Salt Creek near Greenwood, NE

The last 7 days and the forecast

NWS forecast issued Fri, Oct 2, 5:51 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 34.5 ftWater flows over the Greenwood Road bridge.
• 31 ftWater begins to impact the bottom of the bridge at the gage site. The village of Greenwood is not affected as it is well outside of the floodplain.
• 24 ftNorth 141st Street, near Waverly, and Waverly Road may be flooded.
• 22 ftCounty roads begin to flood in the vicinity of the gage site.
• 20 ftAdditional lowland flooding continues. Downstream at Ashland and its outskirts; both become threatened with high water.

Highest crests on record

1. 27.74 ft — October 1, 2026
2. 27.08 ft — May 7, 2015
3. 26.08 ft — July 24, 1993
4. 25.89 ft — October 1, 2014
5. 25.28 ft — March 13, 2019

Recent crests: 27.74 ft (October 1, 2026) · 21.48 ft (July 2, 2024) · 7.42 ft (August 26, 2023) · 16.3 ft (June 17, 2022) · 16.33 ft (March 14, 2021)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• UpstreamSalt Creek at Lincoln (70th Street), NE
• Rock Creek near Ceresco, NE
• Wahoo Creek at Ashland, NE
• Salt Creek near Ashland, NE
• Platte River near Ashland, NE
• Stevens Creek near Lincoln, NE
• Little Salt Creek near Lincoln (Arbor Road), NE
• Wahoo Creek at Ithaca, NE