Little Blue River near Deweese, NE
River level and flood forecast · Nuckolls County
Normal2.8 ftas of Mon 3:15 PM
The river is 7.2 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
Flow: 112 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Fri, Oct 2, 9:05 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 17 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 16 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (August 31, 1969) | 20.57 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 21.5 ftWater reaches the bottom of the Highway 14 bridge.
- 17 ftWater floods agricultural land and roads near the river. County road 301 and 18c spur road are susceptible to flood waters, cutting off access to Deweese from the south and east. Deweese is not likely to flood.
- 16 ftRural farm and pasture land and a few county roads will flood.
- 10 ftWater overflows rural agricultural land and reaches the base of several buildings located 1.5 miles east of Deweese.
Highest crests on record
- 20.57 ft — August 31, 1969
- 17.99 ft — May 22, 1965
- 17 ft — June 17, 1957
- 16.9 ft — June 26, 1951
- 16.67 ft — July 24, 1993
Recent crests: 8.44 ft (August 11, 2025) · 6.07 ft (July 21, 2024) · 4.92 ft (August 27, 2023) · 4.89 ft (June 8, 2022) · 9.21 ft (March 14, 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 (DWEN1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.