Beaver Creek (Loup River tributary) at Genoa, NE

River level and flood forecast · Nance County

Normal3.1 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM

The river is 11.9 ft below flood stage (15 ft).

Flow: 83 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

05101520TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 13 ftFlood 15 ftModerate 17 ftMajor 19 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 stage19 ft
Moderate flood stage17 ft
Flood stage15 ft
Action stage13 ft
Record crest (July 19, 1950)23.32 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 21 ftWater reaches the base of the Highway 39 bridge at the gage site.
  • 19 ftWater approaches the intersections of Highways 22 and 39 south of Genoa.
  • 17 ftThe north bank of the river overflows into low lying areas of the city park.
  • 15 ftThe south bank overflows and floods adjacent lowland areas between the river and the Loup River Canal.

Highest crests on record

  1. 23.32 ft — July 19, 1950
  2. 20.75 ft — May 26, 1964
  3. 19.39 ft — August 13, 1966
  4. 19.32 ft — March 14, 2019
  5. 18.29 ft — February 28, 1948

Recent crests: 10.1 ft (June 26, 2025) · 9.9 ft (June 22, 2024) · 7.94 ft (February 27, 2023) · 7.88 ft (July 5, 2022) · 6.98 ft (March 17, 2021)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (GEON1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.