Missouri River at Highway 92 at Omaha, NE

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

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 40.5 ftWater nears the top of the federal levee.
• 32.5 ftFloodwaters are high enough to begin to completely overtop the Omaha Wastewater Treatment Facility road and inundate and impact critical infrastructure along the river.
• 31 ftFloodwaters begin to move into areas adjacent to the Omaha Wastewater Treatment Facility road south of the federal levee. In addition public levee access is ended.
• 27.5 ftExtensive flood gate closures are occurring on both sides of the river, in addition significant flooding is ongoing on the river side of the levee.
• 23 ftLand activities on the Iowa side between the levee and the river need to cease as lowland flooding begins.
• 21.5 ftFlood gate closures continue on the Iowa side.
• 19.5 ftAt this level, the City of Council Bluffs begins to close drainage gates that discharge into the river.

Highest crests on record

1. 32.9 ft — June 29, 2024
2. 19.9 ft — August 2, 2025
3. 16.83 ft — October 15, 2023
4. 16.35 ft — August 7, 2021
5. 15.85 ft — August 18, 2022

Recent crests: 19.9 ft (August 2, 2025) · 32.9 ft (June 29, 2024) · 16.83 ft (October 15, 2023) · 15.85 ft (August 18, 2022) · 16.35 ft (August 7, 2021)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• UpstreamMissouri River at Omaha, NE
• DownstreamMissouri River at Highway 370 at Bellevue, NE
• Big Papillion Creek at Q Street at Omaha, NE
• Little Papillion Creek at Ak-sar-ben at Omaha, NE
• Papillion Creek at Fort Crook, NE
• Offutt Ditch (Bellevue Drain) near Offutt AFB, NE
• West Papillion Creek at Papillion, NE
• Cole Creek at Blondo Street at Omaha, NE