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SALT CREEK

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Salt Creek at Fairgrounds at Lincoln, Nebr.

LINCOLN, NE40.8386°N, -96.6914°W Updated 7 min ago

FLOW RATE

74.8cfs

GAUGE HT

8.51ft

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

74.8cfs 41.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 99–135 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

188cfs

PERIOD LOW

73.2cfs

RUNNABLE

31%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

8.51ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

17.2in

≈ normal

17.16 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 18.22 in).

YTD Total

17.2in

This year so far

Normal to Date

18.2in

30-yr average

Typical Range

14.3–22.2in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-6%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 1.17" · normal 0.99" (0.4–1.7)

Jan

Feb: 0.36" · normal 1.22" (0.3–2.3)

Feb

Mar: 1.93" · normal 2.07" (0.8–3.5)

Mar

Apr: 4.41" · normal 3.61" (1.5–5.6)

Apr

May: 3.97" · normal 5.11" (2.4–8.4)

May

Jun: 4.73" · normal 4.41" (2.3–6.6)

Jun

Jul: 0.59" (so far)· normal 3.35" (1.1–5.2)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.11" (1.3–5.3)

Aug

Sep: normal 2.73" (1.0–4.4)

Sep

Oct: normal 2.40" (0.7–4.5)

Oct

Nov: normal 1.62" (0.3–3.2)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.32" (0.3–2.8)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:37 PM

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Station Location

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 13:35 UTC

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