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Latitude: 39.43º N | Longitude: 120.03º W | Elevation: 5153 Feet | |||
Location: Nevada County in California | Bulletin Group: Eastern Sierra | River Group: Eastern Sierra |
Issuance Time: | Dec 09 2023 at 8:19 AM PST | Next Issuance: | Dec 10 2023 at 9:00 AM PST |
Monitor Stage: 10.0 Feet | Flood Stage: 11.0 Feet |
Please Note: Each individual timeseries plotted on the graphical river forecast can be toggled on and off by clicking the legend entry above. If the "Observed (Raw Data)" contains bad data and is toggled off, the plot will scale to the remaining timeseries. |
Observed Data Credit | |
![]() | Raw streamflow data is provided by the US Geological Survey (USGS). |
Historical Stage/Flow Data |
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Water Year
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Peak Discharge (cfs)
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Stage (feet)
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Date
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Most Recent 5 Years | |||
2022* |
3,560 |
7.04 |
Oct 25, 2021 |
2021* |
1,010 |
4.76 |
May 6, 2021 |
2020* |
2,130 |
5.94 |
May 18, 2020 |
2019* |
4,650 |
7.82 |
Apr 9, 2019 |
2018* |
6,580 |
8.97 |
Apr 7, 2018 |
Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - Sept 1899 to Present) - Ranked by Flow | |||
1951* |
17,500**** |
14.50 |
Nov 21, 1950 |
1938* |
15,500*** |
11.59 |
Dec 11, 1937 |
1907* |
15,300** |
11.59 |
Dec 11, 1937 |
1997* |
14,900 |
13.13 |
Jan 02, 1997 |
* Discharge affected by regulation or diversion | |||
** Discharge is a daily average | |||
*** Aug 1912 through Dec 1937, water stage recorder at location 4.1 miles upstream at different datum. | |||
**** Jan 1938 through Aug 1957, water stage recorder at approximate same location operated by TCID at datum 1 ft higher. |
Location Photographs | ||
ESRI™ Locator Map |
Impacts - E19 Information | |
8.0 Feet | No flooding from Boca to Mogul, including Floriston and Verdi. USGS 5 year flood. |
8.5 Feet | No flooding from Boca to Mogul, including Floriston and Verdi. This is maximum safe flow in lowest portions of Truckee Meadows below Sparks. Releases from Prosser, Boca, and Stampede Reservoirs are cut at this point so flow at Reno does not exceed 6000 cfs. USGS 7 year flood. |
9.0 Feet | No flooding from Boca to Mogul, including Floriston and Verdi. USGS 8 year flood. |
9.5 Feet | No flooding from Boca to Mogul, including Floriston and Verdi. USGS 10 year flood. |
10.0 Feet | No flooding from Boca to Mogul, including Floriston and Verdi. USGS 12 year flood. |
10.5 Feet | No flooding from Boca to Mogul, but near bankfull in portions of the Verdi/Mogul area. USGS 15 year flood. |
11.0 Feet | Flood Stage - Minor lowland flooding in some locations from Boca to Mogul, especially Verdi/Mogul area. USGS 20 year flood. |
11.5 Feet | Minor to moderate flooding from Boca to Mogul, especially to trailer and public parks in the Verdi/Mogul area along the river. Similar impacts to 02/01/1963 and 12/23/1964 floods at Farad. USGS 25 year flood. |
12.0 Feet | Moderate flooding from Boca to Mogul, especially to trailer and public parks in the Verdi/Mogul area along the river. Some damage to roads, bridges, and low-lying structures in the area. Similar in impact to floods which occurred on 02/25/1928, 02/01/1963, and 12/23/1964 at Farad. USGS 33 year flood. |
12.5 Feet | Moderate to major flooding from Boca to Mogul. Moderate damage to roads, bridges, and low-lying buildings especially in the Verdi/Mogul area. Transportation affected with many road closures. Impacts worse than 02/01/1963 and 12/23/1964 floods at Farad, but not as severe as 01/02/1997 or 12/23/1955 floods. USGS 40 year flood. |
13.0 Feet | Major flooding from Boca to Mogul. At these flows major damage should be expected to low-lying roads, bridges, and structures along the river, especially from Verdi/Mogul area. Transportation significantly affected. USGS 50 year flood. Similar to floods of 01/02/1997 and 12/23/1955. |
13.5 Feet | Major flooding with extensive flood damage to roads, bridges, and structures from Boca to Mogul, especially in the Verdi/Mogul area. Transportation becomes very difficult, and most major roads/highways in the area are flooded. Similar in impact to the 12/11/1937 and 03/18/1907 floods, worse than 01/02/1997 flood. USGS 65 year flood. |
14.0 Feet | Disastrous, near record flooding from Boca to Mogul with extensive damage likely to low-lying structures along the river. Regional transportation severely affected, with many major roads flooded or damaged. USGS 85 year flood. Worse than 03/18/1907 and 12/11/1937 floods, but not as severe as the flood of record at Farad on 11/21/1950. |
14.5 Feet | Flood disaster from Boca downstream to Nixon. Near record flooding of buildings, roads, and bridges in the Verdi/Mogul area. Equal to the record flood at Farad on 11/21/1950. USGS 100 year flood. |
15.0 Feet | Record flooding at Farad and near record to record flooding on entire mainstream Truckee. Disastrous flooding of buildings, roads, and bridges in Verdi/Mogul area. Transportation nearly cut off in all directions to/from Reno/Sparks. Well over USGS 100 year flood, and Farad record stage of 14.4 feet, record flow of 17,500 cfs (both set in 11/21/1950). |
Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ072) |
Today: Mostly cloudy. Areas of freezing fog in the morning. Highs 48 to 58. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Tonight: Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows 19 to 29. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Monday: Partly cloudy. Patchy freezing fog in the morning. Highs 43 to 48. Light winds. Monday Night: Clear. Lows 14 to 24. Light winds. Tuesday: Sunny. Highs 35 to 40. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Tuesday Night: Clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows 13 to 23. Wednesday: Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs 38 to 48. Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows 16 to 26. Thursday through Friday Night: Mostly cloudy. Highs 42 to 52. Lows 18 to 28. Saturday: Partly cloudy. Highs 44 to 54. |
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. |