Weeping Water is a city in Cass County, Nebraska, United States.

This error was recorded in French as L'Eau qui Pleure, meaning "the water that weeps.

The village of Nehawka, also in Cass County, is an anglicization of Nigahoe, the original name of the stream in Weeping Water.

According to American folklorist Louise Pound, the first written reference to the legend of Weeping Water is found in the 800-line poem "The Weeping Water" by Orsamus Charles Dake, published in a book of poetry called Nebraska Legends and Other Poems in 1871.

Dake's poem is also preceded by a paragraph summarizing the legend which reads:The Omaha and Otoe Indians, being at war, chanced to meet on their common hunting ground south of the Platte River in Nebraska.

A fierce battle ensued, in which all the male warriors of both tribes being slain, the women and children came upon the battle-field and sat down and wept.

[7] Pound suggests that it is most likely, based on the preface and summary he provides with the poem, that Dake took inspiration from a preexisting folktale, though whether the legend was genuinely of Native American origin remains undetermined.

[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.97 square miles (2.51 km2), all land.

The racial makeup of the city was 99.09% White, 0.09% Native American, 0.09% Pacific Islander, and 0.73% from two or more races.

Every year, late in June, the town celebrates Limestone Day with a parade, fireworks and games.