Rivers in Nevada

Dog Creek at Verdi

Washoe County, NevadaNWS DOGN2USGS 10347310Reno office

Below flood stage
2.40ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 3:25 AM PDT

Flood stage
7.50 ft
Record crest
13.72 ft1997

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood9.50 ft
Moderate flood8.50 ft
Minor flood7.50 ft
Action7.00 ft
  1. 10.00 ftPRELIMINARY!...Major flooding...about 1550 cfs.
  2. 9.50 ftPRELIMINARY!...Major flooding...about 1400 cfs.
  3. 9.00 ftPRELIMINARY!...Moderate flooding...about 1250 cfs.
  4. 8.50 ftPRELIMINARY!...Moderate flooding...about 1100 cfs.
  5. 8.00 ftPRELIMINARY!...Minor flooding. About 950 cfs.
  6. 7.50 ftPRELIMINARY FLOOD STAGE!...Minor flooding. About 800 cfs.
  7. 7.00 ftPRELIMINARY MONITOR STAGE!...about 650 cfs. Nuisance flooding.

Crest history

6 crests on NOAA’s list since 1995.

#DateStage
1January 1, 199713.72 ft
2December 31, 200510.26 ft
3March 9, 19959.61 ft
4January 9, 20178.81 ft
5March 24, 19987.42 ft
6February 5, 19966.46 ft

Most recent crests

  • January 9, 2017: 8.81 ft
  • December 31, 2005: 10.26 ft
  • March 24, 1998: 7.42 ft
  • January 1, 1997: 13.72 ft
  • February 5, 1996: 6.46 ft
  • March 9, 1995: 9.61 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the California Nevada River Forecast Center. Graphical forecasts are not available during times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the local WFO web page. Stage may be affected by ice during winter months.

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.