Frenchman Creek at Culbertson, NE
River level and flood forecast · Hitchcock County
Normal2.7 ftas of Mon 2:15 PM
The river is 5.3 ft below flood stage (8 ft).
Flow: 13 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 | 12 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 10 ft |
| Flood stage | 8 ft |
| Action stage | 7 ft |
| Record crest (May 31, 1935) | 14.8 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 8 ftLowland areas near the vicinity of the gage will become flooded.
Highest crests on record
- 14.8 ft — May 31, 1935
- 10.43 ft — June 17, 1951
- 10.4 ft — May 26, 2023
- 9.87 ft — August 9, 2008
- 9.85 ft — May 30, 2007
Recent crests: 8.89 ft (September 17, 2025) · 5.15 ft (May 19, 2024) · 10.4 ft (May 26, 2023) · 3.81 ft (March 2, 2022) · 5.05 ft (May 28, 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 (CULN1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.