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Elkhorn River at Pilger

Critical Stages
10' - Action
12' - Flood
15' - Moderate
17' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 12:45 AM CST 12/16/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 7.74 ft

Flow: 1.65 kcfs

Forecast

Forecast not available for this location.

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
12:45 AM 12/16 7.74 1.65
12:30 AM 12/16 7.75 1.66
12:15 AM 12/16 7.75 1.66
12:00 AM 12/16 7.74 1.65
11:45 PM 12/15 7.73 1.64
11:30 PM 12/15 7.72 1.62
11:15 PM 12/15 7.71 1.61
11:00 PM 12/15 7.71 1.61
10:45 PM 12/15 7.7 1.6
10:30 PM 12/15 7.67 1.56
10:15 PM 12/15 7.67 1.56
10:00 PM 12/15 7.64 1.52
9:45 PM 12/15 7.25 1.04
9:30 PM 12/15 7.29 1.09
9:15 PM 12/15 7.34 1.15
9:00 PM 12/15 7.4 1.23
8:45 PM 12/15 7.44 1.28
8:30 PM 12/15 7.46 1.3
8:15 PM 12/15 7.48 1.33
8:00 PM 12/15 7.49 1.34
7:45 PM 12/15 7.5 1.35
7:30 PM 12/15 7.51 1.36
7:15 PM 12/15 7.52 1.38
7:00 PM 12/15 7.55 1.41
6:45 PM 12/15 7.57 1.44
6:30 PM 12/15 7.59 1.46
6:15 PM 12/15 7.62 1.5
6:00 PM 12/15 7.62 1.5
5:45 PM 12/15 7.61 1.49
5:30 PM 12/15 7.61 1.49
Hydrograph for Elkhorn River at Pilger
23' - At this level water approaches the bottom of the Highway 15 bridge.
20' - Highway 275 north of Pilger may begin to flood.
18' - Residential areas of Pilger and Stanton begin to flood.
15' - Highway 15 may begin to flood north of the river.
12' - Lowland flooding begins along the southern bank.
DateStage (ft)
Feb 26, 2002 19.85
Mar 14, 2019 19.6
Jun 16, 2010 15.18
Feb 22, 2007 13.63
Feb 17, 2011 12.28
May 31, 2008 11.71
May 23, 2004 11.44
Feb 5, 2024 11.06
Jun 22, 2005 10.67
Feb 20, 2003 10.53
Feb 9, 2009 10.42
May 3, 2016 10.41
Sep 15, 2001 10.32
Mar 31, 2006 10.03
Jun 16, 2014 9.88
Jun 26, 2018 9.8
Jun 11, 2002 9.66
Oct 9, 2017 9.64
May 28, 2012 9.55
May 26, 2020 9.4

Data provided by the National Weather Service.