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Humboldt Rivernear Battle Mountain, NV (Gauge HBMN2)
Forecast | Observation History | Stage Impacts/Record Events
Stages:
Normal
Action
Flood
Moderate Flood
Major Flood
River Stage Data for Gauge HBMN2
Normal Stage: 4.7 ft
Flow: 0.159 kcfs*
(impacts and historical events)
Action Stages:
8.5': Action
9.5': Flood
10.5': Moderate Flood
11.5': Major Flood
Gauge HBMN2 Forecast / History chart | graph
Stage Date CST Stage ft Flow kcfs
FORECAST 02/17/2012 03:00 pm 4.70 0.159
FORECAST 02/17/2012 02:00 pm 4.70 0.159
FORECAST 02/17/2012 01:00 pm 4.70 0.159
FORECAST 02/17/2012 12:00 pm 4.70 0.159
FORECAST 02/17/2012 11:00 am 4.70 0.159
FORECAST 02/17/2012 10:00 am 4.70 0.159
FORECAST 02/17/2012 09:00 am 4.70 0.159
FORECAST 02/17/2012 08:00 am 4.70 0.159
FORECAST 02/17/2012 07:00 am 4.70 0.159
FORECAST 02/17/2012 06:00 am 4.70 0.159
FORECAST 02/17/2012 05:00 am 4.70 0.159
FORECAST 02/17/2012 04:00 am 4.70 0.159
FORECAST 02/17/2012 03:00 am 4.70 0.159
FORECAST 02/17/2012 02:00 am 4.70 0.159
FORECAST 02/17/2012 01:00 am 4.70 0.159
FORECAST 02/17/2012 12:00 am 4.70 0.159
FORECAST 02/16/2012 11:00 pm 4.70 0.159
FORECAST 02/16/2012 10:00 pm 4.70 0.159
FORECAST 02/16/2012 09:00 pm 4.70 0.159
FORECAST 02/16/2012 08:00 pm 4.70 0.159
FORECAST 02/16/2012 07:00 pm 4.70 0.159
FORECAST 02/16/2012 06:00 pm 4.70 0.159
FORECAST 02/16/2012 05:00 pm 4.70 0.159
FORECAST 02/16/2012 04:00 pm 4.70 0.159
FORECAST 02/16/2012 03:00 pm 4.70 0.159
FORECAST 02/16/2012 02:00 pm 4.70 0.159
FORECAST 02/16/2012 01:00 pm 4.70 0.159
FORECAST 02/16/2012 12:00 pm 4.70 0.159
FORECAST 02/16/2012 11:00 am 4.70 0.159
FORECAST 02/16/2012 10:00 am 4.70 0.159
FORECAST 02/16/2012 09:00 am 4.70 0.159
CURRENT 02/16/2012 07:15 am 4.70 0.159
  02/16/2012 07:00 am 4.70 0.159
  02/16/2012 06:45 am 4.70 0.159
  02/16/2012 06:30 am 4.70 0.159
  02/16/2012 06:15 am 4.70 0.159
  02/16/2012 06:00 am 4.70 0.159
  02/16/2012 05:45 am 4.70 0.159
  02/16/2012 05:30 am 4.70 0.159
  02/16/2012 05:15 am 4.70 0.159
  02/16/2012 05:00 am 4.70 0.159
  02/16/2012 04:45 am 4.70 0.159
  02/16/2012 04:30 am 4.71 0.161
  02/16/2012 04:15 am 4.71 0.161
  02/16/2012 04:00 am 4.71 0.161
  02/16/2012 03:45 am 4.71 0.161
  02/16/2012 03:30 am 4.71 0.161
  02/16/2012 03:15 am 4.71 0.161
  02/16/2012 03:00 am 4.71 0.161
  02/16/2012 02:45 am 4.71 0.161
  02/16/2012 02:30 am 4.71 0.161
  02/16/2012 02:15 am 4.71 0.161
  02/16/2012 02:00 am 4.71 0.161
  02/16/2012 01:45 am 4.71 0.161
  02/16/2012 01:30 am 4.71 0.161
  02/16/2012 01:15 am 4.71 0.161
  02/16/2012 01:00 am 4.71 0.161
  02/16/2012 12:45 am 4.71 0.161
  02/16/2012 12:30 am 4.71 0.161
  02/16/2012 12:15 am 4.71 0.161
  02/16/2012 12:00 am 4.71 0.161
  02/15/2012 11:45 pm 4.71 0.161
Flood Impacts and Historical Events
Stage Impacts
14.5EXTENSIVE...NEAR RECORD TO RECORD FLOODING THRU REACH. MOST ROADS...SOME SECTIONS OF RAIL AND POSSIBLY SOME SECTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80 UNDER WATER. EXTENSIVE TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS...MAJOR FLOODING OF RESIDENCES NEAR RIVER. MUCH OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN FLOODED. MAJOR LIVESTOCK AND CROP LOSSES POSSIBLE. ABOUT 8500 CFS...A 100 YEAR FLOOD...A 1 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR. SIMILAR TO APRIL 1984 FLOOD.
