L6C NRD puts flood resiliency to the test

LINCOLN, Nebraska

LINCOLN, Nebraska — A turbulent week of weather in northeast Nebraska put flood control systems to the test—and in Dixon County, those systems passed with flying colors.

Between July 9-11, 2025, northeast Nebraska endured another round of severe weather triggering a tornado watch, a flood advisory and multiple severe thunderstorm warnings. Powerful storms dumped nearly four inches of rain across Dixon County making conditions ripe for flash flooding, erosion and infrastructure strain.

But thanks to decades of thoughtful investment and infrastructure planning, Lewis & Clark Natural Resources District’s Aowa Creek Watershed flood control structures did exactly what they were designed to do—protect lives, property, and the future.