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Amargosa River near Tecopa

Highest listed crest 14.51 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft20 crests since 1999

The Amargosa River near Tecopa crested above flood stage 3 times among the 20 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1999 to 2022. The highest, 14.51 ft on October 20, 2015, was minor flooding, 2.51 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.51 ft
October 20, 2015; 2,290 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 10, 2022
13.73 ft, minor flooding
Location
Inyo County
California

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Amargosa River near Tecopa
Flood stage (minor)12.03Sep 10, 2022Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

20 crests from 1999 to 2022. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Amargosa River near Tecopa, 1999 to 2022 46810121416ft Flood stage 12.0 ft Sep 13, 1999: 5.62 ft, below flood stage; 134 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2000: 5.29 ft, below flood stage; 107 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2001: 5.68 ft, below flood stage; 188 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 2002: 4.45 ft, below flood stage; 31 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2003: 6.11 ft, below flood stage; 92 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2005: 8.32 ft, below flood stage; 1,100 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 2006: 5.94 ft, below flood stage; 66 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 2007: 9.10 ft, below flood stage; 1,400 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2008: 6.91 ft, below flood stage; 131 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2012: 5.86 ft, below flood stage; 4 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 2013: 7.12 ft, below flood stage; 215 cubic feet per secondNov 22, 2013: 6.81 ft, below flood stage; 58 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2015: 6.99 ft, below flood stage; 84 cubic feet per secondOct 20, 2015: 14.51 ft, minor flooding; 2,290 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2017: 13.37 ft, minor flooding; 1,360 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 2018: 8.07 ft, below flood stage; 176 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2019: 7.72 ft, below flood stage; 108 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2020: 9.52 ft, below flood stage; 731 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 2021: 9.68 ft, below flood stage; 790 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 2022: 13.73 ft, minor flooding; 1,550 cubic feet per second Highest, 14.51 ft, Oct 20, 2015 20002005201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Amargosa River near Tecopa 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 2 2 2020s: 1 1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.
  3. 22 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 3.41 ft on Sep 26, 1962; 3.84 ft on Feb 10, 1963; 1.62 ft on Jul 27, 1964; 3.80 ft on Jul 18, 1965; 10.10 ft on Dec 9, 1965; 2.50 ft on Sep 6, 1967; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Amargosa River near Tecopa
1Oct 20, 201514.51+2.51Minor2,290
2Sep 10, 202213.73+1.73Minor1,550
3Sep 8, 201713.37+1.37Minor1,360
4Jul 26, 20219.68−2.32Below flood stage790
5Mar 10, 20209.52−2.48Below flood stage731
6Sep 22, 20079.10−2.90Below flood stage1,400
7Feb 22, 20058.32−3.68Below flood stage1,100
8Jan 9, 20188.07−3.93Below flood stage176
9Mar 6, 20197.72−4.28Below flood stage108
10Aug 25, 20137.12−4.88Below flood stage215
11Feb 23, 20156.99−5.01Below flood stage84
12Sep 8, 20086.91−5.09Below flood stage131
13Nov 22, 20136.81−5.19Below flood stage58
14Dec 25, 20036.11−5.89Below flood stage92
15Jul 9, 20065.94−6.06Below flood stage66
16Apr 14, 20125.86−6.14Below flood stage4
17Jul 6, 20015.68−6.32Below flood stage188
18Sep 13, 19995.62−6.38Below flood stage134
19Feb 23, 20005.29−6.71Below flood stage107
20Jan 15, 20024.45−7.55Below flood stage31

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TCPC1, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.