Shell Creek near Columbus, NE
River level and flood forecast · Platte County
Normal10.0 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM
The river is 20.0 ft below flood stage (30 ft).
Flow: 19 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 | 32 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 31 ft |
| Flood stage | 30 ft |
| Action stage | 28 ft |
| Record crest (June 17, 1990) | 32.76 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 32 ftExtensive flooding takes place affecting county roads and much farmland. Depending on the amount of runoff below the gage, the Lower Shell Creek basin may threaten Schuyler and Rogers.
- 31 ftThe access road to the gage begins to flood.
- 30 ftLow banks located 200 feet upstream of the gage begin to flood rural lowlands. In addition, water reaches the bottom of the bridge at the gage site.
Highest crests on record
- 32.76 ft — June 17, 1990
- 32.15 ft — February 20, 1971
- 32.11 ft — May 20, 1982
- 32.09 ft — March 14, 2019
- 31.73 ft — July 10, 1993
Recent crests: 27.36 ft (June 1, 2024) · 20.16 ft (February 28, 2023) · 26.47 ft (April 29, 2022) · 17.01 ft (March 15, 2021) · 17.42 ft (February 3, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (CLBN1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.