River Levels

Nebraska river levels

Live streamflow for 41 gauged Nebraska reaches, highest first. Where a gauge has a long enough record, the reading is placed against its own history for today's date.

55% of gauged Nebraska rivers are running above normal for the date, as of October 9, 2026.

Of 40 gauged reaches with a long enough USGS record, 8 are below normal (2 of them much below), 10 are in the normal range, and 22 are above normal (8 of them much above). Normal means the middle half of that gauge's own history for this calendar date.

To cite: Paddling Hubs analysis of USGS streamflow, paddlinghubs.com/flows/nebraska. The daily normals behind it are a free download.

River	Flow	Usually today	Vs normal
Missouri Rivernear Kayakjak's Outfitters	37,800 cfs9.77 ft	39,700 cfs	Normal40th percentile · 74 yr record
Missouri Rivernear Neighborhood Offshore	30,200 cfs13.95 ft	34,900 cfs	Below normal21st percentile · 74 yr record
Platte Rivernear Platte River Rentals	5,670 cfs3.52 ft	4,300 cfs	Normal61st percentile · 73 yr record
Nishnabotna Rivernear Kayakjak's Outfitters	4,080 cfs14.01 ft	427 cfs	Much above normal93rd percentile · 104 yr record
Platte Rivernear Tubing & Adventures	3,630 cfs4.27 ft	4,150 cfs	Normal41st percentile · 32 yr record
Elkhorn Rivernear Neighborhood Offshore	1,170 cfs2.21 ft	547 cfs	Above normal76th percentile · 127 yr record
Niobrara Rivernear Niobrara Adventures	706 cfs3.45 ft	1,460 cfs	Much below normal5th percentile · 88 yr record
Papillion Creeknear Platte River Rentals	683 cfs11.31 ft	99 cfs	Above normal84th percentile · 14 yr record
Niobrara Rivernear Little Outlaw Canoes, Tubes & Kayaks	588 cfs2.58 ft	617 cfs	Normal40th percentile · 81 yr record
Middle Loup Rivernear Sandhill River Trips	532 cfs3.05 ft	445 cfs	Above normal88th percentile · 81 yr record
Big Blue Rivernear Branched Oak Marina	529 cfs10.95 ft	124 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 73 yr record
Big Papillion Creeknear Neighborhood Offshore	398 cfs9.25 ft	48 cfs	Above normal90th percentile · 20 yr record
Salt Creeknear Platte River Rentals	345 cfs2.61 ft	135 cfs	Above normal82nd percentile · 74 yr record
Little Nemaha Rivernear Kayakjak's Outfitters	325 cfs3.89 ft	85 cfs	Above normal82nd percentile · 77 yr record
Tarkio Rivernear Kayakjak's Outfitters	266 cfs6.93 ft	43 cfs	Above normal79th percentile · 104 yr record
Dismal Rivernear Sandhill River Trips	259 cfs1.55 ft	218 cfs	Much above normal94th percentile · 60 yr record
West Fork Big Blue Rivernear Branched Oak Marina	250 cfs4.55 ft	69 cfs	Much above normal94th percentile · 68 yr record
Papillion Creeknear Neighborhood Offshore	242 cfs11.21 ft	33 cfs	Above normal84th percentile · 14 yr record
Oak Creeknear Branched Oak Marina	146 cfs1.95 ft	17 cfs	Much above normal93rd percentile · 27 yr record
West Papillion Creeknear Neighborhood Offshore	136 cfs10.20 ft	10 cfs	Above normal87th percentile · 14 yr record
Middle Channel Platte Rivernear Kearney Paddle Sports	114 cfs2.37 ft	637 cfs	Below normal11th percentile · 19 yr record
Wahoo Creeknear Tubing & Adventures	101 cfs5.15 ft	32 cfs	Much above normal90th percentile · 77 yr record
Weeping Water Creeknear Platte River Rentals	90 cfs2.84 ft	33 cfs	Above normal82nd percentile · 76 yr record
North Fork Big Nemaha Rivernear Kayakjak's Outfitters	86 cfs2.31 ft	42 cfs	Normal60th percentile · 74 yr record
Little Salt Creeknear Branched Oak Marina	64 cfs2.72 ft	4.0 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 57 yr record
Salt Creeknear Branched Oak Marina	59 cfs3.38 ft	6.7 cfs	Above normal89th percentile · 75 yr record
North Platte Rivernear Always Kayak- AK Adventures	52 cfs2.72 ft	146 cfs	Below normal18th percentile · 44 yr record
Middle Creeknear Branched Oak Marina	48 cfs3.66 ft	3.7 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 32 yr record
South Channel Platte Rivernear Kearney Paddle Sports	37 cfs3.94 ft	133 cfs	Below normal21st percentile · 17 yr record
Bazile Creeknear Niobrara Adventures	37 cfs1.89 ft	48 cfs	Normal29th percentile · 74 yr record
Rock Creeknear Branched Oak Marina	36 cfs4.15 ft	9.6 cfs	Above normal83rd percentile · 56 yr record
Little Bazile Creeknear Niobrara Adventures	32 cfs8.83 ft	50 cfs	Below normal10th percentile · 24 yr record
Stevens Creeknear Branched Oak Marina	13 cfs10.23 ft	2.7 cfs	Above normal79th percentile · 58 yr record
Middle Oak Creeknear Branched Oak Marina	12 cfs4.69 ft	7.4 cfs	Normal56th percentile · 10 yr record
Haines Branchnear Branched Oak Marina	8.9 cfs3.38 ft	2.0 cfs	Above normal78th percentile · 32 yr record
Ponca Creeknear Niobrara Adventures	8.8 cfs5.81 ft	7.8 cfs	Normal51st percentile · 69 yr record
Buffalo Creeknear Kearney Paddle Sports	7.9 cfs4.06 ft	2.3 cfs	Normal70th percentile · 77 yr record
Howe Creeknear Niobrara Adventures	7.8 cfs1.66 ft	11 cfs	Below normal10th percentile · 9 yr record
North Oak Creeknear Branched Oak Marina	6.8 cfs3.65 ft	3.7 cfs	Normal58th percentile · 10 yr record
Antelope Creeknear Brewers Canoers & Tubers	2.2 cfs1.31 ft	2.5 cfs	No historical record
Elm Creeknear Kearney Paddle Sports	0.0 cfs0.86 ft	0.0 cfs	Much below normal5th percentile · 30 yr record

Streamflow from the U.S. Geological Survey, updated hourly. "Usually today" is the median for this calendar date over the gauge's full record. A gauge tells you how much water is moving, not whether a run is safe: check the class, the hazards, and a current local report before you put on.

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