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Maggie Creek near Carlin

Highest listed crest 6.76 ftFlood stage 5.0 ft4 crests since 1997

The Maggie Creek near Carlin crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1997 to 2023. The highest, 6.76 ft on April 6, 2006, was major flooding, 1.76 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
6.76 ft
April 6, 2006; 1,388 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
5.0 ft
Major flooding from 6.0 ft
Crests at major
2
18th of 46 gauges in Nevada
Most recent flood crest
April 6, 2006
6.76 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, Maggie Creek near Carlin
Action stage4.51Apr 18, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)5.01Mar 22, 1997Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage5.50—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage6.02Apr 6, 2006Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

4 crests from 1997 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Maggie Creek near Carlin, 1997 to 2023 4.555.566.57ft Flood stage 5.0 ftMajor 6.0 ft Mar 22, 1997: 5.11 ft, minor flooding; 932 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2005: 6.48 ft, major flooding; 1,317 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2006: 6.76 ft, major flooding; 1,388 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2023: 4.73 ft, action stage; 828 cubic feet per second Highest, 6.76 ft, Apr 6, 2006 20002005201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Maggie Creek near Carlin 1990s: 1 2000s: 2 2 2010s: 0 2020s: 0 1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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: 5.88 ft on Mar 27, 1993.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Maggie Creek near Carlin
1Apr 6, 20066.76+1.76Major1,388
2May 18, 20056.48+1.48Major1,317
3Mar 22, 19975.11+0.11Minor932
4Apr 18, 20234.73−0.27Action828

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
Lamoille4.86.98 ft, Jun 6, 201012
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 MGCN2, 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.