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East Fork Carson Rivernear Gardnerville, NV (Gauge GRDN2)
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Stages:
Normal
Action
Flood
Moderate Flood
Major Flood
River Stage Data for Gauge GRDN2
Normal Stage: 3.33 ft
Flow: 0.0956 kcfs*
(impacts and historical events)
Action Stages:
7': Action
9.5': Flood
10': Moderate Flood
10.5': Major Flood
Gauge GRDN2 Forecast / History chart | graph
Stage Date CST Stage ft Flow kcfs
FORECAST 02/17/2012 08:00 pm 3.30 0.088
FORECAST 02/17/2012 07:00 pm 3.30 0.088
FORECAST 02/17/2012 06:00 pm 3.30 0.088
FORECAST 02/17/2012 05:00 pm 3.30 0.088
FORECAST 02/17/2012 04:00 pm 3.30 0.088
FORECAST 02/17/2012 03:00 pm 3.30 0.088
FORECAST 02/17/2012 02:00 pm 3.30 0.088
FORECAST 02/17/2012 01:00 pm 3.30 0.088
FORECAST 02/17/2012 12:00 pm 3.30 0.088
FORECAST 02/17/2012 11:00 am 3.30 0.088
FORECAST 02/17/2012 10:00 am 3.30 0.088
FORECAST 02/17/2012 09:00 am 3.30 0.088
FORECAST 02/17/2012 08:00 am 3.30 0.088
FORECAST 02/17/2012 07:00 am 3.30 0.088
FORECAST 02/17/2012 06:00 am 3.30 0.088
FORECAST 02/17/2012 05:00 am 3.30 0.088
FORECAST 02/17/2012 04:00 am 3.30 0.088
FORECAST 02/17/2012 03:00 am 3.30 0.088
FORECAST 02/17/2012 02:00 am 3.30 0.088
FORECAST 02/17/2012 01:00 am 3.30 0.088
FORECAST 02/17/2012 12:00 am 3.30 0.088
FORECAST 02/16/2012 11:00 pm 3.30 0.088
FORECAST 02/16/2012 10:00 pm 3.30 0.088
FORECAST 02/16/2012 09:00 pm 3.30 0.088
FORECAST 02/16/2012 08:00 pm 3.30 0.088
FORECAST 02/16/2012 07:00 pm 3.30 0.088
FORECAST 02/16/2012 06:00 pm 3.30 0.088
FORECAST 02/16/2012 05:00 pm 3.30 0.088
FORECAST 02/16/2012 04:00 pm 3.30 0.088
FORECAST 02/16/2012 03:00 pm 3.30 0.088
FORECAST 02/16/2012 02:00 pm 3.30 0.088
CURRENT 02/16/2012 12:45 pm 3.33 0.096
  02/16/2012 12:30 pm 3.33 0.096
  02/16/2012 12:15 pm 3.32 0.093
  02/16/2012 12:00 pm 3.33 0.096
  02/16/2012 11:45 am 3.32 0.093
  02/16/2012 11:30 am 3.33 0.096
  02/16/2012 11:15 am 3.32 0.093
  02/16/2012 11:00 am 3.32 0.093
  02/16/2012 10:45 am 3.32 0.093
  02/16/2012 10:30 am 3.32 0.093
  02/16/2012 10:15 am 3.36 0.104
  02/16/2012 10:00 am 3.41 0.118
  02/16/2012 09:45 am 3.40 0.115
  02/16/2012 09:30 am 3.40 0.115
  02/16/2012 09:15 am 3.40 0.115
  02/16/2012 09:00 am 3.39 0.112
  02/16/2012 08:45 am 3.39 0.112
  02/16/2012 08:30 am 3.39 0.112
  02/16/2012 08:15 am 3.38 0.109
  02/16/2012 08:00 am 3.37 0.106
  02/16/2012 07:45 am 3.38 0.109
  02/16/2012 07:30 am 3.37 0.106
  02/16/2012 07:15 am 3.37 0.106
  02/16/2012 07:00 am 3.36 0.104
  02/16/2012 06:45 am 3.36 0.104
  02/16/2012 06:30 am 3.36 0.104
  02/16/2012 06:15 am 3.36 0.104
  02/16/2012 06:00 am 3.36 0.104
  02/16/2012 05:45 am 3.35 0.101
