Long Pine Creek near Riverview, NE

River level and flood forecast · Brown County

Normal1.8 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM

The river is 9.2 ft below flood stage (11 ft).

Flow: 149 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

051015TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 9 ftFlood 11 ftModerate 13 ftMajor 15 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 stage15 ft
Moderate flood stage13 ft
Flood stage11 ft
Action stage9 ft
Record crest (July 1, 1962)15.68 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 15 ftMajor flood stage with significant flooding along the river.
  • 13 ftModerate flood stage. Moderate flooding is possible. Lowland flooding will become widespread.
  • 11 ftFlood stage. Minor flooding along the lower banks.
  • 9 ftAction stage. Recreational interests may be affected. Minor overflows into lowlands directly along the river.

Highest crests on record

  1. 15.68 ft — July 1, 1962
  2. 14.35 ft — September 12, 2019
  3. 10.24 ft — August 20, 1951
  4. 10.18 ft — July 9, 1977
  5. 9.48 ft — July 30, 2016

Recent crests: 4.11 ft (May 14, 2023) · 4.81 ft (May 1, 2022) · 5.11 ft (July 14, 2021) · 5.12 ft (March 17, 2021) · 7 ft (October 2, 2020)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (RVVN1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.