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Humboldt River at Palisade

Highest listed crest 17.00 ftFlood stage 7.0 ft36 crests since 1910

The Humboldt River at Palisade crested at major flood stage 8 times among the 36 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1910 to 2023. The highest, 17.00 ft on February 28, 1910, was major flooding, 10.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.00 ft
February 28, 1910; 17,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
7.0 ft
Major flooding from 9.0 ft
Crests at major
8
4th of 46 gauges in Nevada
Most recent flood crest
May 29, 2023
7.39 ft, minor flooding
Location
Eureka 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 Palisade
Action stage6.013Jun 20, 2011The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)7.011May 29, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage8.04May 20, 2005Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage9.08Feb 12, 2017Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

36 crests from 1910 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Humboldt River at Palisade, 1910 to 2023 681012141618ft Flood stage 7.0 ftMajor 9.0 ft Feb 28, 1910: 17.00 ft, major flooding; 17,000 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1941: 6.13 ft, action stage; 2,110 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1942: 8.26 ft, moderate flooding; 4,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1943: 9.92 ft, major flooding; 6,250 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1945: 7.59 ft, minor flooding; 3,780 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1952: 9.53 ft, major flooding; 6,050 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1956: 6.78 ft, action stage; 2,940 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1957: 7.11 ft, minor flooding; 3,420 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1958: 6.07 ft, action stage; 2,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1962: 10.00 ft, major flooding; 6,610 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1963: 6.34 ft, action stage; 2,810 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1964: 6.03 ft, action stage; 2,560 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1969: 7.67 ft, minor flooding; 4,120 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1970: 6.28 ft, action stage; 2,680 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1971: 7.10 ft, minor flooding; 3,600 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1973: 6.02 ft, action stage; 2,480 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1975: 7.29 ft, minor flooding; 3,690 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 1979: 7.42 ft, minor flooding; 3,900 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1980: 7.55 ft, minor flooding; 3,950 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1982: 7.06 ft, minor flooding; 3,520 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1983: 9.75 ft, major flooding; 7,240 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1984: 10.08 ft, major flooding; 7,870 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1986: 8.83 ft, moderate flooding; 5,980 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1993: 7.07 ft, minor flooding; 3,730 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1995: 8.74 ft, moderate flooding; 5,850 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1996: 6.13 ft, action stage; 2,680 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1997: 6.89 ft, action stage; 3,530 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1998: 6.69 ft, action stage; 3,320 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1999: 6.17 ft, action stage; 2,960 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2005: 8.49 ft, moderate flooding; 5,520 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2006: 9.08 ft, major flooding; 6,330 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2010: 6.34 ft, action stage; 2,970 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2011: 6.82 ft, action stage; 3,660 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 2017: 9.69 ft, major flooding; 7,170 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2019: 7.46 ft, minor flooding; 4,200 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2023: 7.39 ft, minor flooding; 4,180 cubic feet per second Highest, 17.00 ft, Feb 28, 1910 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Humboldt River at Palisade 1910s: 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 3 1950s: 2 1960s: 2 1970s: 3 1980s: 5 5 1990s: 2 2000s: 2 2010s: 2 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: 8.60 ft on Mar 5, 1921.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Humboldt River at Palisade
1Feb 28, 191017.00+10.00Major17,000
2May 18, 198410.08+3.08Major7,870
3Feb 12, 196210.00+3.00Major6,610
4Feb 26, 19439.92+2.92Major6,250
5Mar 6, 19839.75+2.75Major7,240
6Feb 12, 20179.69+2.69Major7,170
7May 2, 19529.53+2.53Major6,050
8Apr 8, 20069.08+2.08Major6,330
9Feb 20, 19868.83+1.83Moderate5,980
10Jun 8, 19958.74+1.74Moderate5,850
11May 20, 20058.49+1.49Moderate5,520
12Apr 8, 19428.26+1.26Moderate4,100
13Apr 7, 19697.67+0.67Minor4,120
14Jun 11, 19457.59+0.59Minor3,780
15Jun 7, 19807.55+0.55Minor3,950
16Jun 11, 20197.46+0.46Minor4,200
17Jan 12, 19797.42+0.42Minor3,900
18May 29, 20237.39+0.39Minor4,180
19May 23, 19757.29+0.29Minor3,690
20Jun 10, 19577.11+0.11Minor3,420
21Jun 19, 19717.10+0.10Minor3,600
22Mar 28, 19937.07+0.07Minor3,730
23Feb 16, 19827.06+0.06Minor3,520
24Jun 9, 19976.89−0.11Action3,530
25Jun 20, 20116.82−0.18Action3,660
26May 30, 19566.78−0.22Action2,940
27Jun 12, 19986.69−0.31Action3,320
28Jun 9, 19636.34−0.66Action2,810
29Jun 11, 20106.34−0.66Action2,970
30Jun 14, 19706.28−0.72Action2,680
31Jun 6, 19996.17−0.83Action2,960
32Jun 12, 19416.13−0.87Action2,110
33May 20, 19966.13−0.87Action2,680
34May 30, 19586.07−0.93Action2,300
35Jun 22, 19646.03−0.97Action2,560
36May 26, 19736.02−0.98Action2,480

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 18, 1984: 10.08 ft here, major flooding

  • CarlinNV · May 17, 1984 · 12.20 ft · Major · its highest
  • ElkoNV · May 17, 1984 · 10.22 ft · Major

February 12, 1962: 10.00 ft here, major flooding

  • ElkoNV · Feb 13, 1962 · 12.30 ft · Major · its highest
  • CarlinNV · Feb 14, 1962 · 10.23 ft · Major

March 6, 1983: 9.75 ft here, major flooding

  • ElkoNV · Mar 4, 1983 · 12.18 ft · Major
  • CarlinNV · Mar 5, 1983 · 11.06 ft · Major

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
Palisade this gaugeNV7.017.00 ft, Feb 28, 19108
Battle MountainNV9.511.72 ft, May 24, 20051
ComusNV9.512.25 ft, Apr 24, 19845
ImlayNV10.312.99 ft, May 27, 19843

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PALN2, 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.