 199212.09+1.59Moderate4,440
8Jul 18, 201712.00+1.50Moderate2,950
9Jul 5, 200011.55+1.05Minor3,450
10May 5, 200711.46+0.96Minor2,910
11May 14, 198511.42+0.92Minor5,930
12Jul 1, 198911.24+0.74Minor3,360
13Jun 12, 201010.95+0.45Minor2,310
14Aug 30, 201110.77+0.27Minor2,170
15Mar 14, 202110.71+0.21Minor1,960
16May 28, 198110.43−0.07Action4,820
17Aug 31, 196910.21−0.29Action4,930
18Jun 17, 200510.21−0.29Action1,930
19May 22, 202010.20−0.30Action1,540
20Apr 15, 201210.07−0.43Action1,700
21Jun 16, 201310.07−0.43Action2,150
22May 20, 199910.05−0.45Action2,140
23May 23, 20089.92−0.58Action1,560
24May 5, 20019.80−0.70Action1,960
25Jul 18, 19879.62−0.88Action1,920
26May 27, 19959.46−1.04Action1,740
27May 26, 20249.45−1.05Action—
28Jul 19, 19889.30−1.20Action1,620
29Jul 16, 20159.27−1.23Action1,620
30Jun 12, 19849.26−1.24Action1,770
31Aug 3, 19909.24−1.26Action1,610
32Jul 5, 20239.22−1.28Action—
33Jun 5, 19919.16−1.34Action1,560
34May 2, 19798.89−1.61Below flood stage2,730
35Jul 6, 20228.78−1.72Below flood stage794
36May 28, 19758.70−1.80Below flood stage2,530
37Jun 13, 19718.47−2.03Below flood stage3,070
38Jun 4, 19558.00−2.50Below flood stage3,160
39May 18, 20048.00−2.50Below flood stage970
40Mar 4, 19947.81−2.69Below flood stage883
41Jul 14, 19527.70−2.80Below flood stage2,660
42Jun 8, 19497.44−3.06Below flood stage3,620
43Jul 1, 19657.40−3.10Below flood stage1,900
44Apr 19, 19707.31−3.19Below flood stage2,000
45Sep 2, 20187.31−3.19Below flood stage602
46Aug 10, 20147.20−3.30Below flood stage631
47Jun 21, 19677.13−3.37Below flood stage1,630
48Aug 25, 20027.04−3.46Below flood stage574
49Apr 4, 19807.02−3.48Below flood stage999
50Jun 18, 20067.00−3.50Below flood stage494

Other gauges in Franklin County

Flood gauges in Franklin County
Riverton9.010.86 ft, Jul 10, 20190
Naponee10.012.23 ft, Jul 9, 20190

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RVTN1, 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.