Clear Creek near Shelby, NE
River level and flood forecast · Polk County
Normal4.5 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM
The river is 3.0 ft below flood stage (7.5 ft).
Flow: 32 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 | 11 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 9 ft |
| Flood stage | 7.5 ft |
| Action stage | 6.5 ft |
| Record crest (June 2, 1999) | 8.65 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 11 ftWater covers County Road 142 and extensive flooding occurs in lowlands.
- 9 ftWater covers County Road 142...and considerable pasture and lowland flooding occurs.
- 8 ftWater will cover portions of County Road 142 near the gauge site. In addition, there will be widespread flooding of lowland areas along the river.
- 7.5 ftThere is widespread flooding of the lowland pasture area along the creek and water will begin to reach up onto the edge of county road 142.
- 7 ftWater reaches the bottom of the county road bridge 142 and continues to spill into low lying pasture land along the creek.
- 6.5 ftWater begins to spill out of the narrow creek banks and into the surrounding pasture land.
Highest crests on record
- 8.65 ft — June 2, 1999
- 8.54 ft — August 17, 2017
- 8.39 ft — March 14, 2019
- 8.25 ft — May 28, 2019
- 8.24 ft — June 23, 2024
Recent crests: 7.08 ft (June 28, 2025) · 8.24 ft (June 23, 2024) · 4.36 ft (June 7, 2023) · 5.8 ft (May 4, 2022) · 7.95 ft (March 15, 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 (SHEN1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.