CNRFC - Hydrology - Observed River/Reservoir Conditions

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

Monitor Stage: 8.0 Feet

Flood Stage: 9.0 Feet

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
2025*	1,700	5.18	May 11, 2025
2024*	2,150	5.72	May 18, 2024
2023*	5,540	8.49	Dec 31, 2022
2022*	3,710	6.70	Oct 25, 2021
2021*	994	4.36	May 6, 2021
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

Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ072)

Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Lows 37 to 47. Light winds.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Snow level 9000 feet rising to 10000 feet. Highs 60 to 70. 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. Snow level 9500 to 10000 feet. Lows 37 to 47. Southwest winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light.

Sunday: Chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Snow level 9500 feet. Highs 55 to 65. Light winds.

Sunday Night: Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then chance of showers likely after midnight. Snow level 8500 to 9000 feet. Lows 31 to 41. West winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light.

Monday: Showers likely in the morning, then showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 47 to 57.

Monday Night: Showers likely with possible snow showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Lows 30 to 40.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 52 to 62.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 33 to 43.

Wednesday and Wednesday Night: Clear. Highs 61 to 71. Lows 36 to 46.

Thursday and Thursday Night: Clear. Highs 66 to 76. Lows 38 to 48.

Friday: Partly cloudy. Highs 64 to 74.

Flood Impacts
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.

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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