Sappa Creek near Stamford, NE
River level and flood forecast · Harlan County
Normal6.0 ftas of Mon 2 PM
The river is 13.0 ft below flood stage (19 ft).
Flow: 0 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 | 26 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 22 ft |
| Flood stage | 19 ft |
| Action stage | 17 ft |
| Record crest (June 24, 1966) | 22.13 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 26 ftFlood waters will cover several county roads along the creek, along with the bridge approximately one mile downstream of the gage site on Fencepost Road. Several farm outbuildings and homes near the creek will also be threatened.
- 25 ftWater begins to impact the bottom of the bridge at the gage site.
- 22 ftCounty Road F just south of the gage site begins to flood.
- 19 ftFlooding occurs over agricultural low land areas primarily south of the creek.
Highest crests on record
- 22.13 ft — June 24, 1966
- 20.1 ft — June 22, 1947
- 18 ft — July 19, 1944
- 17.1 ft — July 19, 1951
- 17.08 ft — March 24, 1960
Recent crests: 9.82 ft (July 9, 2025) · 9.88 ft (May 4, 2024) · 10.19 ft (September 25, 2023) · 8.1 ft (March 12, 2022) · 10.56 ft (May 29, 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 (STMN1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.