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Lamoille Creek near Lamoille

Highest listed crest 6.98 ftFlood stage 4.8 ft21 crests since 1982

The Lamoille Creek near Lamoille crested at major flood stage 12 times among the 21 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1982 to 2023. The highest, 6.98 ft on June 6, 2010, was major flooding, 2.18 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
6.98 ft
June 6, 2010; 1,140 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
4.8 ft
Major flooding from 6.0 ft
Crests at major
12
1st of 46 gauges in Nevada
Most recent flood crest
May 24, 2023
6.05 ft, major 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, Lamoille Creek near Lamoille
Action stage4.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)4.84May 27, 2014Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage5.55Aug 1, 2021Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage6.012May 24, 2023Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

21 crests from 1982 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Lamoille Creek near Lamoille, 1982 to 2023 4.555.566.57ft Flood stage 4.8 ftMajor 6.0 ft Sep 26, 1982: 6.26 ft, major flooding; 829 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1983: 6.02 ft, major flooding; 735 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1986: 6.29 ft, major flooding; 838 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1995: 6.15 ft, major flooding; 787 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1997: 6.29 ft, major flooding; 838 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2000: 5.22 ft, minor flooding; 473 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2001: 5.57 ft, moderate flooding; 581 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2002: 5.24 ft, minor flooding; 478 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2003: 6.17 ft, major flooding; 792 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2005: 6.08 ft, major flooding; 761 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2006: 6.10 ft, major flooding; 766 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2009: 4.94 ft, minor flooding; 394 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2010: 6.98 ft, major flooding; 1,140 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2011: 6.03 ft, major flooding; 740 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2014: 4.80 ft, minor flooding; 356 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2015: 6.01 ft, major flooding; 734 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2016: 5.94 ft, moderate flooding; 707 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2017: 5.91 ft, moderate flooding; 697 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2019: 5.76 ft, moderate flooding; 644 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 2021: 5.78 ft, moderate flooding; 653 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2023: 6.05 ft, major flooding; 749 cubic feet per second Highest, 6.98 ft, Jun 6, 2010 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Lamoille Creek near Lamoille 1980s: 3 1990s: 2 2000s: 7 7 2010s: 7 2020s: 2 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, Lamoille Creek near Lamoille
1Jun 6, 20106.98+2.18Major1,140
2Jun 3, 19866.29+1.49Major838
3Jun 4, 19976.29+1.49Major838
4Sep 26, 19826.26+1.46Major829
5May 30, 20036.17+1.37Major792
6Jun 3, 19956.15+1.35Major787
7May 19, 20066.10+1.30Major766
8May 28, 20056.08+1.28Major761
9May 24, 20236.05+1.25Major749
10May 15, 20116.03+1.23Major740
11May 30, 19836.02+1.22Major735
12Jun 10, 20156.01+1.21Major734
13Jun 8, 20165.94+1.14Moderate707
14Jun 7, 20175.91+1.11Moderate697
15Aug 1, 20215.78+0.98Moderate653
16Jun 6, 20195.76+0.96Moderate644
17May 16, 20015.57+0.77Moderate581
18May 31, 20025.24+0.44Minor478
19May 26, 20005.22+0.42Minor473
20Jun 20, 20094.94+0.14Minor394
21May 27, 20144.800.00Minor356

Other gauges in Elko County

Flood gauges in Elko County
Rowland7.013.37 ft, Apr 3, 19664
Carlin7.012.20 ft, May 17, 19848
Elko6.212.30 ft, Feb 13, 19624
Jarbidge5.55.83 ft, May 22, 20230
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

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LCLN2, 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.