14.0EXTENSIVE...NEAR RECORD FLOODING THRU REACH. MOST RURAL ROADS...SOME SECTIONS OF RAIL NEAR RIVER UNDER WATER...PORTIONS OF I80 MAY BEGIN TO FLOOD. MAJOR TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF RESIDENCES...BUSINESSES AND BUILDINGS NEAR RIVER...MANY MORE INACCESSIBLE. MUCH OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN...ESPECIALLY NORTHEAST OF RAILROAD...FLOODED. MAJOR LIVESTOCK LOSSES POSSIBLE. ABOUT 7600 CFS...A 70 YEAR FLOOD...A 1.5 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR. NOT AS SEVERE AS APRIL 1984 FLOOD.
13.5EXTENSIVE FLOODING THRU REACH...MOST RURAL ROADS...SOME RAIL SECTIONS NEAR RIVER UNDER WATER...MAJOR TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS...MAJOR FLOODING OF BASEMENTS/YARDS OF RESIDENCES NEAR RIVER. MANY RANCH HOMES INACCESSIBLE...MANY RANCH BUILDINGS NEAR RIVER FLOOD. MAJOR LIVESTOCK LOSSES POSSIBLE. MUCH OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN NORTHEAST OF RAILROAD...SOME AREAS SOUTHEAST...HAVE FLOODING. ABOUT 6900 CFS...A 50 YEAR FLOOD...A 2 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR. GREATER THAN MAY 1952 FLOOD...NOT AS SEVERE AS APRIL 1984 FLOOD.
13.0EXTENSIVE FLOODING THRU REACH...MOST RURAL ROADS...SOME ISOLATED SECTIONS OF RAIL NEAR RIVER FLOOD...MAJOR TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS. FLOODING OF BASEMENTS AND YARDS OF RESIDENCES NEAR RIVER. MANY RANCH HOMES INACCESSIBLE. SOME RANCH BUILDINGS NEAR RIVER FLOOD. SIGNIFICANT LIVESTOCK LOSSES POSSIBLE. BATTLE MOUNTAIN NORTHEAST OF RAILROAD...AND FAIRGROUNDS MOST IMPACTED. SOME IMPACTS SOUTHEAST OF RAILROAD. 6200 CFS...A 30 YEAR FLOOD...A 3 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR. GREATER THAN MAY 1952 FLOOD.
12.5EXTENSIVE FLOODING THRU REACH...MOST RURAL ROADS NEAR RIVER UNDER WATER...SIGNIFICANT TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF BASEMENTS AND YARDS OF RESIDENCES NEAR RIVER. SEVERAL RANCH HOMES...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF RIVER BECOME INACCESSIBLE AND RESIDENTS NEED TO LEAVE. SOME RANCH BUILDINGS NEAR RIVER FLOOD. BATTLE MOUNTAIN NORTHEAST OF RAILROAD...NEAR ANIMAL SHELTER AND FAIRGROUNDS MOST IMPACTED. ABOUT 5500 CFS...A 25 YEAR FLOOD...ABOUT A 4 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR. SIMILAR TO MAY 1952 FLOOD.
