| 26.0 | Record catastrophic flood from Reno to Nixon. Extensive damage to property and infrastructure in floodplain. Reno Airport under 6 feet of water. Power, phone, transportation, water, hospital services disrupted. Most bridges over Truckee River closed. Truckee Meadows flooded US Highway 395 and Reno Airport east to Hidden Valley, and from Glendale Avenue and Interstate 80 south to Mira Loma. Interstate 80 and US Highway 395 closed in all directions. Around 22500 cfs. Chance in any year about 1 in 65. | | 25.0 | Record catastrophic flood from Reno to Nixon. Extensive damage to property and infrastructure in floodplain. Reno Airport under 5 feet of water. Power, phone, transportation, water, hospital services disrupted. Most bridges over Truckee River closed. Truckee Meadows flooded US Highway 395 and Reno Airport east to Hidden Valley, and from Glendale Avenue and Interstate 80 south to Mira Loma. Interstate 80 and US Highway 395 closed in all directions. Around 21000 cfs. Chance in any year about 1 in 50. | | 24.0 | Flood disaster from US Highway 395 at Reno to Nixon including Sparks. Extensive damage to property, infrastructure in floodplain. Reno Airport under 4 feet of water. Sparks industrial area flooded over 10 feet deep. Interstate 80 and US Highway 395 closed in all directions from Reno. Sewer lines on bridges severed. Truckee Meadows flooded from Reno Airport east to Hidden Valley, and Glendale Avenue, Interstate 80, Prater Way south to Mira Loma. About 19200 cfs. Chance any year about 1 in 45. | | 23.0 | Extensive property and infrastructure damage from US Highway 395 at Reno to Nixon including Truckee Meadows. Sparks industrial area flooded up to 10 feet deep. Reno Airport under 3 to 5 feet of water. Mira Loma, Boynton Slough, Rosewood Lakes Districts flooded. Access to Hidden Valley nearly cut. Flooding on Steamboat Creek south of Mira Loma, and North Truckee Drain north to Prater Way due to Truckee River backup. About 17600 cfs. Chance in any year about 1 in 35. | | 22.5 | Major flooding with serious damage to property and infrastructure from Reno to Nixon, including Truckee Meadows. Reno Airport flooded 1 to 2 feet deep as river leaves channel near Glendale Avenue and fills Grand Sierra Pond. Most roads and bridges near river flood. Severe flooding on Steamboat Creek and North Truckee Drain due to Truckee backup. Flood waters in Sparks industrial area up to 9 feet deep. About 16900 cfs. Chance in any year about 1 in 30. | | 22.0 | Major flooding from US Highway 395 at Reno to Nixon. Significant property and infrastructure damage through the region. Phone, power, water supplies begin to be affected. Sparks industrial area flooded up to 8 feet deep. Reno Airport begins to flood with severe runway ponding due to poor drainage. Many bridges closed or flooded with serious transportation impacts. Interstate 80 and US Highway 395 not yet affected. About 16000 cfs. Chance in any year about 1 in 30. | | 21.5 | Major flooding from US Highway 395 at Reno to Nixon including Truckee Meadows, Sparks, Lockwood, Tracy, and Wadsworth. Significant property and infrastructure damage. Sparks industrial area flooded up to 7 feet deep. Many bridges over Truckee in Reno-Sparks flooded with serious transportation impacts. Flooding just begins to affect Reno Airport. Phone, power, water supplies begin to be affected. About 15500 cfs. Chance in any year about 1 in 25. | | 21.0 | Major flooding from US Highway 395 at Reno to Nixon including Sparks, Lockwood, Tracy, and Wadsworth. Significant property and infrastructure damage. Sparks industrial area flooded up to 6 to 7 feet deep. Many bridges over Truckee in Reno-Sparks flooded, but little impact to Reno Airport, Interstate 80, or US Highway 395. Phone, power, water supplies begin to be affected. Western Hidden Valley, by Rosewood Lakes Golf Course, begins to flood. About 15000 cfs. Chance in any year about 1 in 25. | | 20.5 | Significant flooding US Highway 395 in Reno to Nixon. Moderate transportation impacts and road damage. Sparks industrial area flooded up to 6 feet, many buildings flooded. Glendale Ave bridge closed, Greg St still open. Water leaves channel at Glendale, flows south to Grand Sierra Pond, but Reno Airport not flooded. Rock Blvd closed south of Greg St. McCarran closed from Interstate 80 south to Boynton Slough and Pembroke. Mill