Silver Creek near Silver Creek, NE
River level and flood forecast · Merrick County
Normal4.4 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM
The river is 4.6 ft below flood stage (9 ft).
Flow: 30 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 | 15 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 13 ft |
| Flood stage | 9 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (June 27, 2025) | 9.94 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 15 ftCounty Road 31 is completely underwater, and considerable flooding occurs in crop land and low lying areas.
- 13 ftWater covers County Road 31 bridge.
- 12 ftWater reaches the edges of County Road 31.
- 11 ftWater begins to impact the bottom of the bridge at the gauge site. In addition, there is extensive lowland agricultural flooding.
- 9.94 ftAt a record stage of 9.94 feet there was widespread flooding that included the inundation of several county roads.
- 9 ftAlthough there is no flooding at the gauge site, the Silver Creek will begin to flow out of its banks at upstream and downstream locations threatening a few county roads.
Highest crests on record
- 9.94 ft — June 27, 2025
- 9.68 ft — May 29, 2019
- 9.21 ft — March 14, 2019
- 9.11 ft — June 1, 1999
- 9.04 ft — June 8, 2008
Recent crests: 9.94 ft (June 27, 2025) · 8.55 ft (June 22, 2024) · 3.24 ft (June 5, 2023) · 7.5 ft (June 6, 2022) · 8.15 ft (March 24, 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 (SILN1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.