Rivers in Nevada

Walker River near Schurz

Mineral County, NevadaNWS WSIN2USGS 10302002Reno office

Below flood stage
1.47ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 2:25 PM PDT

Flood stage
5.90 ft
Record crest
7.18 ft1995

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood7.00 ft
Moderate flood6.40 ft
Minor flood5.90 ft
Action5.50 ft
  1. 7.00 ftMajor flooding from Weber Dam to Walker Lake, including Schurz. Roads, bridges and lowest structures in Schurz area flood.
  2. 6.40 ftModerate flooding below Weber Reservoir impacting agricutural land and access roads. River Bank instablilty may cause additional impacts.
  3. 5.90 ft Flood Stage. Minor Lowland Flooding
  4. 5.50 ftMonitor Stage, some very minor flooding of lowlands between Weber Dam and Walker Lake.

Crest history

6 crests on NOAA’s list since 1995.

#DateStage
1July 16, 19957.18 ft
2May 27, 20066.92 ft
3June 20, 19986.57 ft
4June 4, 20056.43 ft
5May 28, 19966.28 ft
6June 6, 19995.90 ft

Most recent crests

  • May 27, 2006: 6.92 ft
  • June 4, 2005: 6.43 ft
  • June 6, 1999: 5.90 ft
  • June 20, 1998: 6.57 ft
  • May 28, 1996: 6.28 ft
  • July 16, 1995: 7.18 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.