Republican River near Benkelman, NE
River level and flood forecast · Dundy County
Normal3.1 ftas of Mon 1:30 PM
The river is 3.9 ft below flood stage (7 ft).
Flow: 13 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 5 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 11 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 9 ft |
| Flood stage | 7 ft |
| Action stage | 6 ft |
| Record crest (May 31, 1935) | 13.1 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 7 ftLowland areas from near the gage to the confluence of the South Fork of the Republican River will become flooded.
Highest crests on record
- 13.1 ft — May 31, 1935
- 9.35 ft — July 24, 2020
- 7.8 ft — August 9, 1950
- 7.58 ft — September 7, 1951
- 7.44 ft — June 15, 1948
Recent crests: 4.95 ft (February 22, 2025) · 5.01 ft (January 26, 2024) · 6.91 ft (May 18, 2023) · 4.08 ft (March 22, 2022) · 4.88 ft (March 16, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamNorth Fork Republican River at 8WNW Haigler, Nebraska, NE
- DownstreamRepublican River at Stratton, NE
- S. Fork Republican River near Benkelman, NE
- Rock Creek at Parks, NE, NE
- Buffalo Creek near Haigler, NE
- Arikaree River at Haigler, NE
- Frenchman Creek at Palisade, NE
- South Fork Republican River 14SW St Francis, Kansas, KS
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BENN1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.