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EAST FORK CARSON RIVER - MARKLEEVILLE (CEMC1)
Latitude: 38.71º NLongitude: 119.76º WElevation: 5400 Feet
Location: Alpine County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Eastern SierraRiver Group: Eastern Sierra
Issuance Time: Jun 22, 2025 at 11:01 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: 8.0 FeetMinor Flood: 9.0 FeetModerate Flood: 10.0 FeetMajor Flood: 11.0 Feet
Please Note:Ensemble forecasts produced by CNRFC only consider meteorological uncertainty and do not account for hydrologic uncertainty.
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Flood Impacts
12.0 FeetMajor impacts to transportation, communication, power and water systems. In excess of January 1997 event.
11.0 FeetMajor Flood Stage. Major impact to transportation including Highways 89 and 4. Communication, water and power systems may be impacted. Significant inundation of low lying rangelands.
10.0 FeetModerate Flood Stage. Moderate flooding impacting Carson River Resort campground, and potential for significant bank erosion causing road damage along Highways 89 and 4.
9.0 FeetMinor Flood Stage. Minor flooding from Monitor Creek to Bryant Creek including impacts to river campgrounds and possible impacts to highway due to bank erosion. Similar to 1/8/17, 2/10/17 and 12/31/2005.
8.0 FeetMonitor Stage. No flooding from from Monitor Creek to Bryant Creek, river near bankfull and may require precautionary measures to move resources away from the river. Additional impacts to recreational river users.
Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (CAZ072)
Today: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 63 to 73. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then clear after midnight. Lows 37 to 47. Light winds.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 68 to 78. Light winds.

Tuesday Night: Clear. Lows 41 to 51. West winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light.

Wednesday: Sunny. Highs 72 to 82. Light winds.

Wednesday Night: Clear. Lows 42 to 52.

Thursday through Saturday Night: Clear. Highs 75 to 85. Lows 43 to 53.

Sunday: Sunny. Highs 81 to 91.