Red Willow Creek at 4W Indianola, Nebraska, NE
River level and flood forecast · Red Willow County
Normal4.5 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM
The river is 10.5 ft below flood stage (15 ft).
Flow: 3 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 | 19 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 17 ft |
| Flood stage | 15 ft |
| Action stage | 14 ft |
| Record crest (June 22, 1947) | 18.36 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 18.36 ftRecord Stage
- 15 ftBANKFULL STAGE WITH MINOR FLOODING OF AGRICULTURAL LAND.
Highest crests on record
- 18.36 ft — June 22, 1947
- 16.77 ft — June 21, 1948
- 16.02 ft — May 23, 2008
- 16 ft — June 17, 1955
- 15.57 ft — July 5, 1956
Recent crests: 4.81 ft (July 15, 2025) · 6.12 ft (February 22, 2025) · 5.82 ft (August 30, 2024) · 13.8 ft (May 27, 2023) · 5.31 ft (September 1, 2022)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (RWCN1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.