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Martin Creek near Paradise Valley

Highest listed crest 9.92 ftFlood stage 5.5 ft19 crests since 1927

The Martin Creek near Paradise Valley crested at major flood stage 12 times among the 19 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1927 to 2023. The highest, 9.92 ft on January 13, 1980, was major flooding, 4.42 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
9.92 ft
January 13, 1980; 2,580 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
5.5 ft
Major flooding from 7.5 ft
Crests at major
12
1st of 46 gauges in Nevada
Most recent flood crest
April 11, 2023
8.25 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, Martin Creek near Paradise Valley
Action stage5.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)5.51Feb 27, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage6.56Apr 18, 2011Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage7.512Apr 11, 2023Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

19 crests from 1927 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Martin Creek near Paradise Valley, 1927 to 2023 5678910ft Flood stage 5.5 ftMajor 7.5 ft Feb 21, 1927: 8.93 ft, major flooding; 2,000 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1938: 6.73 ft, moderate flooding; 1,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1945: 7.94 ft, major flooding; 1,500 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1956: 7.25 ft, moderate flooding; 1,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1958: 8.82 ft, major flooding; 1,940 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1969: 8.07 ft, major flooding; 1,560 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1973: 7.67 ft, major flooding; 1,380 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 1975: 9.67 ft, major flooding; 2,430 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 1980: 9.92 ft, major flooding; 2,580 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1982: 7.69 ft, major flooding; 1,390 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1983: 7.94 ft, major flooding; 1,500 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1984: 7.07 ft, moderate flooding; 1,130 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1989: 7.05 ft, moderate flooding; 1,120 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1995: 7.12 ft, moderate flooding; 1,150 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 1997: 9.85 ft, major flooding; 2,540 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2011: 6.81 ft, moderate flooding; 1,030 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 2017: 9.92 ft, major flooding; 2,593 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2019: 5.64 ft, minor flooding; 646 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2023: 8.25 ft, major flooding; 1,650 cubic feet per second Highest, 9.92 ft, Jan 13, 1980 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Martin Creek near Paradise Valley 1920s: 1 1930s: 1 1940s: 1 1950s: 2 1960s: 1 1970s: 2 1980s: 5 5 1990s: 2 2000s: 0 2010s: 3 2020s: 1 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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. 3 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 14.10 ft on Jan 21, 1943; 8.82 ft on Jan 31, 1963; 9.65 ft on Feb 17, 1986.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Martin Creek near Paradise Valley
1Jan 13, 19809.92+4.42Major2,580
2Feb 10, 20179.92+4.42Major2,593
3Jan 2, 19979.85+4.35Major2,540
4Jul 11, 19759.67+4.17Major2,430
5Feb 21, 19278.93+3.43Major2,000
6Feb 25, 19588.82+3.32Major1,940
7Apr 11, 20238.25+2.75Major1,650
8Jan 21, 19698.07+2.57Major1,560
9Feb 2, 19457.94+2.44Major1,500
10Mar 13, 19837.94+2.44Major1,500
11Feb 16, 19827.69+2.19Major1,390
12Jan 16, 19737.67+2.17Major1,380
13Jan 15, 19567.25+1.75Moderate1,200
14May 6, 19957.12+1.62Moderate1,150
15May 15, 19847.07+1.57Moderate1,130
16Mar 8, 19897.05+1.55Moderate1,120
17Apr 18, 20116.81+1.31Moderate1,030
18Apr 19, 19386.73+1.23Moderate1,000
19Feb 27, 20195.64+0.14Minor646

Other gauges in Humboldt County

Flood gauges in Humboldt County
Comus9.512.25 ft, Apr 24, 19845
Paradise Valley5.512.10 ft, Feb 23, 19275

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MARN2, 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.