Rivers in California

Amargosa River near Tecopa

Inyo County, CaliforniaNWS TCPC1USGS 10251300Las Vegas office

Below flood stage
7.29ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 7:30 AM PDT

Flood stage
12.00 ft
Record crest
18.34 ft1969

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Minor flood12.00 ft
  1. 12.00 ftAt 12.0 feet, Old Spainish Trail Highway will be overtopped.
  2. 11.00 ftAt 11 feet, Action Stage.

Crest history

42 crests on NOAA’s list since 1962.

#DateStage
1February 26, 196918.34 ft
2October 3, 197216.58 ft
3August 19, 198316.00 ft
4October 20, 201514.51 ft
5October 2, 197614.01 ft
6September 10, 202213.73 ft
7September 6, 198113.53 ft
8September 8, 201713.37 ft
9September 26, 197613.19 ft
10February 17, 198011.39 ft
11December 9, 196510.10 ft
12July 26, 20219.68 ft
13March 10, 20209.52 ft
14September 22, 20079.10 ft
15February 22, 20058.32 ft
16January 9, 20188.07 ft
17March 6, 20197.72 ft
18March 4, 19787.62 ft
19August 25, 20137.12 ft
20February 23, 20156.99 ft
21September 8, 20086.91 ft
22November 22, 20136.81 ft
23December 25, 20036.11 ft
24March 15, 19826.02 ft
25July 9, 20065.94 ft

Most recent crests

  • September 10, 2022: 13.73 ft
  • July 26, 2021: 9.68 ft
  • March 10, 2020: 9.52 ft
  • March 6, 2019: 7.72 ft
  • January 9, 2018: 8.07 ft
  • September 8, 2017: 13.37 ft
  • October 20, 2015: 14.51 ft
  • February 23, 2015: 6.99 ft
  • November 22, 2013: 6.81 ft
  • August 25, 2013: 7.12 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the California Nevada River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.