Maple Creek near Nickerson, NE
River level and flood forecast · Dodge County
Normal2.4 ftas of Mon 1:45 PM
The river is 9.1 ft below flood stage (11.5 ft).
Flow: 60 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 | 17 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 13 ft |
| Flood stage | 11.5 ft |
| Action stage | 10 ft |
| Record crest (March 14, 2019) | 17.78 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 17 ftThere will be road overflow at Highway 77 between the overflow bridges (0.5 mile and 0.75 north of the main channel) and north of the second bridge for about 0.5 mile.
- 14 ftWater begins to impact the bridge at Highway 275/77 at Maple Creek.
- 13 ftWater will begin to overflow Nickerson Road just north of Nickerson. In addition, water begins to overflow in between two bridges located 0.5 mile and 0.75 mile north of the main channel.
- 10 ftWater leaves the channel and lowland flooding begins.
Highest crests on record
- 17.78 ft — March 14, 2019
- 17.33 ft — August 6, 1996
- 16.32 ft — May 30, 2008
- 15.47 ft — June 13, 2010
- 15.11 ft — July 6, 2000
Recent crests: 12.13 ft (June 26, 2025) · 11.37 ft (June 2, 2024) · 5.69 ft (February 27, 2023) · 4.11 ft (May 3, 2022) · 7.41 ft (October 28, 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 (NKRN1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.