Big Papillion Creek at Pacific Street at Omaha, NE

River level and flood forecast · Douglas County

Normal10.5 ftas of Mon 3:35 PM

The river is 21.5 ft below flood stage (32 ft).

The last 7 days and the forecast

010203040TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 25.5 ftFlood 32 ftModerate 36 ftMajor 40 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 stage40 ft
Moderate flood stage36 ft
Flood stage32 ft
Action stage25.5 ft
Record crest (October 1, 2026)32.1 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 40 ftBusinessess along the west bank may begin to be impacted by floodwaters.
  • 38.5 ftWater will begin to impact the bottom of the Pacific Street bridge.
  • 36 ftThe parking lot just east of the bike path along the east bank may begin to flood.
  • 32 ftThe bike path along the east bank is inundated.
  • 19 ftThe bike path along the east bank begins to flood.

Highest crests on record

  1. 32.1 ft — October 1, 2026
  2. 29.79 ft — May 21, 2024
  3. 28.14 ft — March 13, 2019
  4. 27.27 ft — August 24, 2016
  5. 26.79 ft — June 3, 2014

Recent crests: 32.1 ft (October 1, 2026) · 29.79 ft (May 21, 2024) · 19.65 ft (August 2, 2023) · 18.22 ft (June 5, 2022) · 22.06 ft (August 7, 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 (OMBN1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.