| 11.5 | FLOOD DISASTER...OVER A 100 YR FLOOD...LESS THAN 1 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR. MAJOR ROAD...RAILROAD... AGRICULTURAL DAMAGE...INCLUDING CATTLE DROWNINGS. MAJOR TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS IMPACTS. APPROACHES TO ALL THREE BRIDGES IN ELKO LIKELY FLOODED...INCLUDING ERRECART...5TH AND 12TH STREET. WATER GOING AROUND OR OVER LEVEES. MANY STRUCTURES FLOODED. OVER 8000 CFS...MUCH HIGHER THAN RECORD FEB 1962 AND MAR 1983 FLOODS. | | 11.0 | MAJOR...RECORD FLOODING. MAJOR ROAD...RAILROAD...AGRICULTURAL DAMAGE...INCLUDING CATTLE DROWNINGS. MAJOR TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS IMPACTS. APPROACHES TO ALL THREE BRIDGES IN ELKO NEARLY FLOODED...INCLUDING ERRECART...5TH AND 12TH STREET. MANY FLOODPLAIN STRUCTURES FLOODED. WATER MAY BE GOING AROUND OR OVER LEVEES. RECORD FLOOD...ABOUT 7400 CFS...NEAR A 100 YR FLOOD...1 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR. SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN RECORD FEB 1962 AND MAR 1983 FLOODS. | | 10.7 | MAJOR...NEAR RECORD FLOODING. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROADS...RAILROADS...STRUCTURES. MODERATE TRANSPORTATION/COMMUNICATION IMPACTS. CATTLE MIRING/DROWNINGS. ELKO LEVEES HOLD...BRIDGE APPROACHES NOT FLOODED. ELKO FLOODED FROM NEAR RIVER STREET SOUTHEAST TO NEAR WILSON STREETS. AREA UP AND DOWNSTREAM OF LEVEES FLOOD...N OF 12TH...SW OF A ST. RIVER OVER ELKO STORM DRAIN ELEVATION. ELKO SEWAGE PLANT OVER CAPACITY. 6800 CFS...60 YR FLOOD...SLIGHTLY LESS THAN FLOODS OF FEB 1962 AND MAR 1983. | | 10.5 | MAJOR FLOODING THROUGH REACH. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROADS...RAILROADS...AG STRUCTURES IN FLOODPLAIN. CATTLE MIRINGS/DROWNINGS. ELKO FLOODED TO NEAR RIVER STREET NORTH OF THE RIVER...AND TO NEAR WILSON AVE SOUTH OF RIVER...BETWEEN 1ST TO 11TH STREETS/LAMOILLE RD. MORE FLOODED AREA UP AND DOWNSTREAM OF LEVEES. BASEMENTS IN LOW-LYING PARTS OF TOWN FLOOD. CITY OF ELKO PUMPS FLOODED AREAS. ELKO SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT AT CAPACITY. ABOUT 6400 KCFS...50 YR FLOOD...2 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR. | | 10.0 | MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING THROUGH REACH. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROADS...RAILROADS...STRUCTURES IN FLOODPLAIN. CATTLE MIRING OCCURS. ELKO FLOODED ON NORTH SIDE TO DOUGLAS STREET...AND TO FRONT STREET ON SOUTH...BETWEEN 1ST AND 11TH STREET/LAMOILLE RD. AREAS UP AND DOWNSTREAM OF LEVEES FLOODED. SOME BASEMENTS IN LOW-LYING AREAS BEGIN TO FLOOD. CITY OF ELKO BEGINS PUMPING FLOODED AREAS. ELKO SEWAGE PLANT AND PERCOLATION PONDS NEARING CAPACITY. ABOUT 5500 CFS...25 YR FLOOD...4 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR. | | 9.5 | MODERATE FLOODING THROUGHOUT REACH...INCLUDING ELKO. SOME FLOODING AND DAMAGE TO RURAL ROADS IN FLOODPLAIN. ELKO FLOODING BETWEEN DOUGLAS AND WATER STREETS ON NORTH AND TO FRONT ST ON THE SOUTH...BETWEEN 1ST AND 11TH STREET/LAMOILLE RD. AREAS UP AND DOWNSTREAM OF LEVEES IN ELKO FLOODED. A FEW BASEMENTS FLOODED. ELKO SEWAGE PLANT AND PERCOLATION PONDS STILL OK. ABOUT 4700 CFS...20 YR FLOOD...5 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR. | | 9.0 | MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING THROUGHOUT REACH...WITH MINOR FLOODING IN ELKO CAUSED BY BACKED UP STORM DRAINS. MINOR FLOODING OF RURAL ROADS. ELKO FLOODING TO BETWEEN DOUGLAS AND WATER STREETS ON NORTH SIDE OF RIVER...AND BEYOND FRONT ST ON THE SOUTH...BETWEEN 1ST AND 11TH STREET/LAMOILLE RD. ABOUT 4000 CFS...10 YR FLOOD...10 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR. | | 8.5 | MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING THROUGHOUT REACH...MINOR FLOODING IN ELKO ALONG WATER STREET NORTH OF THE RIVER AND FRONT STREET SOUTH...BETWEEN 1ST AND 11TH STREET/LAMOILLE RD...CAUSED BY BACKED UP STORM DRAINS. MINOR FLOODING OF RURAL ROADS. ABOUT 3300 CFS...7 YR FLOOD...15 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR. | | 8.0 | FLOOD STAGE. MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING UP AND DOWNSTREAM OF ELK0...VERY MINOR FLOODING BEGINS IN ELKO ALONG WATER STREET NORTH OF THE RIVER AND FRONT STREET SOUTH OF THE RIVER...BETWEEN 1ST AND 9TH STREETS/LAMOILLE RD...CAUSED BY BACKED UP STORM DRAINS. ABOUT 2700 CFS...5 YR FLOOD...20 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR. | | 7.5 | BANKFULL WITH SOME VERY MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING UP AND DOWNSTREAM OF ELKO...NO FLOODING IN ELKO. 2200 CFS...ABOUT A 4 YR FLOOD...25 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR. | | 7.0 | MONITORING STAGE. NO FLOODING IN ELKO...NEAR BANKFULL WITH SOME ISOLATED MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING UP AND DOWNSTREAM OF ELKO. ABOUT 1750 KCFS...~3YR FLOOD (33% CHANCE ANY YEAR). | | 6.5 | NEAR BANKFULL THROUGH REACH...NO FLOODING. ABOUT 1350 CFS...~2YR FLOOD (~50% CHANCE ANY YEAR). |
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1) 12.30 ft on 02/13/1962
2) 12.18 ft on 03/04/1983
3) 10.22 ft on 05/17/1984
4) 9.60 ft on 04/30/1952
5) 9.29 ft on 05/18/2005
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1) 0.00 ft on 10/07/2003
2) 0.00 ft on 10/01/1988
3) 0.00 ft on 08/19/1988
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