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Twin Lakes Reservoir

Highest listed crest 1,346.90 ftFlood stage 1,344.8 ft3 crests since 1983

The Twin Lakes Reservoir crested above flood stage 2 times among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1983 to 2019. The highest, 1,346.90 ft on June 29, 1983, was minor flooding, 2.08 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
1,346.90 ft
June 29, 1983
Flood stage
1,344.8 ft
Major flooding from 1,354.9 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 13, 2019
1,345.28 ft, minor flooding
Location
Seward County
Near Lincoln (14.2 mi)
Identifiers
NWS PLDN1
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, Twin Lakes Reservoir
Action stage1,342.01May 7, 2015The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)1,344.82Mar 13, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Major flood stage1,354.90—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

3 crests from 1983 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Twin Lakes Reservoir, 1983 to 2019 13401345135013551360ft Flood stage 1,344.8 ftMajor 1,354.9 ft Jun 29, 1983: 1,346.90 ft, minor floodingMay 7, 2015: 1,342.60 ft, action stageMar 13, 2019: 1,345.28 ft, minor flooding Highest, 1,346.90 ft, Jun 29, 1983 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Twin Lakes Reservoir 1980s: 1 1 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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, Twin Lakes Reservoir
1Jun 29, 19831,346.90+2.08Minor—
2Mar 13, 20191,345.28+0.46Minor—
3May 7, 20151,342.60−2.22Action—

Other gauges in Seward County

Flood gauges in Seward County
Seward18.024.11 ft, Mar 14, 20190
Seward15.020.53 ft, Jun 17, 19571
Dorchester15.024.80 ft, Jul 10, 19501

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PLDN1, 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.