Walker River at Weber Reservoir

1. 4217.0 ftCrest of dam.
2. 4215.0 ftCrest of emergency fuse plug spillway on right (south) reservoir rim.
3. 4214.0 ftCrest of the 5 pilot channels for the emergency spillway. BIA Emergency Action Plan Response Level 3 activated if this elevation is exceeded, with zero rate of reservoir rise per hour. Major flooding due to extremely high reservoir releases should be expected between Weber Dam and Walker Lake including Schurz at this elevation.
4. 4212.0 ftBIA Emergency Action Plan Response Level 2 activated if this elevation is exceeded, with zero rate of reservoir rise per hour. Major flooding due to extremely high reservoir releases should be expected between Weber Dam and Walker Lake including Schurz at this elevation.
5. 4211.0 ftModerate to major flooding due to very high reservoir releases should be expected on Walker River between Weber Dam and Walker Lake, including Schurz, at this elevation.
6. 4210.0 ftElevation of top of radial gates when closed; uncontrolled releases above this elevation. Moderate to major flooding due to high reservoir releases should be expected on Walker River between Weber Dam and Walker Lake, including Schurz, at this elevation.
7. 4209.0 ftBIA Emergency Action Plan Response Level 1 activated if this elevation is exceeded, with zero rate of reservoir rise per hour. Normal operations below this elevation. Storage 11500 acre feet. Damtender advises Walker River Paiute Tribal Council to be prepared for possible high Walker River flows between Weber Dam and Walker Lake, including Schurz.
8. 4208.0 ftMaximum normal water surface elevation, storage 10700 acre feet.
9. 4196.0 ftTop of concrete spillway and elevation of bottom of radial gates when closed. Located on right abutment.

• UpstreamWalker River at Wabuska
• DownstreamWalker River at PT Site below Weber Reservoir near Schurz
• Walker River at Schurz
• Walker River at Miller Ln
• Walker River at Mason WMA at RR Xing
• Walker River at Yerington Weir near Yerington
• East Walker River at Strosnider Ditch
• Walker River nr mouth

Forecasts by the California Nevada River Forecast Center. Graphical forecasts are not available during times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the local WFO web page.

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.