Beaver Creek near Beaver City, NE
River level and flood forecast · Furnas County
Normal3.0 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM
The river is 8.0 ft below flood stage (11 ft).
Flow: 1 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 15 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 13 ft |
| Flood stage | 11 ft |
| Action stage | 9 ft |
| Record crest (June 14, 1983) | 15.68 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 15 ftAt 15 feet thousands of acres of farm, pasture lands and some county roads flood. The record flood occurred in June of 1983 and was recorded at 15.68 feet. During the record flood, the town of Beaver City was not threatened.
- 13 ftLowland flooding becomes more widespread.
- 11 ftAt 11 feet, water overflows both banks and floods rural lowlands.
Highest crests on record
- 15.68 ft — June 14, 1983
- 13.8 ft — July 19, 1944
- 13.22 ft — June 22, 1947
- 12.97 ft — June 13, 1960
- 12.8 ft — July 26, 1950
Recent crests: 4.87 ft (July 5, 2025) · 3.75 ft (May 4, 2024) · 6.31 ft (June 29, 2023) · 3.51 ft (December 27, 2022) · 3.88 ft (May 27, 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 (BEVN1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.