Rivers in Nevada

Owyhee River near Wildhorse

Elko County, NevadaNWS OGCN2USGS 13174500Elko office

Below flood stage
0.55ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 10:15 PM PDT

Flood stage
3.50 ft
Forecast crest
0.56 ftMon, Sep 21, 11:00 PM PDT
Record crest
10.10 ft1922

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood5.50 ft
Moderate flood4.50 ft
Minor flood3.50 ft
Action3.00 ft
  1. 3.50 ftFlood stage; minor flooding.

Crest history

13 crests on NOAA’s list since 1916.

#DateStage
1May 5, 192210.10 ft
2May 14, 19178.50 ft
3April 11, 19167.70 ft
4April 22, 19216.86 ft
5April 12, 19256.73 ft
6April 29, 19526.70 ft
7April 5, 19436.62 ft
8April 30, 19206.00 ft
9April 10, 19245.85 ft
10April 25, 19835.45 ft
11March 23, 19395.44 ft
12April 29, 19695.33 ft
13May 14, 19845.20 ft

Most recent crests

  • May 14, 1984: 5.20 ft
  • April 25, 1983: 5.45 ft
  • April 29, 1969: 5.33 ft
  • April 29, 1952: 6.70 ft
  • April 5, 1943: 6.62 ft
  • March 23, 1939: 5.44 ft
  • April 12, 1925: 6.73 ft
  • April 10, 1924: 5.85 ft
  • May 5, 1922: 10.10 ft
  • April 22, 1921: 6.86 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.