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Latitude: 40.41º N | Longitude: 120.66º W | Elevation: 4190 Feet | |||
Location: Lassen County in California | Bulletin Group: Eastern Sierra | River Group: Eastern Sierra |
Issuance Time: | Apr 30 2025 at 8:07 AM PDT | Next Issuance: | May 01 2025 at 9:00 AM PDT |
Action/Monitor: 10.5 Feet | Minor Flood: 12.0 Feet | Moderate Flood: 13.0 Feet | Major Flood: 14.0 Feet |
Please Note: 1) 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. 2) At extremely low river flows, the "Observed (Raw Data)" may show readings below the lower end of the available rating table, while the "Observed (Simulated)" will only show values at the bottom of the rating table, creating a potential discrepancy between the two readings. |
Observed Data Credit | |
![]() | Raw streamflow data is provided by the California Department of Water Resources. |
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 | |||
2024* |
961** |
8.63 |
Feb 19, 2024 |
2023* |
1,810** |
11.05 |
Dec 30, 2022 |
2022* |
1,520** |
10.30 |
Oct 25, 2021 |
2021* |
106** |
4.70 |
Feb 12, 2021 |
2020* |
194** |
5.34 |
Apr 1, 2020 |
Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - Discontinuous Jul 1951 to Present)**** - Ranked by Flow | |||
1970* |
5,850 |
8.89*** |
Jan 24, 1970 |
1997* |
5,150** |
11.75*** |
Jan 02, 1997 |
1986* |
5,120 |
8.33*** |
Feb 17, 1986 |
1965* |
5,100 |
7.30*** |
Dec 22, 1964 |
1982* |
4,560 |
7.95*** |
Nov 23, 1981 |
* Discharge affected by regulation or diversion | |||
** Estimated flow (Not Official) | |||
*** USGS gage located 0.5 mile upstream at different datum. | |||
**** Most recent record back to Jul 1951 (missing 1995 to 2000) with segmented periods back to Jun 1900 |
Location Photographs | ||
ESRI™ Locator Map |
Flood Impacts | |
18.5 Feet | Record flooding from Susanville to Honey Lake...including Susanville...Johnstonville...Leavitt Lake...Standish and Litchfield areas. Extensive damage to homes...businesses...schools...roads... bridges and water systems throughout Honey Lake Valley. Transportation in and out of valley cut off as US Highway 395 and Highway 36 are flooded or washed out. Extensive power...phone...and rural water system impacts. Like record flood of January 24 1970. |
18.0 Feet | Near record flooding from Susanville to Honey Lake...including Susanville...Johnstonville...Leavitt Lake...Standish and Litchfield areas. Extensive damage to homes...businesses...schools...roads...bridges and water systems in flood plain throughout Honey Lake Valley. Transportation in and out of Honey Lake Valley is cut off as US Highway 395 and Highway 36 are flooded or washed out. Extensive power...phone and rural water system impacts. Only exceeded by flood of January 24 1970. |
17.5 Feet | Near record flooding from Susanville to Honey Lake...including Susanville...Johnstonville...Leavitt Lake...Standish and Litchfield areas. Severe damage to homes...businesses...schools... roadways...bridges and water systems in flood plain throughout Honey Lake Valley. Transportation in valley difficult as US Highway 395 and Highway 36 are flooded or washed out. Extensive power...phone and rural water system impacts. Slightly higher than floods of February 17 1986 and January 2 1997. |
17.0 Feet | Major flood damage from Susanville to Honey Lake...including Susanville...Johnstonville...Leavitt Lake...Standish and Litchfield areas. Homes...businesses...schools... roadways...bridges and water systems flooded throughout Honey Lake Valley. Transportation very difficult as US Highway 395 and Highway 36 are flooded or washed out. Extensive power...phone and rural water system impacts. Slightly less severe than floods of December 22 1964...February 17 1986 and January 2 1997. |
16.5 Feet | Major flood damage from Susanville to Honey Lake...including Susanville...Johnstonville...Leavitt Lake...Standish and Litchfield areas. Homes...businesses...schools...roadways... bridges and water systems flooded throughout Honey Lake Valley. Extensive transportation...power... phone and rural water system impacts. US Highway 395 and Highway 36 flooded. Similar to November 23 1981 flood. |
16.0 Feet | Major flooding from Susanville to Honey Lake...including Susanville...Johnstonville...Leavitt Lake...Standish and Litchfield areas. Homes...businesses...schools...roadways and bridges flooded throughout Honey Lake Valley. Transportation impacts may be serious as US Highway 395 and Highway 36 are flooded. Extensive power...phone and rural water system impacts. Similar to November 23 1981 flood. |
15.5 Feet | Major flood damage from Susanville to Honey Lake...including Susanville...Johnstonville...Leavitt Lake...Standish and Litchfield areas. Flooding of homes...businesses and schools in flood plain throughout Honey Lake Valley...including Susanville. Extensive damage to transportation systems as roads...bridges and culverts are flooded or washed out. US Highway 395 is flooded. Major transportation...power...phone and rural water system impacts. Similar to January 31 1963 flood. |
