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Bruneau River at Rowland

Highest listed crest 13.37 ftFlood stage 7.0 ft21 crests since 1917

The Bruneau River at Rowland crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 21 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1917 to 2023. The highest, 13.37 ft on April 3, 1966, was major flooding, 6.37 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.37 ft
April 3, 1966; 2,128 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
7.0 ft
Major flooding from 11.0 ft
Crests at major
4
8th of 46 gauges in Nevada
Most recent flood crest
May 1, 2023
9.52 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Elko County
Nevada

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Bruneau River at Rowland
Action stage6.02Jun 3, 1995The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)7.09Apr 9, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage9.56May 1, 2023Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage11.04Apr 3, 1966Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

21 crests from 1917 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Bruneau River at Rowland, 1917 to 2023 68101214ft Flood stage 7.0 ftMajor 11.0 ft May 14, 1917: 7.00 ft, minor flooding; 663 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1962: 13.00 ft, major flooding; 2,015 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1963: 11.70 ft, major flooding; 1,734 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1964: 10.80 ft, moderate flooding; 1,510 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1965: 11.50 ft, major flooding; 1,678 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1966: 13.37 ft, major flooding; 2,128 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1969: 7.52 ft, minor flooding; 761 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1971: 8.09 ft, minor flooding; 875 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1975: 10.00 ft, moderate flooding; 1,307 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1982: 7.36 ft, minor flooding; 730 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1983: 9.07 ft, minor flooding; 1,087 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1985: 6.75 ft, action stage; 617 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1986: 7.29 ft, minor flooding; 717 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1993: 7.53 ft, minor flooding; 763 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1995: 6.80 ft, action stage; 627 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2005: 9.95 ft, moderate flooding; 1,295 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2006: 9.69 ft, moderate flooding; 1,232 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2011: 9.36 ft, minor flooding; 1,154 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2017: 9.62 ft, moderate flooding; 1,215 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2019: 8.72 ft, minor flooding; 1,009 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2023: 9.52 ft, moderate flooding; 1,192 cubic feet per second Highest, 13.37 ft, Apr 3, 1966 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Bruneau River at Rowland 1910s: 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 6 6 1970s: 2 1980s: 3 1990s: 1 2000s: 2 2010s: 3 2020s: 1 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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. 1 crest measured on an earlier gauge datum is left out: 12.00 ft on May 14, 1984.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Bruneau River at Rowland
1Apr 3, 196613.37+6.37Major2,128
2Feb 11, 196213.00+6.00Major2,015
3Jun 4, 196311.70+4.70Major1,734
4Apr 17, 196511.50+4.50Major1,678
5Apr 17, 196410.80+3.80Moderate1,510
6May 17, 197510.00+3.00Moderate1,307
7May 17, 20059.95+2.95Moderate1,295
8Apr 16, 20069.69+2.69Moderate1,232
9Mar 22, 20179.62+2.62Moderate1,215
10May 1, 20239.52+2.52Moderate1,192
11Apr 18, 20119.36+2.36Minor1,154
12Apr 24, 19839.07+2.07Minor1,087
13Apr 9, 20198.72+1.72Minor1,009
14May 5, 19718.09+1.09Minor875
15Mar 27, 19937.53+0.53Minor763
16Apr 22, 19697.52+0.52Minor761
17Apr 13, 19827.36+0.36Minor730
18Mar 8, 19867.29+0.29Minor717
19May 14, 19177.000.00Minor663
20Jun 3, 19956.80−0.20Action627
21Apr 8, 19856.75−0.25Action617

Gauges on the Bruneau River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Bruneau River
Rowland this gaugeNV7.013.37 ft, Apr 3, 19664
Hot SpringsID9.513.03 ft, May 15, 19842

Other gauges in Elko County

Flood gauges in Elko County
Carlin7.012.20 ft, May 17, 19848
Elko6.212.30 ft, Feb 13, 19624
Jarbidge5.55.83 ft, May 22, 20230
Lamoille4.86.98 ft, Jun 6, 201012
Carlin5.06.76 ft, Apr 6, 20062
Hot Springs Creek nr Deeth6.07.36 ft, May 5, 20230
Wildhorse Dam6,208.06,208.00 ft, May 15, 19840
Mountain City8.09.81 ft, Mar 17, 19930
Wildhorse3.510.10 ft, May 5, 19229
San Jacinto10.017.11 ft, Feb 10, 20172
Dixie Creek5.56.80 ft, Jan 12, 19791

Elko County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Nevada

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BRON2, 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.