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Wood River near Riverdale

Highest listed crest 19.75 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft31 crests since 1947

The Wood River near Riverdale crested above flood stage 6 times among the 31 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1947 to 1980. The highest, 19.75 ft on June 22, 1947, was moderate flooding, 8.75 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
19.75 ft
June 22, 1947; 20,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
0
6 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 25, 1968
11.15 ft, minor flooding
Location
Buffalo County
Near Kearney (8.9 mi)
Identifiers
NWS RIVN1
USGS 06771000; out of service

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 Riverdale
Action stage10.05Mar 15, 1978The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.04Jun 25, 1968Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.02Jun 14, 1967Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

31 crests from 1947 to 1980. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Wood River near Riverdale, 1947 to 1980 05101520ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft Jun 22, 1947: 19.75 ft, moderate flooding; 20,000 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1948: 12.07 ft, minor flooding; 1,820 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1949: 10.97 ft, action stage; 1,200 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 1950: 9.57 ft, below flood stage; 7,707 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1951: 6.48 ft, below flood stage; 296 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1952: 5.55 ft, below flood stageJul 14, 1952: 5.49 ft, below flood stage; 215 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1953: 8.58 ft, below flood stage; 568 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1954: 7.13 ft, below flood stage; 394 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1955: 10.88 ft, action stage; 700 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 1956: 9.03 ft, below flood stage; 406 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1957: 10.97 ft, action stage; 815 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 1958: 12.27 ft, minor flooding; 1,500 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 1959: 8.35 ft, below flood stage; 316 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1960: 11.55 ft, minor flooding; 1,130 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1964: 6.97 ft, below flood stage; 109 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1967: 15.54 ft, moderate flooding; 5,280 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1968: 11.15 ft, minor flooding; 950 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1969: 10.78 ft, action stage; 600 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1970: 6.17 ft, below flood stage; 227 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1971: 4.21 ft, below flood stage; 66 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 1972: 5.37 ft, below flood stage; 156 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1973: 5.08 ft, below flood stageJul 25, 1973: 4.42 ft, below flood stage; 71 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1974: 4.45 ft, below flood stage; 78 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1975: 7.83 ft, below flood stage; 349 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 1976: 4.01 ft, below flood stage; 51 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1977: 8.25 ft, below flood stage; 450 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1978: 10.95 ft, action stage; 978 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 1979: 8.41 ft, below flood stage; 475 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1980: 8.43 ft, below flood stage; 478 cubic feet per second Highest, 19.75 ft, Jun 22, 1947 1950196019701980

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Wood River near Riverdale 1940s: 2 1950s: 1 1960s: 3 3 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s
  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.
  3. 5 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 7.88 ft on Aug 13, 1961; 10.76 ft on Jun 19, 1962; 5.41 ft on Sep 12, 1963; 13.98 ft on Jun 29, 1965; 10.75 ft on Feb 11, 1966.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Wood River near Riverdale
1Jun 22, 194719.75+8.75Moderate20,000
2Jun 14, 196715.54+4.54Moderate5,280
3Jul 20, 195812.27+1.27Minor1,500
4Mar 17, 194812.07+1.07Minor1,820
5Mar 25, 196011.55+0.55Minor1,130
6Jun 25, 196811.15+0.15Minor950
7Jun 10, 194910.97−0.03Action1,200
8Jun 17, 195710.97−0.03Action815
9Mar 15, 197810.95−0.05Action978
10Jun 17, 195510.88−0.12Action700
11Mar 19, 196910.78−0.22Action600
12Jul 9, 19509.57−1.43Below flood stage7,707
13Jul 5, 19569.03−1.97Below flood stage406
14May 27, 19538.58−2.42Below flood stage568
15Feb 23, 19808.43−2.57Below flood stage478
16Jul 27, 19798.41−2.59Below flood stage475
17Jul 4, 19598.35−2.65Below flood stage316
18May 26, 19778.25−2.75Below flood stage450
19Jun 21, 19757.83−3.17Below flood stage349
20Jun 15, 19547.13−3.87Below flood stage394
21Apr 29, 19646.97−4.03Below flood stage109
22Jun 2, 19516.48−4.52Below flood stage296
23Jun 14, 19706.17−4.83Below flood stage227
24Mar 13, 19525.55−5.45Below flood stage—
25Jul 14, 19525.49−5.51Below flood stage215
26Jul 28, 19725.37−5.63Below flood stage156
27Jan 23, 19735.08−5.92Below flood stage—
28Jun 16, 19744.45−6.55Below flood stage78
29Jul 25, 19734.42−6.58Below flood stage71
30Jul 7, 19714.21−6.79Below flood stage66
31Jul 29, 19764.01−6.99Below flood stage51

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.

June 14, 1967: 15.54 ft here, moderate flooding

  • GibbonNE · Jun 15, 1967 · 16.79 ft · Major
  • AldaNE · Jun 16, 1967 · 13.96 ft · Major · its highest

July 20, 1958: 12.27 ft here, minor flooding

  • AldaNE · Jul 25, 1958 · 12.57 ft · Major
  • GibbonNE · Jul 19, 1958 · 15.20 ft · Minor

March 25, 1960: 11.55 ft here, minor flooding

  • AldaNE · Mar 29, 1960 · 12.69 ft · Major
  • GibbonNE · Mar 28, 1960 · 16.14 ft · Moderate

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
GibbonNE15.017.40 ft, Mar 14, 20193
Riverdale this gaugeNE11.019.75 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
Gibbon15.017.40 ft, Mar 14, 20193

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RIVN1, 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.