Salt Creek near Ashland, NE
River level and flood forecast · Saunders County
Normal6.8 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM
The river is 13.2 ft below flood stage (20 ft).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sat, Oct 3, 10:20 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 26 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 21 ft |
| Flood stage | 20 ft |
| Action stage | 19 ft |
| Record crest (March 14, 2019) | 22.1 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 26.21 ftThis value represents a level not seen on Salt Creek since the Great Flood of 1908.
- 23 ftAt this level a parking lot/boat ramp located along the left bank begins to flood.
- 21 ftLocal levees along the river are threatened with overtopping. In addition, substantial damages are occurring at the campground near Highway 6.
- 20 ftWater will begin to impact a campground just downstream of the Highway 6 bridge. During the summer, this campground may be filled with as many as 50 campers.
- 19 ftLowland flooding, including around Ashland, begins.
Highest crests on record
- 22.1 ft — March 14, 2019
- 21.45 ft — May 8, 2015
- 20.38 ft — October 1, 2014
- 20.08 ft — May 20, 2017
- 19.8 ft — September 4, 2018
Recent crests: 14.23 ft (August 10, 2025) · 19.67 ft (July 2, 2024) · 10.08 ft (March 1, 2023) · 15.4 ft (June 17, 2022) · 15.92 ft (March 15, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ASTN1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.