Platte River at Louisville, NE

The last 7 days and the forecast

NWS forecast issued Sat, Oct 3, 11:59 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 17.5 ftThough unlikely to occur, water reaches the bottom of the Highway 50 bridge at this level.
• 13 ftHighway 50 just north of the river begins to flood.
• 12 ftHighway 31, north of the river, between Riha Road and Highway 50 begins to flood.
• 11 ftThe Meadow levee on the north bank of the Highway 50 bridge may overtop. This along with increasing lowland flooding may begin to impact structures near the river.
• 9 ftThe bike path at Highway 50 along the river begins to flood. Also, lowland flooding starts along both of the banks.

Highest crests on record

1. 13.82 ft — March 16, 2019
2. 12.45 ft — March 30, 1960
3. 11.9 ft — July 25, 1993
4. 11.47 ft — March 10, 1993
5. 11.35 ft — June 14, 1984

Recent crests: 8.49 ft (June 27, 2025) · 8.39 ft (May 22, 2024) · 5.88 ft (March 1, 2023) · 5.53 ft (February 10, 2022) · 7.43 ft (March 15, 2021)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• UpstreamPlatte River near Ashland, NE
• DownstreamPlatte River at La Platte, NE
• Buffalo Creek near Springfield, NE
• Springfield Creek at Springfield, NE
• Salt Creek near Ashland, NE
• Wahoo Creek at Ashland, NE
• South Papillion Creek near Gretna, NE
• West Papillion Creek at Papillion, NE
• South Papillion Creek at Chalco, NE