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Wood River near Gibbon

Highest listed crest 17.40 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft30 crests since 1949

The Wood River near Gibbon crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 30 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1949 to 2019. The highest, 17.40 ft on March 14, 2019, was major flooding, 2.40 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Wood River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.40 ft
March 14, 2019
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 16.5 ft
Crests at major
3
12th of 187 gauges in Nebraska
Most recent flood crest
July 10, 2019
16.70 ft, major flooding
Location
Buffalo County
Nebraska
Identifiers
NWS GBBN1
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, Wood River near Gibbon
Action stage13.07Jul 23, 1975The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.04Mar 20, 1969Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.03Jun 24, 1968Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.53Jul 10, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

30 crests from 1949 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Wood River near Gibbon, 1949 to 2019 681012141618ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 16.5 ft Jun 9, 1949: 15.63 ft, minor flooding; 1,600 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 1950: 15.74 ft, minor flooding; 1,680 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1951: 11.20 ft, below flood stage; 534 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1952: 14.42 ft, action stage; 992 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1953: 13.44 ft, action stage; 766 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1954: 12.81 ft, below flood stage; 707 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1955: 12.50 ft, below flood stage; 672 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 1956: 12.08 ft, below flood stage; 588 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1957: 13.73 ft, action stage; 821 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 1958: 15.20 ft, minor flooding; 1,140 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 1959: 12.54 ft, below flood stage; 590 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1960: 16.14 ft, moderate flooding; 2,100 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1961: 8.92 ft, below flood stage; 240 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1962: 13.07 ft, action stage; 659 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1963: 9.27 ft, below flood stage; 185 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1964: 6.25 ft, below flood stage; 68 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1965: 16.23 ft, moderate flooding; 1,480 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1966: 14.20 ft, action stage; 600 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1967: 16.79 ft, major flooding; 4,050 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1968: 16.04 ft, moderate flooding; 1,140 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1969: 15.83 ft, minor flooding; 1,420 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1970: 8.66 ft, below flood stage; 172 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1971: 10.63 ft, below flood stage; 280 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 1972: 10.49 ft, below flood stage; 239 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 1973: 7.11 ft, below flood stage; 88 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1975: 13.41 ft, action stageJul 23, 1975: 13.38 ft, action stage; 603 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1976: 6.28 ft, below flood stage; 68 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2019: 17.40 ft, major floodingJul 10, 2019: 16.70 ft, major flooding Highest, 17.40 ft, Mar 14, 2019 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Wood River near Gibbon 1940s: 1 1950s: 2 1960s: 5 5 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 2 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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, Wood River near Gibbon
1Mar 14, 201917.40+2.40Major—
2Jun 15, 196716.79+1.79Major4,050
3Jul 10, 201916.70+1.70Major—
4Jul 1, 196516.23+1.23Moderate1,480
5Mar 28, 196016.14+1.14Moderate2,100
6Jun 24, 196816.04+1.04Moderate1,140
7Mar 20, 196915.83+0.83Minor1,420
8Jul 10, 195015.74+0.74Minor1,680
9Jun 9, 194915.63+0.63Minor1,600
10Jul 19, 195815.20+0.20Minor1,140
11May 28, 195214.42−0.58Action992
12Feb 13, 196614.20−0.80Action600
13Jun 17, 195713.73−1.27Action821
14May 11, 195313.44−1.56Action766
15Jun 23, 197513.41−1.59Action—
16Jul 23, 197513.38−1.62Action603
17Mar 28, 196213.07−1.93Action659
18Jun 18, 195412.81−2.19Below flood stage707
19Jul 5, 195912.54−2.46Below flood stage590
20Jun 18, 195512.50−2.50Below flood stage672
21Jul 6, 195612.08−2.92Below flood stage588
22Jun 27, 195111.20−3.80Below flood stage534
23Feb 28, 197110.63−4.37Below flood stage280
24Jul 27, 197210.49−4.51Below flood stage239
25Feb 7, 19639.27−5.73Below flood stage185
26May 23, 19618.92−6.08Below flood stage240
27Jun 16, 19708.66−6.34Below flood stage172
28Sep 29, 19737.11−7.89Below flood stage88
29Jun 25, 19766.28−8.72Below flood stage68
30May 2, 19646.25−8.75Below flood stage68

The worst floods along the Wood River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Wood River that crested above flood stage within a week.

March 14, 2019: 17.40 ft here, major flooding

  • AldaNE · Mar 16, 2019 · 13.61 ft · Major

June 15, 1967: 16.79 ft here, major flooding

  • AldaNE · Jun 16, 1967 · 13.96 ft · Major · its highest
  • RiverdaleNE · Jun 14, 1967 · 15.54 ft · Moderate

July 1, 1965: 16.23 ft here, moderate flooding

  • AldaNE · Jul 3, 1965 · 12.80 ft · Major

Gauges on the Wood River

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

Flood gauges on the Wood River
AldaNE10.013.96 ft, Jun 16, 196712
Gibbon this gaugeNE15.017.40 ft, Mar 14, 20193
RiverdaleNE11.019.75 ft, Jun 22, 19470

Other gauges in Buffalo County

Flood gauges in Buffalo County
Elm Creek9.510.73 ft, Mar 13, 20190
Sweetwater16.523.20 ft, Jun 22, 19472
Kearney7.08.62 ft, Feb 24, 19940
Odessa7.08.27 ft, Jul 9, 20190
Ravenna5.512.60 ft, Jun 22, 19472
St. Michael9.515.15 ft, Mar 16, 19780
Riverdale11.019.75 ft, Jun 22, 19470

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GBBN1, 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.