West Fork Big Blue River near Dorchester, NE

The last 7 days and the forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Oct 4, 10:26 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.

• 30 ftWater is over the bridge.
• 28 ftWater reaches bottom of the concrete on the bridge.
• 25 ftThe low steel of the bridge at the gage site is level with flood waters which are spreading out across the flood plain throughout the reach.
• 22 ftThe county road about 500 feet north of the gage begins to flood.
• 18 ftThough only minor flooding is occurring at the gage, upstream near Beaver Crossing more severe flooding is likely ongoing.
• 15 ftOverflows commence along the low banks.

Highest crests on record

1. 24.8 ft — July 10, 1950
2. 22.62 ft — July 1, 1986
3. 21.71 ft — March 11, 1993
4. 21.24 ft — June 8, 2015
5. 21.17 ft — May 13, 2005

Recent crests: 10.73 ft (September 1, 2025) · 8.23 ft (July 3, 2024) · 10.02 ft (July 5, 2023) · 8.5 ft (June 16, 2022) · 12.52 ft (March 15, 2021)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• Big Blue River near Crete, NE
• Haines Branch at Lincoln (SW 56th Street), NE
• Middle Creek at Lincoln (SW 63rd Street), NE
• Oak Creek at Lincoln (Air Park Road), NE
• Salt Creek at Lincoln (Pioneers Boulevard), NE
• Antelope Creek at Lincoln (27th Street), NE
• Salt Creek at Innovation Campus at Lincoln, NE
• Salt Creek at Lincoln (27th Street), NE