  02/16/2012 05:30 am 3.35 0.101
  02/16/2012 05:15 am 3.34 0.098
Related Maps Nearby Gauges
River Stages

River Flood Outlook

 * Stages given in feet
Lakes
Lake Tahoe At Tahoe City6226.82
South Lake Tahoe4.28
Topaz Lake4997.43
Blackwood Creek
Tahoe City1.24
Carson River
Carson City2.43
Dayton15.81
Fort Churchill3.94
Genoa5.95
Desert Creek
Wellington3.66
Donner Creek
Truckee3.31
East Fork Carson River
Markleeville2.57
East Walker River
Bridgeport2.34
Bridgeport Reservoir6458.67
Mason2.12
Galena Creek
Galena Creek St Park-999.00
General Creek
Meeks Bay0.86
Glenbrook Creek
Glenbrook1.79
Incline Creek
Incline Village1.78
Little Truckee River
Boca Reservoir5555.28
Stampede Reservoir5940.65
Prosser Creek
Prosser Creek Reservoir5703.93
Steamboat Creek (Nv)
Steamboat1.17
Sweetwater Creek (Nv)
Sonoma6.96
Truckee River
Farad3.55
Mogul5.80
Reno4.36
Tahoe City4.06
Tracy7.04
Truckee2.11
Vista4.33
Walker River
Wabuska3.59
Flood Impacts and Historical Events
Stage Impacts
16.0RECORD FLOODING...WITH WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF HOMES...BUSINESSES... SCHOOLS...LEVEES...ROADS...AND BRIDGES THROUGH CARSON VALLEY. TRANSPORTATION...COMMUNICATION...WATER AND POWER SYSTEMS SEVERELY AFFECTED. CARSON VALLEY ISOLATED. 14 BY 4 MILE PORTION OF CARSON VALLEY SOUTH OF MINDEN/GARDNERVILLE UNDERWATER. SEVERE BANK AND CHANNEL EROSION...WITH LARGE MIGRATION OF RIVER BANKS.
15.5NEAR RECORD FLOODING...LIKE 1/2/1997 FLOOD. WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF HOMES...BUSINESSES...SCHOOLS...LEVEES...ROADS AND BRIDGES THROUGHOUT CARSON VALLEY. TRANSPORTATION...COMMUNICATION...WATER AND POWER SYSTEMS SEVERELY AFFECTED. CARSON VALLEY LIKELY ISOLATED MANY DAYS. 12 BY 3 MILE PORTION OF CARSON VALLEY SOUTH OF MINDEN/GARDNERVILLE UNDERWATER. MASSIVE BANK AND CHANNEL EROSION...LARGE MIGRATION OF RIVER BANKS.
15.0NEAR RECORD FLOOD. ALL ROADS IN AND OUT OF CARSON VALLEY FLOODED. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES... SCHOOLS...ROADS AND BRIDGES. TRANSPORTATION...COMMUNICATION ...WATER AND POWER SYSTEMS SEVERELY AFFECTED. MASSIVE BANK AND CHANNEL EROSION...CAPABLE OF SWEEPING AWAY BUILDINGS...ROADS AND VEHICLES. 10 BY 3 MILE PORTION OF CARSON VALLEY UNDERWATER.
14.5DISASTROUS FLOODING. LIKE SECOND LARGEST FLOOD OF RECORD ON 12/23/55. ALL ROADS IN AND OUT OF CARSON VALLEY FLOODED. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES...SCHOOLS...ROADS AND BRIDGES. TRANSPORTATION...COMMUNICATION...WATER AND POWER SYSTEMS SEVERELY AFFECTED. MASSIVE BANK AND CHANNEL EROSION... CAPABLE OF SWEEPING AWAY BUILDINGS...ROADS AND VEHICLES. 10 BY 2 MILE LONG PORTION OF CARSON VALLEY UNDERWATER. ABOUT 20000 CFS.
