Weeping Water Creek at Union, NE
River level and flood forecast · Cass County
Normal2.6 ftas of Mon 2:15 PM
The river is 22.4 ft below flood stage (25 ft).
Flow: 73 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Thu, Oct 1, 8:46 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 30 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 28 ft |
| Flood stage | 25 ft |
| Action stage | 23 ft |
| Record crest (July 23, 1993) | 30.97 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 30 ftUnion encounters widespread flooding at this level as well as a large expanse of the reach. In addition water nears the bottom of the bridge at the gage site.
- 29 ftHighway 75 near the gage floods. The western part of Union near the railroad tracks (LaRue Street) begin to flood. Some basements of low lying homes and some industrial businesses along these tracks flood.
- 28 ftState Highway 34 west of Union floods. Upstream at Nehawka, flooding enters the town as well.
- 27 ftThe overflow channel near the railroad tracks on the outskirts of Union fills.
- 25 ftA larger portion of the reach encounters additional lowland flooding with many secondary roads flooded.
- 23 ftLowland flooding begins around Nehawka and areas upstream of Union.
Highest crests on record
- 30.97 ft — July 23, 1993
- 29.98 ft — June 21, 2010
- 29.8 ft — May 9, 1950
- 29.53 ft — June 13, 1984
- 29.2 ft — July 9, 1991
Recent crests: 12.11 ft (August 10, 2025) · 12.73 ft (June 16, 2024) · 20.57 ft (August 26, 2023) · 20.2 ft (May 26, 2022) · 19.38 ft (June 25, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Missouri River at Nebraska City, NE
- West Nishnabotna River near Randolph, IA
- Platte River at La Platte, NE
- Nishnabotna River above Hamburg, IA
- Papillion Creek at Harlan Lewis Road near La Platte, NE
- Platte River at Louisville, NE
- Papillion Creek at Fort Crook, NE
- Offutt Ditch (Bellevue Drain) near Offutt AFB, NE
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (UION1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.