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EAST FORK CARSON RIVER - MARKLEEVILLE (CEMC1)

Latitude: 38.71º N	Longitude: 119.76º W	Elevation: 5400 Feet
Location: Alpine County in California		River Group: Eastern Sierra

Issuance Time:

Mar 31 2023 at 1:49 PM PDT

Next Issuance:

Apr 01 2023 at 9:00 AM PDT

Monitor Stage: 8.0 Feet

Flood Stage: 9.0 Feet

Plot Type:

Observed Data Credit
	Raw streamflow data is provided by the US Geological Survey (USGS). View USGS Data for this station location.

Historical Stage/Flow Data
Water Year	Peak Discharge (cfs)	Stage (feet)	Date
Most Recent 5 Years
2021*	994	4.36	May 6, 2021
2020*	1,520	5.01	Apr 29, 2020
2019*	3,450	6.51	Jun 6, 2019
2018*	7,010	8.51	Apr 7, 2018
2017*	11,700	9.98	Jan 8, 2017
Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - Sept 1960 to Present) - Ranked by Flow
1997*	18,900	11.78	Jan 24, 1970
1963*	15,100	8.21**	Jan 31, 1963
2017*	11,700	9.98	Jan 8, 2017
2006*	10,300	9.09	Dec 31, 2005
1986*	9,520	8.79	Mar 8, 1986
1965*	9,100	7.20**	Dec 23, 1964
* Discharge affected to unknown degree by regulation or diversion
** Prior to October 1967, datum change with a difference of -2.0 ft must be applied to all data before date to convert to current datum.

Location Photographs
Upstream Photo	Gage House Photo	Downstream Photo

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Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ072)

Today: Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Highs 39 to 49. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Ridge gusts up to 80 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers. Lows 24 to 34. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Ridge gusts up to 80 mph.

Sunday: Partly cloudy. Highs 37 to 47. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph increasing to 55 mph in the afternoon. Ridge gusts up to 85 mph.

Sunday Night: Snow showers. Lows 13 to 23. Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph decreasing to 15 to 25 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 60 mph. Ridge gusts up to 90 mph.

Monday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Highs 25 to 30. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Ridge gusts up to 50 mph.

Monday Night: Brisk. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows 4 to 14.

Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Highs 30 to 35.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow showers in the evening. Lows 9 to 19.

Wednesday and Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers. Highs 33 to 38. Lows 12 to 22.

Thursday: Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers. Highs 38 to 48.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers. Lows 17 to 27.

Friday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Highs 43 to 48.

Impacts - E19 Information
8.0 Feet	Monitor Stage. No flooding 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.
9.0 Feet	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 1/8/2017, 2/10/2017, and 12/31/2005.
10.0 Feet	Moderate flooding impacting Carson River Resort campground, and potential for significant bank erosion causing road damage along Highways 89 and 4.
11.0 Feet	Major impact to transportation including Highways 89 and 4. Communication, water and power systems may be impacted. Significant inundation of low lying rangelands.
12.0 Feet	Record flooding. Major impacts to transportation, communication, power and water systems. In excess of January 1997 event.

Product Disclaimer

This river graphic is not intended to serve as a substitute for official flood watches, warnings, advisories, or statements issued by the NWS Reno Weather Forecast Office. Observations are preliminary and subject to change. River levels identified as "forecast" should be consistent with those contained in official NWS products. River levels identified as "guidance" have significant uncertainty due to future weather or reservoir regulation and are provided for planning purposes only.

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