14.0NEAR DISASTROUS FLOODING THROUGHOUT CARSON VALLEY. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES...SCHOOLS ...ROADS AND BRIDGES. TRANSPORTATION...COMMUNICATION...WATER AND POWER SYSTEMS SEVERELY AFFECTED. MASSIVE BANK AND CHANNEL EROSION...CAPABLE OF SWEEPING AWAY BUILDINGS...ROADS AND VEHICLES. LARGE MIGRATION OF RIVER BANKS. ABOUT 18800 CFS.
13.5WIDESPREAD FLOOD DAMAGE. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES...SCHOOLS...ROADS AND BRIDGES. TRANSPORTATION...COMMUNICATION...WATER AND POWER SYSTEMS SEVERELY AFFECTED. MASSIVE BANK AND CHANNEL EROSION AT THESE FLOWS ARE CAPABLE OF SWEEPING AWAY BUILDINGS...ROADS AND VEHICLES. ABOUT 17300 CFS.
13.0MUCH OF LOWER CARSON VALLEY FLOODED...INCLUDING MINDEN... GARDNERVILLE...CENTERVILLE AND GENOA. WIDESPREAD DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES...SCHOOLS...ROADS AND BRIDGES. TRANSPORTATION...COMMUNICATION...WATER AND POWER SYSTEMS SEVERELY AFFECTED. US HWY 395 CLOSED. SIMILAR TO 2/1/1963 FLOOD. ABOUT 15800 CFS.
12.5MUCH OF LOWER CARSON VALLEY FLOODED...INCLUDING MINDEN... GARDNERVILLE...CENTERVILLE AND GENOA. WIDESPREAD DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES...SCHOOLS...ROADS AND BRIDGES. TRANSPORTATION...COMMUNICATION...WATER AND POWER SYSTEMS SEVERELY AFFECTED. US HWY 395 CLOSED. SIMILAR TO 11/21/50 & 2/1/63 FLOODS. ABOUT 14500 CFS.
12.0WIDESPREAD MAJOR FLOODING IN CARSON VALLEY WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. RIVER FEEDS ROCKY...COTTONWOOD...MARTIN... AND HENNINGSON SLOUGHS WHICH FLOOD MINDEN/GARDNERVILLE DOWNTOWN AREAS...CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES...SCHOOLS ...ROADWAYS...AND BRIDGES. MAJOR EFFECTS TO TRANSPORTATION...COMMUNICATION...WATER AND POWER SYSTEMS. APPROXIMATELY 13200 CFS.
11.5WIDESPREAD MAJOR FLOODING IN CARSON VALLEY WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. EAST CARSON RIVER FEEDS ROCKY...COTTONWOOD...MARTIN...AND HENNINGSON SLOUGHS WHICH FLOOD MINDEN/GARDNERVILLE DOWNTOWN AREAS...CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES... SCHOOLS...ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES. TRANSPORTATION...COMMUNICATION... WATER AND POWER SYSTEMS SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED. ABOUT 11900 CFS.
11.0MAJOR FLOODING IN CARSON VALLEY AREA. HOMES...BUSINESSES... SCHOOLS...ROADS...AND BRIDGES IN LOWER PORTIONS OF MINDEN...GARDNERVILLE...CENTERVILLE...GENOA AND WASHOE INDIAN RESERVATION FLOOD. MODERATE FLOOD AFFECTS TO TRANSPORTATION...COMMUNICATION...WATER AND POWER SYSTEMS. ABOUT 10700 CFS.
10.5MAJOR FLOOD DAMAGE IN CARSON VALLEY AREA. FLOODING OF HOMES...BUSINESSES...SCHOOLS...ROADS AND BRIDGES IN LOWER PORTIONS OF MINDEN...GARDNERVILLE... CENTERVILLE...GENOA AND WASHOE INDIAN RESERVATION. TRANSPORTATION...COMMUNICATION...WATER AND POWER SYSTEMS BEGIN TO BE AFFECTED. ABOUT 9550 CFS.
10.0MODERATE FLOODING IN CARSON VALLEY WITH LOWER PARTS OF MINDEN...GARDNERVILLE...CENTERVILLE...WASHOE INDIAN RESERVATION AND GENOA FLOODED. SIMILAR FLOOD IN MAY 1996 CAUSED MODERATE FLOODING IN CARSON VALLEY WITH SOME ROADS FLOODED...ABOUT 8470 CFS.
