Rivers in Nevada

Bruneau River at Rowland

Elko County, NevadaNWS BRON2USGS 13161500Elko office

Below flood stage
1.83ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 1:40 PM PDT

Flood stage
7.00 ft
Record crest
13.37 ft1966

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood11.00 ft
Moderate flood9.50 ft
Minor flood7.00 ft
Action6.00 ft
  1. 11.00 ftMajor flooding. Impacts undetermined.
  2. 9.50 ftModerate flooding. Impacts undetermined.
  3. 7.00 ftMinor flooding of Forest Service roads. Recreational use becomes limited.

Crest history

22 crests on NOAA’s list since 1917.

#DateStage
1April 3, 196613.37 ft
2February 11, 196213.00 ft
3May 14, 198412.00 ft
4June 4, 196311.70 ft
5April 17, 196511.50 ft
6April 17, 196410.80 ft
7May 17, 197510.00 ft
8May 17, 20059.95 ft
9April 16, 20069.69 ft
10March 22, 20179.62 ft
11May 1, 20239.52 ft
12April 18, 20119.36 ft
13April 24, 19839.07 ft
14April 9, 20198.72 ft
15May 5, 19718.09 ft
16March 27, 19937.53 ft
17April 22, 19697.52 ft
18April 13, 19827.36 ft
19March 8, 19867.29 ft
20May 14, 19177.00 ft
21June 3, 19956.80 ft
22April 8, 19856.75 ft

Most recent crests

  • May 1, 2023: 9.52 ft
  • April 9, 2019: 8.72 ft
  • March 22, 2017: 9.62 ft
  • April 18, 2011: 9.36 ft
  • April 16, 2006: 9.69 ft
  • May 17, 2005: 9.95 ft
  • June 3, 1995: 6.80 ft
  • March 27, 1993: 7.53 ft
  • March 8, 1986: 7.29 ft
  • April 8, 1985: 6.75 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Northwest 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.