| 17.0 | RECORD FLOOD WITH WIDESPREAD CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE. LIKE LARGEST KNOWN FLOOD (FEB. 1910). CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO ROADS, BRIDGES, RAILROADS, BLDGS. RIVER A LARGE LAKE 4-5 MI. WIDE FROM BEOWAWE TO BATTLE MOUNTAIN. TRANSPORTATION NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. COMMUNICATIONS OUT TO MANY AREAS...about 17000cfs | | 12.0 | CATASTROPHIC FLOODING. USGS EST 100-YR FLOOD (0.01 ANNUAL PROBABILITY)...about 10000cfs. | | 10.5 | DISASTROUS FLOODING; EXTENSIVE DAMAGE THROUGH REACH. EXCEEDS MODERN (MAY 1984) FLOOD. USGS EST. 50-YR FLOOD (0.02 ANNUAL PROBABILITY)...about 8300cfs. | | 10.0 | MAJOR FLOOD DAMAGE: EXTENSIVE DMG TO RAILROADS, RDS, BRIDGES, BLDGS, IRRIG STRUCTURES, RANCHLAND. HVY LIVESTOCK LOSSES. TOTAL LOSS PROB OVER $10 MILLION IN REACH. MANY ROAD CLOSURES IN AREA. LIKE 5/84 FLOOD (RECORD SINCE 1910)...about 7600cfs. | | 9.5 | MJR LWLND FLDNG W/SIGNIF DMG TO RDS, RAILRDS, BLDGS ALONG RVR FM CARLIN TO BATTLE MTN. LWR PTNS OF CARLIN & BEOWAWE FLD. SIGNIF AG LOSSES (LIVESTOCK, IRRIG STRUCTURES, EROSION). USGS EST 25-YR FLOOD (0.04 ANNUAL PROB). LIKE 2/62 & 3/83 FLOODS...about 6900cfs. | | 9.0 | SIGNIFICANT TO MAJOR LOWLAND FLOODING W/MODERATE DAMAGE FROM CARLIN TO BATTLE MOUNTAIN. MODERATE DAMAGE TO LOW-LYING STRUCTURES, RURAL ROADS & BRIDGES. RANCH BLDGS AND LIVESTOCK AFFECTED. EROSION DECRADES RANCH/FARMLAND. LIKE 1/43, 5/52 & 2/86 FLOODS...about 6200cfs. | | 8.5 | SIGNIFICANT LOWLAND FLOODING W/MINOR DAMAGE FROM CARLIN TO BATTLE MOUNTAIN. SOME DAMAGE TO LOW LYING STRUCTURES; A FEW RURAL ROADS FLOOD. LIKE 6/95 FLOOD...about 5500cfs. | | 8.0 | MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING FROM CARLIN TO BATTLE MOUNTAIN. (USGS EST. 10-YR FLOOD (0.1 ANNUAL PROBABILITY)...about 4900cfs. | | 7.5 | MINOR-MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING FROM CARLIN TO BATTLE MOUNTAIN...about 4300cfs. | | 7.0 | FLOOD STAGE; MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS. ISSUE FLOOD WARNING FOR REACH (CARLIN TO BATTLE MOUNTAIN)...about 3650cfs. | | 6.0 | ACTION/MONITORING STAGE-NO DAMAGE. BEGIN RIVER STATEMENT ISSUANCE...about 2600cfs. | | 5.2 | USGS ESTIMATED 2-YEAR FLOOD. NO DAMAGE. (0.5 ANNUAL PROBABILITY)...about 1800cfs. |
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1) 17.00 ft on 02/28/1910
2) 10.20 ft on 05/18/1984
3) 9.74 ft on 03/06/1983
4) 9.28 ft on 02/12/1962
5) 9.02 ft on 02/26/1943
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1) 0.30 ft on 08/16/1989
2) 0.30 ft on 08/25/1931
3) 0.35 ft on 08/11/1934
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