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Turkey Creek (trib. to Republican River) at Naponee

Highest listed crest 12.23 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft56 crests since 1948

The Turkey Creek (trib. to Republican River) at Naponee crested above flood stage 4 times among the 56 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1948 to 2025. The highest, 12.23 ft on July 9, 2019, was minor flooding, 2.23 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Turkey Creek (trib. to Republican River) crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
12.23 ft
July 9, 2019; 2,010 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 19.0 ft
Crests at major
0
4 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
July 9, 2019
12.23 ft, minor flooding
Location
Franklin County
Nebraska
Identifiers
NWS NAPN1
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, Turkey Creek (trib. to Republican River) at Naponee
Action stage9.02Jul 17, 1993The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.04Jul 9, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage19.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

56 crests from 1948 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Turkey Creek (trib. to Republican River) at Naponee, 1948 to 2025 05101520ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 19.0 ft Jun 28, 1948: 7.05 ft, below flood stage; 804 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1949: 6.27 ft, below flood stage; 688 cubic feet per secondSep 20, 1950: 9.50 ft, action stage; 1,920 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 1951: 6.14 ft, below flood stage; 635 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 1952: 7.25 ft, below flood stage; 906 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1953: 5.25 ft, below flood stage; 368 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 1962: 6.69 ft, below flood stage; 470 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 1963: 4.68 ft, below flood stage; 240 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1964: 6.82 ft, below flood stage; 650 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 1965: 8.94 ft, below flood stage; 1,270 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1966: 8.98 ft, below flood stage; 1,270 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1967: 10.86 ft, minor flooding; 2,050 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 1968: 7.36 ft, below flood stage; 820 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 1969: 7.60 ft, below flood stage; 870 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1970: 6.74 ft, below flood stage; 650 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 1971: 4.88 ft, below flood stage; 270 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1972: 7.56 ft, below flood stage; 865 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1973: 10.46 ft, minor flooding; 1,850 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1975: 10.73 ft, minor flooding; 2,000 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1976: 2.40 ft, below flood stage; 56 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 1977: 4.82 ft, below flood stage; 260 cubic feet per secondAug 2, 1978: 8.56 ft, below flood stage; 1,160 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1979: 6.90 ft, below flood stage; 960 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1980: 4.59 ft, below flood stage; 220 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1981: 7.60 ft, below flood stage; 890 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1982: 1.70 ft, below flood stage; 20 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 1983: 6.67 ft, below flood stage; 1,080 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1984: 2.13 ft, below flood stage; 70 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1985: 5.62 ft, below flood stage; 800 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 1986: 4.21 ft, below flood stage; 450 cubic feet per secondAug 7, 1992: 4.35 ft, below flood stage; 450 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 1993: 9.70 ft, action stage; 2,200 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1995: 7.76 ft, below flood stage; 1,470 cubic feet per secondSep 20, 1996: 7.70 ft, below flood stage; 1,450 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2004: 2.12 ft, below flood stage; 48 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 2005: 2.69 ft, below flood stage; 111 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2006: 3.05 ft, below flood stage; 99 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2007: 3.59 ft, below flood stage; 174 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2008: 2.44 