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Meadow Valley Wash near Ursine

Highest listed crest 9.29 ftFlood stage 8.3 ft17 crests since 1969

The Meadow Valley Wash near Ursine crested above flood stage 4 times among the 17 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1969 to 2023. The highest, 9.29 ft on March 15, 2023, was moderate flooding, 0.99 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
9.29 ft
March 15, 2023; 1,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.3 ft
Major flooding from 10.0 ft
Crests at major
0
4 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 15, 2023
9.29 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Lincoln County
Nevada

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Meadow Valley Wash near Ursine
Action stage7.54Dec 25, 2021The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.33Jan 17, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage9.01Mar 15, 2023Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage10.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

17 crests from 1969 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Meadow Valley Wash near Ursine, 1969 to 2023 46810ft Flood stage 8.3 ftMajor 10.0 ft Jan 25, 1969: 4.07 ft, below flood stage; 700 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 2003: 5.73 ft, below flood stage; 23 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 2003: 6.09 ft, below flood stage; 35 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 2005: 8.91 ft, minor flooding; 950 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2006: 7.16 ft, below flood stage; 91 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 2007: 8.41 ft, minor flooding; 368 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 2008: 8.08 ft, action stage; 265 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2009: 6.34 ft, below flood stage; 44 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2015: 5.27 ft, below flood stage; 12 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2016: 7.98 ft, action stage; 240 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2017: 8.20 ft, action stage; 301 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2018: 5.67 ft, below flood stage; 22 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 2019: 8.58 ft, minor flooding; 557 cubic feet per secondDec 8, 2019: 6.15 ft, below flood stage; 42 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2021: 5.50 ft, below flood stage; 22 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2021: 7.59 ft, action stage; 149 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2023: 9.29 ft, moderate flooding; 1,500 cubic feet per second Highest, 9.29 ft, Mar 15, 2023 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Meadow Valley Wash near Ursine 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 2 2 2010s: 1 2020s: 1 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Meadow Valley Wash near Ursine
1Mar 15, 20239.29+0.99Moderate1,500
2Jan 11, 20058.91+0.61Minor950
3Jan 17, 20198.58+0.28Minor557
4Jan 14, 20078.41+0.11Minor368
5Feb 8, 20178.20−0.10Action301
6Mar 2, 20088.08−0.22Action265
7Feb 18, 20167.98−0.32Action240
8Dec 25, 20217.59−0.71Action149
9Mar 29, 20067.16−1.14Below flood stage91
10Feb 25, 20096.34−1.96Below flood stage44
11Dec 8, 20196.15−2.15Below flood stage42
12Dec 26, 20036.09−2.21Below flood stage35
13Jan 11, 20035.73−2.57Below flood stage23
14Jan 10, 20185.67−2.63Below flood stage22
15Feb 13, 20215.50−2.80Below flood stage22
16May 26, 20155.27−3.03Below flood stage12
17Jan 25, 19694.07−4.23Below flood stage700

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MVEN2, 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.