Silver Creek, at Mile 4 near Silver Creek, Nebr.

Merrick County, Nebraska · USGS gauge 06772898 · NWS SILN1 · Silver Creek, flood status · Nebraska river levels

Is Silver Creek, at Mile 4 near Silver Creek, Nebr. flooding right now?

Silver Creek, at Mile 4 near Silver Creek, Nebr. measured 3.34 ft on 2026-09-11 00:45:00 UTC. That observation was 5.7 ft below its 9 ft flood stage. This is the latest available reading, not a guarantee of current conditions.

Gauge height
3.34 ft
as of 2 hours ago
Streamflow
1 cfs
data refreshed 2 min ago

Minor flooding here begins at 9 ft, with major flooding at 15 ft. The highest crest on record was 9.94 ft on Fri, Jun 27, 2025.

Streamflow outlook

NOAA National Water Model forecast, issued 14 hours ago. The NWM models discharge for every river reach in the country, including the many gauges the National Weather Service does not forecast individually. It is a model, not an official NWS river forecast, and it predicts flow rather than water level.

Flood stages at this gauge

CategoryStageCurrent distance
Action8 ft4.7 ft below
Minor flood9 ft5.7 ft below
Moderate flood13 ft9.7 ft below
Major flood15 ft11.7 ft below

New to these numbers? What does flood stage mean? · How to read a river gauge · Why is the river rising?

Highest crests on record

StageDate
9.94 ft2025-06-27
9.68 ft2019-05-29
9.21 ft2019-03-14
9.11 ft1999-06-01
9.04 ft2008-06-08

Last 7 days

Past 7 days · 3.34–3.44 ft

Nearby gauges

GaugeDistanceCounty
Prairie Creek near Silver Creek, Nebr.3.0 miMerrick County
Loup River near Genoa, Nebr.8.3 miNance County
Beaver Creek at Genoa, Nebr.9.9 miNance County
Platte River near Duncan, Nebr.12.4 miPlatte County
Cedar River near Fullerton, Nebr.16.5 miNance County
Provisional data: Real-time readings are provisional and subject to revision by the USGS — sensors can be affected by ice, debris, or equipment malfunction. Do not rely on this site for decisions involving personal safety; follow official guidance from the National Weather Service and local authorities.

Sources: USGS monitoring location · NWS gauge & forecast