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Carson River near Fallon

Highest listed crest 9.90 ftFlood stage 9.1 ft11 crests since 1986

The Carson River near Fallon crested above flood stage 6 times among the 11 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1986 to 2023. The highest, 9.90 ft on April 25, 2017, was moderate flooding, 0.80 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
9.90 ft
April 25, 2017; 1,110 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.1 ft
Major flooding from 10.5 ft
Crests at major
0
6 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 13, 2023
9.41 ft, minor flooding
Location
Churchill County
Nevada

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Carson River near Fallon
Action stage8.53Apr 11, 2006The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.15Mar 13, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage9.81Apr 25, 2017Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage10.50—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

11 crests from 1986 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Carson River near Fallon, 1986 to 2023 7891011ft Flood stage 9.1 ftMajor 10.5 ft Jun 4, 1986: 8.89 ft, action stage; 753 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 1995: 9.20 ft, minor flooding; 890 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1996: 9.31 ft, minor flooding; 942 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1997: 9.05 ft, action stage; 821 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1998: 8.22 ft, below flood stage; 662 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1999: 7.83 ft, below flood stage; 551 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2006: 8.71 ft, action stage; 680 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2017: 9.90 ft, moderate flooding; 1,110 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2017: 9.49 ft, minor flooding; 939 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2018: 9.12 ft, minor flooding; 799 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2023: 9.41 ft, minor flooding; 1,020 cubic feet per second Highest, 9.90 ft, Apr 25, 2017 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Carson River near Fallon 1980s: 0 1990s: 2 2000s: 0 2010s: 3 3 2020s: 1 1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Carson River near Fallon
1Apr 25, 20179.90+0.80Moderate1,110
2Jun 18, 20179.49+0.39Minor939
3Mar 13, 20239.41+0.31Minor1,020
4May 27, 19969.31+0.21Minor942
5Jul 15, 19959.20+0.10Minor890
6Apr 8, 20189.12+0.02Minor799
7Jan 22, 19979.05−0.05Action821
8Jun 4, 19868.89−0.21Action753
9Apr 11, 20068.71−0.39Action680
10May 14, 19988.22−0.88Below flood stage662
11Jun 2, 19997.83−1.27Below flood stage551

The worst floods along the Carson River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Carson River that crested above flood stage within a week.

March 13, 2023: 9.41 ft here, minor flooding

  • GenoaNV · Mar 10, 2023 · 16.19 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Carson River

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

Flood gauges on the Carson River
GenoaNV15.517.53 ft, Dec 31, 20050
Carson CityNV10.019.19 ft, Jan 3, 19974
Deer Run RoadNV15.524.23 ft, Jan 3, 19970
DaytonNV22.022.71 ft, Jan 2, 20060
Fort ChurchillNV8.013.70 ft, Jan 3, 19973
Fallon this gaugeNV9.19.90 ft, Apr 25, 20170

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TRZN2, 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.