Daily N.P. River Stage Information

This update is for the North Platte River at Bridgeport.

Current Information:
At 12:00 Noon Thursday, the stage was 8.53 feet, which is up 0.19 feet from yesterday's stage of 8.34 feet. Flood Stage is 9.50 feet. Bankfull conditions are occuring. Flooding is not occuring, and flooding is not currently forecast.

Forecast:
The river is currently forecast to slowly fall below "action stage" later today, but remain very high (in excess of 8.10 feet) for the next 48 hours.

Stage Information:
At 8:50 feet: Bankfull stage. Homes along the North Platte River will begin to experience water seepage into their basements.

At 9.50 feet: Flood stage. Minor lowland flooding occurs. Homes along the North Platte River will have water in their basements.

Historical Crests*:
(1) 8.51 feet on 05/28/1973
(2) 8.33 feet on 06/20/1984
(3) 8.06 feet on 06/28/1983
(4) 8.03 feet on 06/21/2010
(5) 7.67 feet on 06/13/2005

* The river reached 8.56 feet at Midnight on 5/26/2011, marking the highest crest on record.