Rivers in Nevada

Maggie Creek near Carlin

Elko County, NevadaNWS MGCN2USGS 10322000Elko office

Below flood stage
1.43ftStage

Observed Sat, Oct 3, 8:15 AM PDT

Flood stage
5.00 ft
Record crest
6.76 ft2006

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood6.00 ft
Moderate flood5.50 ft
Minor flood5.00 ft
Action4.50 ft
  1. 5.90 ftThis is the official record flood level. This last occurred on march 27, 1993.
  2. 5.50 ftModerate flooding occurs.
  3. 5.00 ftMinor flooding occurs. This is about 902 cfs.
  4. 4.50 ftAction stage occurs. No flooding occurs.

Crest history

5 crests on NOAA’s list since 1993.

#DateStage
1April 6, 20066.76 ft
2May 18, 20056.48 ft
3March 27, 19935.88 ft
4March 22, 19975.11 ft
5April 18, 20234.73 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 18, 2023: 4.73 ft
  • April 6, 2006: 6.76 ft
  • May 18, 2005: 6.48 ft
  • March 22, 1997: 5.11 ft
  • March 27, 1993: 5.88 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.