Salt Creek at Innovation Campus at Lincoln, NE
River level and flood forecast · Lancaster County
Normal9.1 ftas of Mon 2:35 PM
The river is 17.4 ft below flood stage (26.5 ft).
Flow: 226 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 | 35.5 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 32.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 26.5 ft |
| Action stage | 20 ft |
| Record crest (May 7, 2015) | 35.47 ft |
Highest crests on record
- 35.47 ft — May 7, 2015
- 28.08 ft — March 13, 2019
- 27.7 ft — May 6, 2007
- 27.04 ft — October 1, 2014
- 24.77 ft — June 12, 2008
Recent crests: 16.85 ft (August 10, 2025) · 20.14 ft (July 2, 2024) · 14.7 ft (August 26, 2023) · 14.46 ft (June 17, 2022) · 19.69 ft (March 14, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamSalt Creek at Lincoln (Pioneers Boulevard), NE
- DownstreamSalt Creek at Lincoln (27th Street), NE
- Deadmans Run at Lincoln (38th Street), NE
- Antelope Creek at Lincoln (27th Street), NE
- Little Salt Creek near Lincoln (Arbor Road), NE
- Oak Creek at Lincoln (Air Park Road), NE
- Salt Creek at Lincoln (70th Street), NE
- Stevens Creek near Lincoln, NE
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SALN1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.