N.P. River Stage Information

12:00 Noon Today (5/12/2011) River Stage Information for the North Platte River at Bridgeport:

* CURRENT LEVEL: 8.18 feet**
* YESTERDAY: 7.99 feet
* SATURDAY: 7.86 feet
* 24-HOUR CHANGE: +0.19 feet
* 48-HOUR CHANGE: +0.32 feet

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

At 8.51 feet: Record stage (occured 5/23/1973).

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

** This would rank as the third highest crest all time.