Haines Branch at Lincoln (SW 56th Street), NE
River level and flood forecast · Lancaster County
Normal3.2 ftas of Mon 3:35 PM
The river is 13.8 ft below flood stage (17 ft).
Flow: 7 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 | 24.5 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 20.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 17 ft |
| Action stage | 11 ft |
| Record crest (May 7, 2015) | 20.75 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 24.5 ftWater may begin to flow onto the railroad tracks near the gage.
- 21.5 ftWater may begin to impact the bottom of the bridge at the gage site.
- 20.5 ftWater begins to impact several residents near and along Coddington Road as flooding becomes widespread throughout the Haines Branch floodplain.
- 18 ftWater begins to impact 56th Street near the gage. In addition, pasture lands start taking on more water along both banks.
- 17 ftLowland flooding commences in the vicinity of the gage.
Highest crests on record
- 20.75 ft — May 7, 2015
- 16.94 ft — May 6, 2007
- 16.4 ft — October 1, 2014
- 16.13 ft — May 20, 2017
- 15.88 ft — October 2, 2019
Recent crests: 6.99 ft (July 2, 2024) · 4.56 ft (July 29, 2023) · 7.41 ft (May 6, 2022) · 11.76 ft (March 14, 2021) · 15.52 ft (May 23, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Middle Creek at Lincoln (SW 63rd Street), NE
- Salt Creek at Lincoln (Pioneers Boulevard), NE
- Oak Creek at Lincoln (Air Park Road), NE
- Antelope Creek at Lincoln (27th Street), NE
- Salt Creek at Innovation Campus at Lincoln, NE
- Salt Creek at Lincoln (27th Street), NE
- Deadmans Run at Lincoln (38th Street), NE
- Salt Creek at Roca, NE
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LHBN1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.