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Salt Creek at 27Th Street at Lincoln, Nebr.

USGS monitoring location. Launch access and paddling suitability have not been verified.

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

99

Favorable weather

Weather score out of 100

Weather only. This is a monitoring station, not a verified launch. Access, hazards and suitable flow are unknown.

Weather observation: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:00:00 GMT.

River observation: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:25:00 GMT.

Page checked: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:03:40 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Salt Creek at 27Th Street at Lincoln, Nebr.
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Salt Creek and Superior St overpass - Lincoln, NE.jpg by CrunchySkies, CC BY-SA 3.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

5 mph

gusting to 15 mph

Air temp

65°F

7% chance of rain

River flow

305 cfs

very high for this date

Weather outlook

Saturday · 90

  • Tue

    85

  • Wed

    51

  • Thu

    15

  • Fri

    69

  • Sat

    90

    Best

  • Sun

    89

  • Mon

    79

Compares forecast wind, air temperature and rain. Does not assess river flow, swell, currents, water temperature or launch access. All times are local to this location.

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
1a515
2a314
3a313
4a515
5a515
6a516
7a616
8a313
9a49
10a518
11a213
12p921

Is this flow normal for September 29?

Today's 305 cfs is 324% above the median for this date — which counts as very high water here.

The median flow on this date is 72 cfs, across 75 years of USGS record at this gauge. Whether that is runnable depends on the stretch — this is context, not a recommendation.

Why this score

  • Wind — 5 mph — light wind at the forecast location±0
  • Gusts — Gusting to 15 mph — 11 mph over sustained-1

We don't have launch notes for this one

This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, and uses available public readings. We haven't verified where to put in, what the hazards are, or whether this stretch is legal or sensible to paddle. We'd rather say that than invent it. The links below are where to find out.

We also don't have a verified safe-flow range here, so the Paddle Score reflects weather only. Judge the flow number against local knowledge, not against our score.

Do your own homework

We show you live conditions. For local knowledge — where to put in, what the hazards are, whether it's worth the drive — here's where paddlers actually talk about this water. We don't vet these sources; check the dates and judge for yourself.

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