Missouri River at Omaha, NE
River level and flood forecast · Douglas County
Normal13.6 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 13.4 ft below flood stage (27 ft).
Forecast to fall to 13.4 ft by Sat, Oct 17, 7 AM.
Flow: 29,500 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 9:24 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 40 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 32 ft |
| Flood stage | 27 ft |
| Action stage | 21 ft |
| Record crest (July 2, 2011) | 36.29 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 40 ftAt this level the water nears the top of the federal levee.
- 36 ftWater reaches the bottom of flood wall just north of Interstate 480. Low lying roads are also affected just east of Riverfront Drive north of the pedestrian bridge.
- 32.5 ftFloodwaters are reaching areas near Council Bluffs, specifically near Interstate 29, mile marker 56.
- 30.5 ftFloodwaters are impacting Interstate 29/680 near Crescent and northward to exit 71 near Loveland.
- 29 ftAt this level water nears the base of the Council Bluffs levee. Significant lowland flooding occurs in NP Dodge Park, Freedom Park, Tom Hanafan Park, Fontenelle Forest and Haworth Park.
- 28 ftAt this level most of the flood gates for the city of Council Bluffs are closed.
- 27 ftFreedom Park, Tom Hanafan River's Edge Park and Fontenelle Forest begin to flood.
- 25 ftHaworth Park located in Bellevue begins to flood.
- 21 ftAt this level the City of Council Bluffs begins closing flood gates.
- 19 ftAt this level, the City of Council Bluffs begins to close drainage gates that discharge into the river.
Highest crests on record
- 36.29 ft — July 2, 2011
- 34.4 ft — March 17, 2019
- 32.77 ft — June 29, 2024
- 31.96 ft — June 5, 2019
- 30.58 ft — September 22, 2019
Recent crests: 19.48 ft (August 2, 2025) · 32.77 ft (June 29, 2024) · 16.55 ft (October 15, 2023) · 15.54 ft (August 18, 2022) · 16.06 ft (August 7, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamMissouri River at Highway 92 at Omaha, NE
- Little Papillion Creek at Ak-sar-ben at Omaha, NE
- Cole Creek at Blondo Street at Omaha, NE
- Big Papillion Creek at Q Street at Omaha, NE
- Little Papillion Creek near Irvington, NE
- Big Papillion Creek at Pacific Street at Omaha, NE
- Missouri River at Highway 370 at Bellevue, NE
- West Papillion Creek at Papillion, NE
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (OMHN1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.