Bazile Creek at Center, NE

River level and flood forecast · Knox County

Normal8.8 ftas of Mon 2 PM

The river is 13.2 ft below flood stage (22 ft).

Flow: 32 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

010203040TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 20.5 ftFlood 22 ftModerate 31 ftMajor 37 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage37 ft
Moderate flood stage31 ft
Flood stage22 ft
Action stage20.5 ft
Record crest (March 13, 2019)23.69 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 37 ftFloodwaters begin to impact Highway 12.
  • 31 ftFloodwaters near the bottom of the Highway 12 bridge.
  • 20.5 ftOverbank flooding begins.

Highest crests on record

  1. 23.69 ft — March 13, 2019
  2. 19.91 ft — May 29, 2008
  3. 18.71 ft — June 23, 2010
  4. 18.46 ft — August 22, 2013
  5. 17.87 ft — February 16, 2011

Recent crests: 13.21 ft (May 31, 2024) · 12.2 ft (January 30, 2023) · 11.13 ft (December 31, 2022) · 16.44 ft (August 31, 2021) · 12.73 ft (March 29, 2020)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (CBCN1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.