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Nebraska · river

Stevens Creek near Lincoln, Nebr.

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

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

89

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 05:40:00 GMT.

Page checked: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:02:46 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Stevens Creek near Lincoln, Nebr.
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Vapor-specific shops of Lincoln (April 2014), location 5 of 8.jpg by CrunchySkies, CC BY-SA 3.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

11 mph

gusting to 18 mph

Air temp

65°F

7% chance of rain

River flow

21.6 cfs

very high for this date

Weather outlook

Saturday · 90

  • Tue

    76

  • Wed

    37

  • Thu

    17

  • Fri

    67

  • Sat

    90

    Best

  • Sun

    88

  • Mon

    84

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)
1a1118
2a1017
3a1117
4a1221
5a1218
6a1220
7a1219
8a1020
9a313
10a717
11a713
12p815

Is this flow normal for September 29?

Today's 21.6 cfs is 1340% above the median for this date — which counts as very high water here.

The median flow on this date is 2 cfs, across 56 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 — 11 mph — moderate wind at the forecast location-11

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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