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Little Blue River near Deshler, NE

River level and flood forecast · Nuckolls County

Normal6.5 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM

The river is 9.5 ft below flood stage (16 ft).

Flow: 156 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

0510152025TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 14 ftFlood 16 ftModerate 22 ftMajor 25 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 stage25 ft
Moderate flood stage22 ft
Flood stage16 ft
Action stage14 ft
Record crest (May 28, 2019)19.35 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 22 ftHighway 5 and most rural county roads across eastern Nuckolls and western Thayer counties that cross the Little Blue River will be covered by flood water.
  • 21 ftFlood water will cover the Thayer/Nuckolls county line road north of the river, Highway 5, and many other rural roads that cross the Little Blue River.
  • 19 ftFlood water will completely cover Highway 5 south of the bridge and also cover several county roads including county road 5100.
  • 18.3 ftFlood water will cover Highway 5 south of the bridge.
  • 18 ftHighway 5 will begin to have water across part of the Highway south of the bridge. In addition, flooding of low land agricultural fields and pastures will become widespread.
  • 17.5 ftThe river will begin to spill into low spots of adjacent fields near the gauge site.
  • 16 ftThe river will begin to spill out of its banks into area fields 3 to 4 miles downstream of the gauge site.

Highest crests on record

  1. 19.35 ft — May 28, 2019
  2. 15.96 ft — May 24, 2020
  3. 13.66 ft — May 19, 2025
  4. 13.42 ft — March 15, 2021
  5. 9.32 ft — July 22, 2024

Recent crests: 13.66 ft (May 19, 2025) · 9.32 ft (July 22, 2024) · 7.49 ft (August 28, 2023) · 8.43 ft (June 9, 2022) · 13.42 ft (March 15, 2021)

Up and down the river, and nearby

See it on the live map →Radar & warnings for Nuckolls CountyNWS gauge pageUSGS gauge 06883530

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (DSHN1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.