Salt Creek at Roca, 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.

• 26 ftMajor flooding has inundated the vast majority of the reach as well as the town of Roca.
• 23.2 ftRoca begins to flood as the railroad tracks have been overtopped. Water is also likely flowing over the Roca Road bridge coming into town.
• 21.5 ftWidespread flooding is occurring along the reach.
• 20.5 ftWater reaches the bottom of the Roca Road bridge at the gage site.
• 19.5 ftRoca road west of the gage site floods.
• 19 ftLowlands on the left bank begin to flood.
• 18 ftSaltillo Road located 2.8 miles downstream of the gage near Highway 77 floods.

Highest crests on record

1. 26 ft — May 8, 1950
2. 22.7 ft — July 10, 1958
3. 22 ft — June 2, 1951
4. 21.86 ft — May 7, 2015
5. 21.76 ft — July 25, 1992

Recent crests: 4.58 ft (May 20, 2025) · 5.81 ft (July 4, 2024) · 15.52 ft (July 29, 2023) · 11.64 ft (May 26, 2022) · 17.59 ft (March 14, 2021)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• DownstreamSalt Creek at Lincoln (Pioneers Boulevard), NE
• Antelope Creek at Lincoln (27th Street), NE
• Haines Branch at Lincoln (SW 56th Street), NE
• Deadmans Run at Lincoln (38th Street), NE
• Salt Creek at Innovation Campus at Lincoln, NE
• Middle Creek at Lincoln (SW 63rd Street), NE
• Salt Creek at Lincoln (27th Street), NE
• Stevens Creek near Lincoln, NE