Street closed east of Greg St. About 14000 cfs. Chance in any year 1 in 20. | | 20.0 | Significant flooding US Highway 395 in Reno to Nixon. Sparks industrial area floods up to 5 feet deep, some buildings flood. Lowest homes in Lockwood, Wadsworth, Nixon begin to flood. Moderate transportation impacts, many roads flood. Some roads affected include Rock Boulevard south of Greg Street, East McCarran from Interstate 80 south to Pembroke, Mill Street east of Greg Street. Water up to bottom of Glendale Avenue bridge, which remains open. About 13000 cfs. Chance in any year about 1 in 20. | | 19.0 | Significant flooding US Highway 395 at Reno to Nixon, including Truckee Meadows and Sparks. Serious lowland flooding Vista to Nixon. Transportation begins to be affected in eastern Truckee Meadows, Greg Street south to Mill Street flooded from Grand Sierra east to McCarran. Below McCarran, Glendale Avenue to Pembroke Drive flooded. Grand Sierra RV Park flooded. Sparks industrial area under about 4 feet of water, some buildings flood. About 12000 cfs. Chance in any year about 1 in 15. | | 18.5 | Moderate flooding from US Highway 395 in Reno to Nixon, including Truckee Meadows, Sparks, Lockwood, Tracy, and Wadsworth. Sparks industrial area flooded up to 3 feet deep, sandbags should be in place. River out of banks below US Highway 395, many areas flood between Greg and Mill Streets west of McCarran. River completely out of banks from Greg Street south to Pembroke Drive east of McCarran. About 11000 cfs. Chance in any year about 1 in 15. | | 17.5 | Minor lowland flooding from US Highway 395 in Reno to Nixon, including Truckee Meadows, Sparks, Lockwood, Tracy, and Wadsworth. River begins to go well out of banks below US Highway 395, many areas flooded between Greg and Mill Streets between US Highway 395 and McCarran. Grand Sierra RV Park flooded. East of McCarran, much of University Farms area flooded, with Sparks industrial area south of Greg Street flooded up to 2 feet deep. About 10000 cfs. Chance in any year about 1 in 10. | | 16.5 | Minor flooding US Highway 395 to Nixon, including Truckee Meadows, Sparks, Lockwood, Tracy, and Wadsworth. From US Highway 395 to McCarran, Grand Sierra RV Park, Truckee bike path, parks along river begin flooding. Below McCarran, Sparks industrial area, University Farms, Boynton Slough, Rosewood Lakes Golf Course. Truckee bike path flooded up to a foot deep. Some homes in Wadsworth become inaccessible, but not flooded. About 9000 cfs. Chance in any year about 1 in 10. | | 16.0 | Minor flooding begins below US Highway 395 through Sparks, downstream to Lockwood, Tracy, Wadsworth, and Nixon. Below US Highway 395, Grand Sierra RV Park, Truckee River bike path, and parks along river begin flooding. Below East McCarran, the Sparks industrial area, University Farm, Boynton Slough, Rosewood Lakes Golf Course, and Truckee River bike path flood. Water up to a foot deep in lowest streets of Sparks. About 8400 cfs. Chance in any year about 1 in 7. | | 15.0 | Flood Stage - Flooding begins in lowest portions of Truckee Meadows, including Truckee River bike path through Sparks, University Farm, Boynton Slough, Rosewood Lakes Golf Course. High Truckee stages begin to cause backwater flooding from storm drains in lower Sparks industrial area, and along Steamboat Creek. About 7000 cfs. Chance in any year about 1 in 6. | | 14.0 | Maximum safe flow from US Highway 395 in Reno to Nixon, including Truckee Meadows. Releases from Prosser, Stampede, and Boca Reservoirs cut by the US Water Master to maintain less than 6000 cfs through Reno. Very minor flooding of meadows below East McCarran Boulevard in Sparks. Some backwater effects of high Truckee stages extend south along Steamboat Creek to near Pembroke Drive and Rosewood Lakes. About 6000 cfs. Chance in any year about 1 in 5. | | 13.0 | Monitor Stage. A few low meadow and agricultural areas along river begin to have minor lowland flooding. About 5500 cfs. Chance in any year about 1 in 4. |
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1) 23.80 ft on 02/01/1963
2) 23.55 ft on 01/02/1997
3) 22.00 ft on 02/18/1986
4) 20.28 ft on 12/31/2005
5) 18.80 ft on 12/23/1964
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1) 2.70 ft on 08/26/1935
2) 3.01 ft on 06/13/1992
3) 3.05 ft on 09/21/1994
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