Rivers in Nevada

Carson River below Lahontan Dam

Churchill County, NevadaNWS CBLN2USGS 10312150Reno office

No flood stages set
4.73ftStage

Observed Wed, Sep 23, 10:55 AM PDT

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Flood stages and impacts

  1. 9.00 ft Flood Stage, 3000 cfs release from Lahontan. If >850 cfs reaches Fallon, flooding will begin at Bafford Lane. However, usually most of the flow will be diverted around Fallon. The V-line Weir now allows for much higher flows diverted towards carson lake and the sink.
  2. 8.00 ftMonitor stage, High water releases diverted around Fallon

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.