Salt Creek at Lincoln (Pioneers Boulevard), NE

The last 7 days and the forecast

NWS forecast issued Thu, Oct 1, 1:49 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 32 ftResidential areas east of the creek, primarily along the railroad, may be impacted. Areas around, and including, Southwest High School need to be monitored as flood waters will be very close to impacting several buildings in this area. Also, water begins to flow over the bridge at Pioneers Boulevard.
• 29 ftCommerical areas east of the creek begin to flood. Water begins to impact the bottom of the bridge at Pioneers Boulevard.
• 28 ftResidential and commercial areas west of the creek, and along South 1st Street, begin to flood. In addition, portions of Warlick Boulevard near the Highway 77 intersection begin to flood.
• 26 ftPioneers Boulevard between the creek and railroad tracks begins to flood.
• 24 ftThe remainder of Wilderness Park north of Old Cheney Road begins seeing lowland flooding. Water may also begin to encroach on South 1st Street which runs along the west side of Wilderness Park.
• 23 ftOld Cheney Road begins to flood east of Highway 77 and west of the railroad tracks.
• 21 ftWilderness Park begins to flood south of Old Cheney Road. Flooding also begins west of Highway 77 in nearby farm fields west of Old Cheney Road.
• 19.5 ftWater begins to impact the dirt trail along the east side of the creek.
• 18.5 ftWater begins to overtop the west bank near the gage site, though no significant impacts are occurring.

Highest crests on record

1. 30.08 ft — May 7, 2015
2. 22.92 ft — July 20, 1996
3. 21.84 ft — June 5, 2008
4. 20.87 ft — October 1, 2014
5. 19.7 ft — May 24, 2004

Recent crests: 7.21 ft (May 19, 2025) · 6.79 ft (July 4, 2024) · 10.77 ft (July 30, 2023) · 9.39 ft (May 26, 2022) · 15.21 ft (March 15, 2021)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• UpstreamSalt Creek at Roca, NE
• DownstreamSalt Creek at Innovation Campus at Lincoln, NE
• Antelope Creek at Lincoln (27th Street), NE
• Haines Branch at Lincoln (SW 56th Street), NE
• Deadmans Run at Lincoln (38th Street), NE
• Middle Creek at Lincoln (SW 63rd Street), NE
• Salt Creek at Lincoln (27th Street), NE
• Oak Creek at Lincoln (Air Park Road), NE