| 12.5 | NEAR RECORD TO RECORD FLOODING IN HUMBOLDT CO. MOST SECONDARY ROADS NEAR THE RIVER...BRIDGES OVER SOME PRIMARY ROADS...LONG STRETCHES OF RAIL AND MANY RANCH BUILDINGS FLOOD. RIVER 2-5 MILES WIDE THROUGH HUMBOLDT CO. WINNEMUCCA FLOODED BETWEEN UPRR ON WEST AND SECOND STREET ON THE EAST...US HWY95 BRIDGE IN WINNEMUCCA MAY BE AFFECTED. MANY HOMES...BUSINESSES FLOOD IN WINNEMUCCA. LARGE LOSSES OF LIVESTOCK IN AREA. NEAR 10000 CFS...WELL OVEA 100 YEAR FLOOD. SIMILAR TO RECORD APRIL 1984 FLOOD. | | 12.0 | MAJOR FLOODING...INCLUDING WINNEMUCCA. ALL SECONDARY ROADS...STRETCHES OF RAIL AND SOME RANCH BUILDINGS NEAR RIVER FLOOD. RIVER 2-4 MILES WIDE THROUGH HUMBOLDT CO. LOWER PARTS OF WINNEMUCCA FLOOD BETWEEN UPRR/GOLCONDA STREET ON WEST AND SECOND STREET ON THE EAST...NOT INCLUDING I80. A DOZEN HOMES...SEVERAL BUSINESSES AFFECTED. LARGE LOSSES OF LIVESTOCK IN AREA. 7500 CFS...NEAR A 100 YEAR FLOOD...1 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR. GREATER THAN MAY 1952 FLOOD...NOT AS SEVERE AS RECORD APRIL 1984 FLOOD. | | 11.5 | MAJOR FLOODING THROUGHOUT REACH...EXCEPT MODERATE FLOODING IN LOWER PORTIONS OF WINNEMUCCA. MANY RURAL ROADS NEAR RIVER FLOODED. MAIN AREA IMPACTED IS BETWEEN UPRR/GOLCONDA STREET ON THE WEST AND SECOND STREET ON THE EAST...NOT INCLUDING I80. 4900 CFS...ABOUT A 30 YEAR FLOOD...3 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR. SIMILAR TO FLOOD OF JUNE 1983...NOT QUITE AS SEVERE AS FLOOD OF MAY 1952. | | 11.0 | MODERATE TO MAJOR LOWLAND FLOODING THROUGHOUT REACH. MANY RURAL ROADS NEAR RIVER FLOODED. MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING IN LOWER PORTIONS OF WINNEMUCCA. MAIN AREA IMPACTED IS BETWEEN UPRR AND GOLCONDA STREET ON WEST AND SECOND STREET ON THE EAST...BENEATH I80. 3800 CFS...ABOUT A 14 YEAR FLOOD...7 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR. SIMILAR TO FLOODS OF JUNE 1921 AND APRIL 1969. | | 10.5 | MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING THROUGHOUT REACH...WITH SOME RURAL ROADS FLOODED. MINOR FLOODING IN LOWER PARTS OF WINNEMUCCA WITH SEWER BACKUPS...MAIN AREA IMPACTED IS BETWEEN UPRR AND SECOND STREET BENEATH I80. PROPERTY DAMAGE IN WINNEMUCCA IS MINIMAL. 3200 CFS...ABOUT A 10 YEAR FLOOD...10 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR. SIMILAR TO FLOODS OF FEB 1986...JUNE 1995...AND MAY 1998. | | 10.0 | MINOR TO MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING THROUGHOUT REACH. SOME RURAL ROADS NEAR RIVER BEGIN TO FLOOD. VERY MINOR FLOODING BEGINS IN WINNEMUCCA WITH SEWER BACKUPS...AND LOWEST PARTS OF TOWN BEGIN TO FLOOD. 2800 CFS...ABOUT A 7 YEAR FLOOD...15 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR. SIMILAR TO FLOODS OF FEB 1986...APRIL 1993 AND JUN 1997. | | 9.5 | FLOOD STAGE...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING THROUGHOUT REACH. NO FLOODING IN WINNEMUCCA. 2400 CFS...ABOUT A 5 YEAR FLOOD...20 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR. | | 9.0 | VERY MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING IN REACH. NO FLOODING IN WINNEMUCCA. 2100 CFS...ABOUT A 3 YEAR FLOOD...33 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR. | | 8.5 | MONITORING STAGE. SOME VERY MINOR FLOODING AT SCATTERED LOCATIONS IN REACH. NO FLOODING IN WINNEMUCCA. 1800 CFS...ABOUT A 3 YEAR FLOOD...33 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR. | | 8.0 | NO FLOODING IN REACH. 1600 CFS...ABOUT A 2.5 YEAR FLOOD...40 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR. | | 7.5 | NO FLOODING IN REACH. 1400 CFS...ABOUT A 2.5 YEAR FLOOD...40 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR. | | 7.0 | NO FLOODING IN REACH. 1200 CFS...ABOUT A 2 YEAR FLOOD...50 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR. |
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1) 12.25 ft on 04/24/1984
2) 11.74 ft on 05/06/1952
3) 11.62 ft on 06/14/1983
4) 11.07 ft on 04/18/1969
5) 11.05 ft on 06/24/1921
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1) 1.76 ft on 09/16/1905
2) 1.76 ft on 10/19/1977
3) 1.76 ft on 09/28/1977
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