ft, below flood stage; 62 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2009: 2.47 ft, below flood stage; 71 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2010: 6.55 ft, below flood stage; 361 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 2011: 5.03 ft, below flood stage; 434 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 2012: 3.22 ft, below flood stage; 169 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2013: 1.93 ft, below flood stage; 23 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 2014: 3.43 ft, below flood stage; 137 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 2015: 3.21 ft, below flood stage; 148 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2016: 3.09 ft, below flood stage; 135 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 2017: 6.45 ft, below flood stage; 375 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 2018: 6.01 ft, below flood stage; 544 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 2019: 12.23 ft, minor flooding; 2,010 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2020: 2.45 ft, below flood stage; 69 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 2021: 4.90 ft, below flood stage; 371 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2022: 1.89 ft, below flood stageJul 5, 2023: 2.67 ft, below flood stageJun 15, 2024: 5.80 ft, below flood stageAug 31, 2025: 3.49 ft, below flood stage Highest, 12.23 ft, Jul 9, 2019 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Turkey Creek (trib. to Republican River) at Naponee 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 1 1970s: 2 2 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 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 56 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Turkey Creek (trib. to Republican River) at Naponee
1Jul 9, 201912.23+2.23Minor2,010
2Jun 21, 196710.86+0.86Minor2,050
3Jun 3, 197510.73+0.73Minor2,000
4Jul 13, 197310.46+0.46Minor1,850
5Jul 17, 19939.70−0.30Action2,200
6Sep 20, 19509.50−0.50Action1,920
7Jun 24, 19668.98−1.02Below flood stage1,270
8Sep 21, 19658.94−1.06Below flood stage1,270
9Aug 2, 19788.56−1.44Below flood stage1,160
10May 27, 19957.76−2.24Below flood stage1,470
11Sep 20, 19967.70−2.30Below flood stage1,450
12Jul 6, 19697.60−2.40Below flood stage870
13Jun 8, 19817.60−2.40Below flood stage890
14Jun 18, 19727.56−2.44Below flood stage865
15Aug 10, 19687.36−2.64Below flood stage820
16Jul 14, 19527.25−2.75Below flood stage906
17Jun 28, 19487.05−2.95Below flood stage804
18Jun 5, 19796.90−3.10Below flood stage960
19Jun 21, 19646.82−3.18Below flood stage650
20Jun 11, 19706.74−3.26Below flood stage650
21Aug 23, 19626.69−3.31Below flood stage470
22Sep 29, 19836.67−3.33Below flood stage1,080
23Jun 22, 20106.55−3.45Below flood stage361
24Jul 18, 20176.45−3.55Below flood stage375
25May 8, 19496.27−3.73Below flood stage688
26Jul 11, 19516.14−3.86Below flood stage635
27Sep 6, 20186.01−3.99Below flood stage544
28Jun 15, 20245.80−4.20Below flood stage—
29May 14, 19855.62−4.38Below flood stage800
30May 28, 19535.25−4.75Below flood stage368
31Aug 30, 20115.03−4.97Below flood stage434
32Aug 23, 20214.90−5.10Below flood stage371
33Sep 1, 19714.88−5.12Below flood stage270
34Aug 25, 19774.82−5.18Below flood stage260
35Sep 21, 19634.68−5.32Below flood stage240
36Apr 3, 19804.59−5.41Below flood stage220
37Aug 7, 19924.35−5.65Below flood stage450
38Jul 10, 19864.21−5.79Below flood stage450
39May 24, 20073.59−6.41Below flood stage174
40Aug 31, 20253.49−6.51Below flood stage—
41Jun 15, 20143.43−6.57Below flood stage137
42Jul 9, 20123.22−6.78Below flood stage169
43Aug 5, 20153.21−6.79Below flood stage148
44Apr 28, 20163.09−6.91Below flood stage135
45Jun 17, 20063.05−6.95Below flood stage99
46Aug 17, 20052.69−7.31Below flood stage111
47Jul 5, 20232.67−7.33Below flood stage—
48May 26, 20092.47−7.53Below flood stage71
49May 25, 20202.45−7.55Below flood stage69
50May 23, 20082.44−7.56Below flood stage62

The worst floods along the Turkey Creek (trib. to Republican River)

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Turkey Creek (trib. to Republican River) that crested above flood stage within a week.

July 9, 2019: 12.23 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Turkey Creek (trib. to Republican River)

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Turkey Creek (trib. to Republican River)
Furnas-Gosper County LineNE18.024.39 ft, Jul 9, 20190
Naponee this gaugeNE10.012.23 ft, Jul 9, 20190
EdisonNE17.525.48 ft, Jul 9, 20190

Other gauges in Franklin County

Flood gauges in Franklin County
Riverton9.010.86 ft, Jul 10, 20190
Riverton10.514.70 ft, Jul 17, 19931

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NAPN1, 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.