Driftwood Creek near McCook, NE
River level and flood forecast · Red Willow County
Normal2.4 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM
The river is 14.6 ft below flood stage (17 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 | 21 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 19 ft |
| Flood stage | 17 ft |
| Action stage | 15 ft |
| Record crest (August 7, 1950) | 25.43 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 17 ftLowland areas will become flooded.
Highest crests on record
- 25.43 ft — August 7, 1950
- 24.76 ft — September 8, 1951
- 23.1 ft — June 17, 1956
- 22.16 ft — May 30, 1957
- 22.04 ft — May 26, 2023
Recent crests: 13.32 ft (September 17, 2025) · 6.63 ft (May 19, 2024) · 22.04 ft (May 26, 2023) · 6.72 ft (June 8, 2022) · 7.66 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 (MCKN1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.