Rivers in Nevada

Truckee River near Mogul

Washoe County, NevadaNWS MOGN2USGS 10347460Reno office

Below flood stage
5.82ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 7:05 AM PDT

Flood stage
12.50 ft
Record crest
15.85 ft1997

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood14.00 ft
Moderate flood13.50 ft
Minor flood12.50 ft
Action10.00 ft
  1. 15.85 ftFlood of record at Mogul gage, 1/2/1997; 17,600 cfs.
  2. 15.00 ftFlood disaster in Reno and throughout the Truckee Meadows. About 15700 cfs.
  3. 14.00 ftMajor flooding, about 13500 cfs.
  4. 13.50 ftModerate flooding, about 12500 cfs.
  5. 12.50 ftFlood Stage; minor flooding. About 10500 cfs.
  6. 10.00 ftMonitoring stage, about 5300 cfs.

Crest history

6 crests on NOAA’s list since 1995.

#DateStage
1January 2, 199715.85 ft
2December 31, 200513.15 ft
3January 9, 201712.58 ft
4May 1, 199510.94 ft
5March 24, 19989.63 ft
6May 27, 19999.50 ft

Most recent crests

  • January 9, 2017: 12.58 ft
  • December 31, 2005: 13.15 ft
  • May 27, 1999: 9.50 ft
  • March 24, 1998: 9.63 ft
  • January 2, 1997: 15.85 ft
  • May 1, 1995: 10.94 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. 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.