9.5FLOOD STAGE. GENERAL MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING IN CARSON VALLEY...WITH MINOR DAMAGE. LOW-LYING ROADS...BRIDGES...AMD DRAINAGE STRUCTURES SUSTAIN MINOR DAMAGE. COTTONWOOD SLOUGH BEGINS TO FLOOD LAMPE PARK. FLOOD PRONE AREAS INCLUDE WASHOE RESERVATION... CARSON VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB...GLENWOOD DR...RIVERVIEW DR...CENTERVILLE RD...NV HWY 88...WESTWOOD VILLAGE...ROCKY SLOUGH...WATERLOO AND MOTTSVILLE LANES. ABOUT 7450 CFS.
9.0MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING IN LOWEST PORTIONS OF CARSON VALLEY. FLOOD PRONE AREAS INCLUDE WASHOE INDIAN RESERVATION...CARSON VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB...GLENWOOD DRIVE...RIVERVIEW DRIVE...CENTERVILLE ROAD...NV HWY 88...WESTWOOD VILLAGE...ROCKY SLOUGH...DRESSLERVILLE ROAD...WATERLOO AND MOTTSVILLE LANES. ABOUT 6500 CFS.
8.5MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS IN LOWEST PORTIONS OF CARSON VALLEY. FLOOD PRONE AREAS INCLUDE WASHOE INDIAN RESERVATION...CARSON VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB...GLENWOOD DRIVE...RIVERVIEW DRIVE...CENTERVILLE ROAD...NV HWY 88...WESTWOOD VILLAGE...ROCKY SLOUGH...DRESSLERVILLE ROAD...WATERLOO AND MOTTSVILLE LANES. ABOUT 5600 CFS.
8.0LOWEST PORTIONS OF CARSON VALLEY BEGIN HAVE FLOOD THREAT. FLOOD PRONE AREAS INCLUDE WASHOE INDIAN RESERVATION...CARSON VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB...GLENWOOD DRIVE...RIVERVIEW DRIVE...CENTERVILLE ROAD...NV HWY 88...WESTWOOD VILLAGE...ROCKY SLOUGH...DRESSLERVILLE ROAD...WATERLOO AND MOTTSVILLE LANES. ABOUT 4750 CFS.
7.5CHANNEL CAPACITY ON EAST FORK CARSON RIVER...NO FLOODING. RESIDENTS ALONG THE EAST FORK CARSON RIVER SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR FLOODING IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL RISES DUE TO SNOWMELT AND/OR RAINFALL RUNOFF. FLOOD PRONE AREAS INCLUDE...WASHOE INDIAN RESERVATION...CARSON VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB...GLENWOOD DRIVE...RIVERVIEW DRIVE...CENTERVILLE ROAD...NV HWY 88...WESTWOOD VILLAGE...ROCKY SLOUGH...DRESSLERVILLE ROAD...WATERLOO AND MOTTSVILLE LANES. ABOUT 4000 CFS.
7.0MONITORING STAGE...NO FLOODING. HOWEVER...RESIDENTS ALONG THE EAST FORK CARSON RIVER SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR FLOODING IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL RISES DUE TO SNOWMELT AND/OR RAINFALL RUNOFF. FLOOD PRONE AREAS INCLUDE WASHOE INDIAN RESERVATION...CARSON VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB...GLENWOOD DRIVE...RIVERVIEW DRIVE...CENTERVILLE ROAD...NV HWY 88...WESTWOOD VILLAGE...ROCKY SLOUGH...DRESSLERVILLE ROAD...WATERLOO AND MOTTSVILLE LANES. ABOUT 3260 CFS.
6.5NO FLOODING ON EAST FORK CARSON RIVER. ABOUT 2600 CFS.
Historical Crests Record Lows
1) 15.46 ft on 01/03/1997
2) 14.51 ft on 12/23/1955
3) 12.87 ft on 02/01/1963
4) 12.32 ft on 11/21/1950
5) 11.51 ft on 12/11/1937
 1) 2.88 ft on 11/20/1977
2) 2.91 ft on 09/04/1977
3) 2.97 ft on 09/09/1988

Data provided by NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service
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