Rivers in Nevada

Walker River near Wabuska

Lyon County, NevadaNWS WALN2USGS 10301500Reno office

Below flood stage
3.65ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 1:35 PM PDT

Flood stage
10.50 ft
Forecast crest
3.41 ftSat, Sep 19, 10:00 PM PDT
Record crest
13.71 ft1906

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood13.00 ft
Moderate flood11.50 ft
Minor flood10.50 ft
Action9.80 ft
  1. 13.60 ftNear record flooding
  2. 11.50 ftModerate flood stage impacting lowlands, pasture and farmland and rural roads adjacent to the river throughout the Wabuska area.
  3. 10.50 ftMinor flood stage. Impacting lowlands, pasture, cropland and some rural roads throughout Wabuska area.
  4. 9.80 ftMonitor Stage.

Crest history

21 crests on NOAA’s list since 1906.

#DateStage
1July 10, 190613.71 ft
2June 9, 202313.47 ft
3July 6, 190712.86 ft
4June 6, 198612.78 ft
5June 18, 196912.61 ft
6June 25, 194512.51 ft
7January 6, 199712.46 ft
8June 21, 198312.26 ft
9July 14, 199512.26 ft
10January 25, 194312.09 ft
11July 6, 201711.76 ft
12May 24, 200611.72 ft
13June 8, 192211.68 ft
14July 5, 198011.68 ft
15July 7, 196711.44 ft
16July 2, 198211.33 ft
17June 13, 194211.19 ft
18June 24, 195810.92 ft
19June 19, 201910.85 ft
20June 17, 199810.78 ft
21July 2, 201110.04 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 9, 2023: 13.47 ft
  • June 19, 2019: 10.85 ft
  • July 6, 2017: 11.76 ft
  • July 2, 2011: 10.04 ft
  • May 24, 2006: 11.72 ft
  • June 17, 1998: 10.78 ft
  • January 6, 1997: 12.46 ft
  • July 14, 1995: 12.26 ft
  • June 6, 1986: 12.78 ft
  • June 21, 1983: 12.26 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the California Nevada River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round. Stage may be affected by ice during winter months. Reported historic crests have been estimated using recent ratings due to previous channel, location and/or datum changes. USGS observed crests can be found at: waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/rt Please also see Additional Information tab at the bottom of this page.

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.