Big Blue River near Barneston, NE
River level and flood forecast · Gage County
Normal5.1 ftas of Mon 11 AM
The river is 14.9 ft below flood stage (20 ft).
Flow: 973 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 5, 7:53 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 33 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 27 ft |
| Flood stage | 20 ft |
| Action stage | 18 ft |
| Record crest (June 14, 1984) | 30.21 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 37.5 ftWater reaches the bottom of the Highway 8 bridge at the gage site.
- 33 ftWidespread major flooding is ongoing as waters begin to impact the Village of Barneston.
- 27 ftFeeder streams at Wymore and Blue Springs, both located upstream of the gage may backup and cause local flood problems.
- 26 ftIncreasing farmlands flood along the bottomlands.
- 20 ftRural lowlands continue to flood.
- 18 ftRural lowlands begin to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 30.21 ft — June 14, 1984
- 28.49 ft — July 6, 1986
- 28.11 ft — March 25, 1987
- 27.87 ft — July 27, 1993
- 27.78 ft — May 8, 2015
Recent crests: 10.73 ft (September 3, 2025) · 9.45 ft (July 5, 2024) · 5.85 ft (July 8, 2023) · 13.51 ft (May 26, 2022) · 15.88 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 (BARN1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.