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Little Humboldt nr Paradise Valley

Highest listed crest 12.10 ftFlood stage 5.5 ft16 crests since 1922

The Little Humboldt nr Paradise Valley crested at major flood stage 5 times among the 16 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1922 to 2017. The highest, 12.10 ft on February 23, 1927, was major flooding, 6.60 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
12.10 ft
February 23, 1927; 500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
5.5 ft
Major flooding from 7.5 ft
Crests at major
5
6th of 46 gauges in Nevada
Most recent flood crest
January 11, 2017
10.10 ft, major flooding
Location
Humboldt County
Nevada

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Little Humboldt nr Paradise Valley
Flood stage (minor)5.51May 15, 1984Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage6.50—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage7.55Jan 11, 2017Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

16 crests from 1922 to 2017. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little Humboldt nr Paradise Valley, 1922 to 2017 2468101214ft Flood stage 5.5 ftMajor 7.5 ft May 8, 1922: 9.30 ft, major flooding; 331 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1927: 12.10 ft, major flooding; 500 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1945: 9.31 ft, major flooding; 250 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1952: 7.71 ft, major flooding; 1,100 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1958: 5.49 ft, below flood stage; 482 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1962: 4.67 ft, below flood stage; 369 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1970: 3.43 ft, below flood stage; 312 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1971: 2.74 ft, below flood stage; 218 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1972: 3.18 ft, below flood stage; 426 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 1973: 5.49 ft, below flood stage; 389 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 1974: 3.87 ft, below flood stage; 232 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 1980: 4.49 ft, below flood stage; 456 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1983: 4.83 ft, below flood stage; 507 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1984: 6.46 ft, minor flooding; 678 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1986: 2.45 ft, below flood stage; 237 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 2017: 10.10 ft, major flooding; 592 cubic feet per second Highest, 12.10 ft, Feb 23, 1927 1940196019802000

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little Humboldt nr Paradise Valley 1920s: 2 2 1930s: 0 1940s: 1 1950s: 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 1 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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: 8.40 ft on Jan 21, 1969.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Little Humboldt nr Paradise Valley
1Feb 23, 192712.10+6.60Major500
2Jan 11, 201710.10+4.60Major592
3Feb 2, 19459.31+3.81Major250
4May 8, 19229.30+3.80Major331
5Feb 2, 19527.71+2.21Major1,100
6May 15, 19846.46+0.96Minor678
7Apr 19, 19585.49−0.01Below flood stage482
8Jan 18, 19735.49−0.01Below flood stage389
9Jun 2, 19834.83−0.67Below flood stage507
10Apr 9, 19624.67−0.83Below flood stage369
11Jan 13, 19804.49−1.01Below flood stage456
12Jan 18, 19743.87−1.63Below flood stage232
13Jan 24, 19703.43−2.07Below flood stage312
14Mar 5, 19723.18−2.32Below flood stage426
15Jan 20, 19712.74−2.76Below flood stage218
16Feb 17, 19862.45−3.05Below flood stage237

Other gauges in Humboldt County

Flood gauges in Humboldt County
Comus9.512.25 ft, Apr 24, 19845
Paradise Valley5.59.92 ft, Jan 13, 198012

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LHPN2, 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.