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Willow Creek near Foster

Highest listed crest 12.83 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft49 crests since 1976

The Willow Creek near Foster crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 49 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1976 to 2024. The highest, 12.83 ft on March 14, 2019, was major flooding, 3.83 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
12.83 ft
March 14, 2019; 1,710 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.0 ft
Major flooding from 12.0 ft
Crests at major
1
38th of 187 gauges in Nebraska
Most recent flood crest
March 14, 2019
12.83 ft, major flooding
Location
Pierce County
Nebraska

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Willow Creek near Foster
Action stage6.528Jun 2, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage12.01Mar 14, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

49 crests from 1976 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Willow Creek near Foster, 1976 to 2024 2468101214ft Flood stage 9.0 ftMajor 12.0 ft Mar 12, 1976: 3.71 ft, below flood stage; 49 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1977: 4.10 ft, below flood stageMar 19, 1978: 8.21 ft, action stage; 270 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1979: 7.62 ft, action stage; 275 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1980: 5.41 ft, below flood stage; 141 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1981: 4.26 ft, below flood stage; 66 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1982: 6.88 ft, action stageFeb 24, 1983: 8.28 ft, action stageApr 13, 1984: 7.41 ft, action stage; 442 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1985: 7.64 ft, action stage; 406 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1986: 5.90 ft, below flood stage; 172 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1987: 7.94 ft, action stage; 574 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1988: 5.91 ft, below flood stage; 173 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1989: 5.19 ft, below flood stage; 80 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 1990: 3.97 ft, below flood stageFeb 5, 1991: 4.42 ft, below flood stageMay 19, 1992: 5.66 ft, below flood stage; 146 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1993: 7.65 ft, action stage; 442 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1994: 7.13 ft, action stage; 220 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 1995: 8.40 ft, action stage; 517 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1996: 7.39 ft, action stage; 197 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1997: 8.83 ft, action stageApr 9, 1998: 7.68 ft, action stage; 230 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1999: 8.07 ft, action stage; 329 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2000: 6.34 ft, below flood stage; 162 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2001: 6.60 ft, action stage; 162 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2002: 6.27 ft, below flood stageMay 13, 2003: 5.38 ft, below flood stage; 68 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 2004: 5.44 ft, below flood stageJun 21, 2005: 7.38 ft, action stage; 184 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2006: 7.85 ft, action stage; 240 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2007: 8.30 ft, action stage; 441 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2008: 7.50 ft, action stage; 302 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 2009: 7.99 ft, action stageJun 14, 2010: 8.85 ft, action stage; 515 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2011: 7.15 ft, action stage; 304 cubic feet per secondFeb 29, 2012: 4.73 ft, below flood stageMay 27, 2013: 4.61 ft, below flood stage; 52 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 2014: 5.27 ft, below flood stageJul 21, 2015: 5.79 ft, below flood stage; 89 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2016: 7.91 ft, action stage; 289 cubic feet per secondOct 8, 2017: 8.23 ft, action stageJul 31, 2018: 8.06 ft, action stage; 277 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2019: 12.83 ft, major flooding; 1,710 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2020: 7.37 ft, action stageMar 17, 2021: 7.33 ft, action stage; 306 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2022: 4.85 ft, below flood stage; 99 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2023: 5.34 ft, below flood stageJun 2, 2024: 8.69 ft, action stage; 428 cubic feet per second Highest, 12.83 ft, Mar 14, 2019 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Willow Creek near Foster 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 1 2020s: 0 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Willow Creek near Foster
1Mar 14, 201912.83+3.83Major1,710
2Jun 14, 20108.85−0.15Action515
3Feb 20, 19978.83−0.17Action—
4Jun 2, 20248.69−0.31Action428
5Aug 24, 19958.40−0.60Action517
6Apr 26, 20078.30−0.70Action441
7Feb 24, 19838.28−0.72Action—
8Oct 8, 20178.23−0.77Action—
9Mar 19, 19788.21−0.79Action270
10Apr 16, 19998.07−0.93Action329
11Jul 31, 20188.06−0.94Action277
12Jan 31, 20097.99−1.01Action—
13Mar 18, 19877.94−1.06Action574
14May 2, 20167.91−1.09Action289
15Apr 1, 20067.85−1.15Action240
16Apr 9, 19987.68−1.32Action230
17Mar 11, 19937.65−1.35Action442
18May 1, 19857.64−1.36Action406
19Mar 23, 19797.62−1.38Action275
20May 26, 20087.50−1.50Action302
21Apr 13, 19847.41−1.59Action442
22May 30, 19967.39−1.61Action197
23Jun 21, 20057.38−1.62Action184
24Mar 30, 20207.37−1.63Action—
25Mar 17, 20217.33−1.67Action306
26May 26, 20117.15−1.85Action304
27Mar 6, 19947.13−1.87Action220
28Feb 21, 19826.88−2.12Action—
29May 8, 20016.60−2.40Action162
30May 30, 20006.34−2.66Below flood stage162
31Feb 27, 20026.27−2.73Below flood stage—
32May 25, 19885.91−3.09Below flood stage173
33Apr 18, 19865.90−3.10Below flood stage172
34Jul 21, 20155.79−3.21Below flood stage89
35May 19, 19925.66−3.34Below flood stage146
36Feb 11, 20045.44−3.56Below flood stage—
37Apr 5, 19805.41−3.59Below flood stage141
38May 13, 20035.38−3.62Below flood stage68
39May 14, 20235.34−3.66Below flood stage—
40Jan 26, 20145.27−3.73Below flood stage—
41Mar 8, 19895.19−3.81Below flood stage80
42May 19, 20224.85−4.15Below flood stage99
43Feb 29, 20124.73−4.27Below flood stage—
44May 27, 20134.61−4.39Below flood stage52
45Feb 5, 19914.42−4.58Below flood stage—
46Jun 14, 19814.26−4.74Below flood stage66
47Jan 28, 19774.10−4.90Below flood stage—
48Jan 13, 19903.97−5.03Below flood stage—
49Mar 12, 19763.71−5.29Below flood stage49

Other gauges in Pierce County

Flood gauges in Pierce County
Pierce12.017.34 ft, Mar 14, 20191

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FSTN1, 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.