Little Salt Creek near Lincoln (Arbor Road), NE
River level and flood forecast · Lancaster County
Normal2.4 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM
The river is 13.6 ft below flood stage (16 ft).
Flow: 59 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 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 21 ft |
| Flood stage | 16 ft |
| Action stage | 14 ft |
| Record crest (May 7, 2015) | 21.65 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 27 ftWater begins to flow over the bridge at Arbor Road.
- 26.5 ftFloodwaters begin to impact the bottom of the Arbor Road bridge at the gage site.
- 21 ftWidespread lowland flooding is ongoing, similar to what was experienced in May of 2015. The severity of the flooding will depend on the amount of backwater flooding due to Salt Creek.
- 16 ftLowland flooding begins downstream of the gage site.
Highest crests on record
- 21.65 ft — May 7, 2015
- 20.58 ft — July 24, 1993
- 20.02 ft — August 25, 1987
- 18.24 ft — July 19, 1985
- 17.86 ft — September 8, 1989
Recent crests: 7.89 ft (August 10, 2025) · 16.02 ft (July 2, 2024) · 2.81 ft (July 2, 2023) · 13.32 ft (June 17, 2022) · 9.47 ft (March 14, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Salt Creek at Lincoln (70th Street), NE
- Salt Creek at Lincoln (27th Street), NE
- Salt Creek at Innovation Campus at Lincoln, NE
- Deadmans Run at Lincoln (38th Street), NE
- Stevens Creek near Lincoln, NE
- Oak Creek at Lincoln (Air Park Road), NE
- Antelope Creek at Lincoln (27th Street), NE
- Middle Creek at Lincoln (SW 63rd Street), NE
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LICN1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.