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HUMBOLDT RIVER - PALISADE (PALN2)

Latitude: 40.61º N	Longitude: 116.20º W	Elevation: 4826 Feet
Location: Eureka County in Nevada		Bulletin Group: Humboldt		River Group: Humboldt

Issuance Time:

Jun 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM PDT

Action/Monitor: 6.0 Feet

Minor Flood: 7.0 Feet

Moderate Flood: 8.0 Feet

Major Flood: 9.0 Feet

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Ensemble forecasts produced by CNRFC only consider meteorological uncertainty and do not account for hydrologic uncertainty.

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Flood Impacts
17.0 Feet	All time record flooding occurs with widespread catastrophic damage. This is similar to the largest known flood of february 1910. Catastrophic damage to all public infrastructure and private property along the river in the reach. The river becomes a large lake 4 to 5 miles wide from Beowawe to Battle Mountain. Transportation is nearly impossible. Communications out to many areas. This is about 17000 cfs. Any levels higher than this become new record floods.
12.0 Feet	Catastrophic flooding occurs. This is about 10000 cfs.
10.5 Feet	Disastrous flooding occurs with extensive damage through reach. This is about 8300 cfs.
10.0 Feet	Major flooding occurs with extensive damage to railroads, roads, bridges, buildings, irrigation structures and ranchland. Heavy livestock losses occur. Total loss will probably exceed 10 million dollars in the reach. Many roads are closed or destroyed. This is about 7600 cfs.
9.5 Feet	Major lowland flooding occurs with damage to roads, railroads, and buildings along the river from Carlin to Battle Mountain. Lower portions of Carlin and Beowawe flood. Significant losses occur to livestock, irrigation structures, and pasture. This is about 6900 cfs.
9.0 Feet	Significant to major lowland flooding occurs with moderate damage from Carlin to Battle Mountain. Moderate damage occurs to low-lying structures, rural roads and bridges. Ranch buildings and livestock affected. Erosion degrades pastures. This is about 6200 cfs.
8.5 Feet	Significant lowland flooding occurs with minor damage from Carlin to Battle Mountain. Some damage occurs to low lying structures. A few rural roads flood. This is about 5500 cfs.
8.0 Feet	Moderate lowland flooding occurs from Carlin to Battle Mountain. This is about 4900 cfs.
7.5 Feet	Minor to moderate lowland flooding occurs from Carlin to Battle Mountain. This is about 4300 cfs.
7.0 Feet	Minor lowland flooding begins between Carlin and Battle Mountains. This is about 3650 cfs.
6.0 Feet	This is monitoring stage. No flooding occurs. This is about 2600 cfs.
5.2 Feet	This is below monitoring stage. No flooding occurs. This is about 1800 cfs. NOTE: 1 cfs (cubic feet per second) is approximately 7.48 gallons of flow per second.

Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (NVZ036)

Today: Sunny. Highs 91 to 99. South winds up to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs 84 to 92. South winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.

Thursday: Sunny. Highs 83 to 91. Southwest winds up to 15 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.

Independence Day: Sunny. Highs 79 to 87.

Friday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.

Saturday: Sunny. Highs 82 to 90.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.

Sunday: Sunny. Highs 86 to 94.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.

Monday: Sunny. Highs 89 to 97.

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