15.0 Feet | Major flooding in Susanville...Johnstonville...Leavitt Lake...Standish and Litchfield areas. Major flooding in Susanville from Lassen Street downstream along Riverside Drive and from Main Street...Highway 36...on north to railroad tracks on south. Serious flood impacts to homes...businesses...schools...roads and bridges throughout Honey Lake Valley. US Highway 395 flooded. Serious transportation...power...phone and rural water system impacts. Similar to January 31 1963 and January 13 1980 floods. |
14.5 Feet | Major flooding in Susanville, Johnstonville, Leavitt Lake, Standish, and Litchfield areas in Honey Lake Valley. Susanville flooded from Lassen Street downstream along Riverside Drive and from Main Street (Highway 36) on north to railroad tracks on south. Serious flood impacts to homes, businesses, schools, roads, and bridges throughout Honey Lake Valley. US Highway 395 flooded. Serious transportation impacts, moderate impacts to power, phone, and rural water systems. Similar to 12/23/1955 flood. |
14.0 Feet | Major flooding in Susanville...Johnstonville...Leavitt Lake...Standish...Litchfield. Susanville floods from Lassen Street downstream along Riverside Drive and from Main St...Highway 36...on north to railroad tracks on south. Top of K-rail flood wall on Carroll Street. Homes...businesses...schools...roads and bridges in the Honey Lake Valley flooded. Serious transportation impacts. Impacts to power...phone and rural water systems begin. Similar to December 31 2005 and February 24 1958 floods. |
13.5 Feet | Moderate flooding in Susanville...Johnstonville...Leavitt Lake...Standish and Litchfield.Susanville floods from Lassen Street downstream along Riverside Drive and from Cornell/River Street on north to Hood Street/Sunkist Drive on south. River up to bottom of Lassen Street bridge. Several homes along river have minor to moderate flooding. Many roads and bridges in Honey Lake Valley flood...moderate transportation impacts. Like December 2 2012...March 30 1974 and January 21 1969 floods. |
13.0 Feet | Moderate flooding in Susanville from Lassen Street downstream along Riverside Drive. Some homes along river have moderate flood affects...especially on Carroll Street. Significant lowland flooding below Susanville in Johnstonville...Leavitt Lake...Standish and Litchfield areas. Rural roads and bridges in these areas flood. Similar to flood of March 13 1983. |
12.5 Feet | Minor to moderate flooding in Susanville from Lassen Street downstream along Riverside Drive. Several homes along river affected...especially on Carroll Street. Moderate lowland flooding below Susanville in Johnstonville...Leavitt Lake...Standish and Litchfield areas. Rural roads and bridges begin to flood in these areas. |
12.0 Feet | Flood Stage. Several homes on Carroll Street in Susanville begin to flood. Local flooding in Susanville from Lassen Street downstream along Riverside Drive...especially below Piute Creek which enters river near Alexander Drive. Moderate lowland flooding below Susanville in Johnstonville...Leavitt Lake...Standish... and Litchfield areas. Some rural roads affected by flooding. |
11.5 Feet | Localized minor to moderate lowland flooding below Susanville in the Johnstonville...Leavitt Lake... Standish and Litchfield rural areas. |
11.0 Feet | Local minor lowland flooding below Susanville in Johnstonville...Leavitt Lake...Standish and Litchfield rural areas. |
10.5 Feet | Those along river should begin careful monitoring of river and keep informed of forecast updates. Localized minor lowland flooding below Susanville in Johntonville...Leavitt Lake...Standish and Litchfield rural areas. |
Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ071) |
Today: Sunny. Highs 66 to 76. Light winds becoming east around 10 mph in the afternoon. Tonight: Clear. Lows 38 to 48. East winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light. Friday: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs 69 to 79. Light winds becoming southwest around 10 mph in the afternoon. Friday Night: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows 38 to 48. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light. Saturday: Chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 57 to 67. Light winds becoming southwest around 10 mph in the afternoon. Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows 31 to 41. Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the morning, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Highs 55 to 65. Sunday Night through Monday Night: Clear. Lows 32 to 42. Highs 63 to 73. Tuesday through Wednesday: Clear. Highs 71 to 81. Lows 39 to 49. |
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. |