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Humboldt River at Battle Mountain

Highest listed crest 11.72 ftFlood stage 9.5 ft9 crests since 1896

The Humboldt River at Battle Mountain crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 9 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1896 to 2024. The highest, 11.72 ft on May 24, 2005, was major flooding, 2.22 feet above flood stage. 4 other gauges on the Humboldt River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.72 ft
May 24, 2005; 4,650 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.5 ft
Major flooding from 11.5 ft
Crests at major
1
22nd of 46 gauges in Nevada
Most recent flood crest
April 30, 2024
9.68 ft, minor flooding
Location
Lander County
Nevada

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Humboldt River at Battle Mountain
Action stage8.53Jun 13, 2016The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.52Apr 30, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage10.53Jun 1, 2023Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage11.51May 24, 2005Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

9 crests from 1896 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Humboldt River at Battle Mountain, 1896 to 2024 89101112ft Flood stage 9.5 ftMajor 11.5 ft Jun 21, 1896: 9.96 ft, minor flooding; 3,001 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1946: 8.90 ft, action stage; 1,500 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1958: 8.89 ft, action stage; 1,440 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2005: 11.72 ft, major flooding; 4,650 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2016: 8.50 ft, action stage; 1,440 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 2017: 11.32 ft, moderate flooding; 6,030 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2019: 10.72 ft, moderate flooding; 3,950 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2023: 10.66 ft, moderate flooding; 3,820 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2024: 9.68 ft, minor flooding; 2,780 cubic feet per second Highest, 11.72 ft, May 24, 2005 1900192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Humboldt River at Battle Mountain 1890s: 1 1900s: 0 1910s: 0 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 1 2010s: 2 2 2020s: 2 1890s1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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. 27 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 10.14 ft on Jun 2, 1897; 12.70 ft on May 3, 1952; 9.18 ft on Jun 5, 1956; 9.50 ft on Jun 16, 1957; 9.66 ft on Feb 17, 1962; 9.29 ft on Jun 27, 1963; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Humboldt River at Battle Mountain
1May 24, 200511.72+2.22Major4,650
2Feb 15, 201711.32+1.82Moderate6,030
3Jun 5, 201910.72+1.22Moderate3,950
4Jun 1, 202310.66+1.16Moderate3,820
5Jun 21, 18969.96+0.46Minor3,001
6Apr 30, 20249.68+0.18Minor2,780
7Apr 24, 19468.90−0.60Action1,500
8Jun 7, 19588.89−0.61Action1,440
9Jun 13, 20168.50−1.00Action1,440

The worst floods along the Humboldt River

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

May 24, 2005: 11.72 ft here, major flooding

  • CarlinNV · May 24, 2005 · 8.74 ft · Major
  • ComusNV · May 28, 2005 · 11.44 ft · Moderate
  • ElkoNV · May 18, 2005 · 9.29 ft · Moderate
  • PalisadeNV · May 20, 2005 · 8.49 ft · Moderate

February 15, 2017: 11.32 ft here, moderate flooding

  • ElkoNV · Feb 10, 2017 · 10.67 ft · Major
  • CarlinNV · Feb 12, 2017 · 10.10 ft · Major
  • PalisadeNV · Feb 12, 2017 · 9.69 ft · Major

June 5, 2019: 10.72 ft here, moderate flooding

  • CarlinNV · Jun 10, 2019 · 8.12 ft · Moderate
  • PalisadeNV · Jun 11, 2019 · 7.46 ft · Minor
  • ElkoNV · Jun 9, 2019 · 6.69 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Humboldt River

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

Flood gauges on the Humboldt River
ElkoNV6.212.30 ft, Feb 13, 19624
CarlinNV7.012.20 ft, May 17, 19848
PalisadeNV7.017.00 ft, Feb 28, 19108
Battle Mountain this gaugeNV9.511.72 ft, May 24, 20051
ComusNV9.512.25 ft, Apr 24, 19845
ImlayNV10.312.99 ft, May 27, 19843

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HBMN2, 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.