12.0MAJOR FLOODING THRU REACH...MOST RURAL ROADS NEAR RIVER FLOOD...SIGNIFICANT TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS. A FEW BASEMENTS/YARDS OF RESIDENCES NEAR RIVER FLOOD. SOME LOWER RANCH HOMES NORTH OF RIVER INACCESSIBLE AND RESIDENTS NEED TO LEAVE. LIVESTOCK STRANDED/MIRED IF NOT MOVED TO HIGH GROUND. BATTLE MOUNTAIN NORTHEAST OF RAILROAD...NEAR ANIMAL SHELTER AND FAIRGROUNDS MOST IMPACTED. ABOUT 5000 CFS...A 20 YEAR FLOOD...ABOUT A 5 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR. SIMILAR TO FLOODS OF FEB. 1962...JUNE 1963 AND MAY 2005.
11.5MAJOR LOWLAND FLOODING THRU REACH...MOST RURAL ROADS NEAR RIVER UNDER WATER. A FEW BASEMENTS/YARDS OF RESIDENCES NEAR RIVER BEGIN TO FLOOD. LOWEST RANCH HOMES NORTH OF RIVER BECOME INACCESSIBLE...SOME RESIDENTS NEED TO LEAVE. LIVESTOCK STRANDING/MIRING SIGNIFICANT IF NOT MOVED TO HIGH GROUND. BATTLE MOUNTAIN NORTHEAST OF RAILROAD...NEAR ANIMAL SHELTER AND FAIRGROUNDS IMPACTED. ABOUT 4400 CFS...A 12 YEAR FLOOD...AN 8 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR. SIMILAR TO FLOODS OF FEB. 1962...JUNE 1963 AND MAY 2005.
11.0MODERATE TO MAJOR LOWLAND FLOODING THROUGHOUT REACH. MANY RURAL ROADS FLOODED AND SOME BASEMENTS OF HOMES NEAR THE RIVER BEGIN TO FLOOD IN THE BEOWAWE AND BATTLE MOUNTAIN AREAS. LIVESTOCK STRANDING AND MIRING CAN BE SIGNIFICANT. ABOUT 3900 CFS...ABOUT A 10 YEAR FLOOD...10 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR. SIMILAR TO FLOODS OF MAY 1975 AND JUNE 1995.
10.5MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING THROUGHOUT REACH...WITH A NUMBER OF RURAL ROADS IMPASSABLE. NO HOMES OR BASEMENTS FLOODED. LIVESTOCK STRANDING AND MIRING BEGINS TO BE A PROBLEM. 3400 CFS...ABOUT A 5 YEAR FLOOD...20 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR.
10.0MINOR TO MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING THROUGHOUT REACH. SOME RURAL ROADS NEAR THE RIVER ARE FLOODED. ABOUT 3000 CFS...A 4 YEAR FLOOD...25 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR.
9.5FLOOD STAGE. MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING THROUGHOUT REACH. A FEW RURAL ROADS BEGIN TO FLOOD. 2650 CFS...ABOUT A 3 YEAR FLOOD...33 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR.
9.0LOCALIZED MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING IN REACH. 2300 CFS...ABOUT A 3 YEAR FLOOD...33 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR.
8.5MONITORING STAGE. SOME VERY MINOR FLOODING AT SCATTERED LOCATIONS IN REACH. 2000 CFS...ABOUT A 2.5 YEAR FLOOD...40 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR.
8.0NO FLOODING IN REACH. 1700 CFS...ABOUT A 2 YEAR FLOOD...50 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR.
7.5NO FLOODING IN REACH. 1400 CFS. ABOUT A 2 YEAR FLOOD...50 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR.
Historical Crests Record Lows
1) 12.70 ft on 05/03/1952
2) 12.43 ft on 06/10/1980
3) 11.72 ft on 05/24/2005
4) 11.68 ft on 02/17/1962
5) 11.58 ft on 06/27/1963
1) 2.57 ft on 09/08/1948
2) 2.57 ft on 09/15/2001
3) 2.57 ft on 08/22/2001

Data provided by NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

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