CNRFC - Hydrology - River Guidance - Graphical RVF

Location:

EAST FORK CARSON RIVER - MARKLEEVILLE (CEMC1)

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

Issuance Time:

Oct 07 2024 at 7:35 AM PDT

Next Issuance:

Oct 08 2024 at 9:00 AM PDT

Monitor Stage: 8.0 Feet

Flood Stage: 9.0 Feet

Plot Type:

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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
2023*	5,540	8.49	Dec 31, 2022
2022*	3,710	6.70	Oct 25, 2021
2021*	994	4.36	May 6, 2021
2020*	1,520	5.01	Apr 29, 2020
2019*	3,450	6.51	Jun 6, 2019
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

ESRI™ Locator Map

Impacts - E19 Information
12.0 Feet	Major impacts to transportation, communication, power and water systems. In excess of January 1997 event.
11.0 Feet	Major 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 Feet	Moderate 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 Feet	Minor 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 Feet	Monitor 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: Sunny. Highs 69 to 79. Light winds becoming west around 10 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Clear. Lows 39 to 49. West winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light.

Wednesday: Sunny. Highs 68 to 78. Light winds becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows 39 to 49. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy. Highs 65 to 75. Light winds becoming southwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows 37 to 47.

Friday and Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Highs 63 to 73. Lows 35 to 45.

Saturday and Saturday Night: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Highs 59 to 69. Lows 32 to 42.

Sunday through Columbus Day: Clear. Highs 61 to 71. Lows 33 to 43.

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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