Little Papillion Creek near Irvington, NE
River level and flood forecast · Douglas County
Normal4.3 ftas of Mon 2:50 PM
The river is 15.2 ft below flood stage (19.5 ft).
Flow: 87 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 | 23.5 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 21.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 19.5 ft |
| Action stage | 15 ft |
| Record crest (October 1, 2026) | 20.74 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 26.5 ftWater will begin to impact the bottom of the Blair High Road bridge.
- 23.5 ftBusinesses begin to be impacted along both sides of the creek as will low areas of Military Road.
- 19.5 ftPortions of the east bank begin to overflow downstream of the Blair High Road bridge.
- 15 ftWater begins to enter the overflow culvert located along the east bank upstream of Blair High Road.
Highest crests on record
- 20.74 ft — October 1, 2026
- 19.91 ft — May 21, 2024
- 15.39 ft — August 22, 2011
- 14.85 ft — June 3, 2014
- 12.35 ft — May 11, 2016
Recent crests: 20.74 ft (October 1, 2026) · 19.91 ft (May 21, 2024) · 9.14 ft (August 2, 2023) · 6.03 ft (June 15, 2022) · 7.79 ft (August 7, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamThomas Creek near Bennington, NE
- DownstreamLittle Papillion Creek at Ak-sar-ben at Omaha, NE
- Cole Creek at Blondo Street at Omaha, NE
- Big Papillion Creek at Fort Street at Omaha, NE
- Big Papillion Creek at Pacific Street at Omaha, NE
- Missouri River at Omaha, NE
- Big Papillion Creek at Q Street at Omaha, NE
- West Papillion Creek at Pacific Street at Omaha, NE
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (IRVN1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.