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Muddy River near Glendale

Highest listed crest 45.43 ftFlood stage 28.0 ft32 crests since 1960

The Muddy River near Glendale crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 32 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1960 to 2023. The highest, 45.43 ft on September 9, 2014, was major flooding, 17.43 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
45.43 ft
September 9, 2014; 17,300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
28.0 ft
Major flooding from 32.5 ft
Crests at major
4
8th of 46 gauges in Nevada
Most recent flood crest
September 2, 2023
28.97 ft, minor flooding
Location
Clark County
Nevada

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Muddy River near Glendale
Action stage24.513Sep 14, 2022The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)28.03Sep 2, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage30.02Oct 19, 2015Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage32.54Sep 9, 2014Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

32 crests from 1960 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Muddy River near Glendale, 1960 to 2023 1020304050ft Flood stage 28.0 ftMajor 32.5 ft Nov 6, 1960: 34.99 ft, major flooding; 7,380 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 1966: 23.82 ft, below flood stage; 1,110 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 1967: 24.19 ft, below flood stage; 1,200 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1968: 26.61 ft, action stage; 1,880 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1969: 24.15 ft, below flood stage; 1,190 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 1970: 24.37 ft, below flood stage; 1,220 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 1972: 26.55 ft, action stage; 1,860 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 1977: 23.80 ft, below flood stage; 1,030 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1978: 26.53 ft, action stage; 1,850 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1990: 27.79 ft, action stage; 2,290 cubic feet per secondAug 16, 1990: 26.61 ft, action stage; 1,880 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 1991: 23.99 ft, below flood stage; 1,150 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1993: 27.39 ft, action stage; 2,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1998: 26.91 ft, action stage; 2,000 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 1998: 33.93 ft, major flooding; 6,400 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 2000: 29.57 ft, minor flooding; 3,270 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2004: 26.15 ft, action stage; 1,710 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 2005: 36.28 ft, major flooding; 8,600 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 2006: 25.81 ft, action stage; 1,590 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 2010: 31.91 ft, moderate flooding; 4,770 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 2012: 28.76 ft, minor flooding; 3,000 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 2013: 25.26 ft, action stage; 1,510 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 2014: 45.43 ft, major flooding; 17,300 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 2014: 14.92 ft, below flood stage; 82 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 2015: 30.16 ft, moderate flooding; 3,800 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 2017: 24.89 ft, action stage; 1,390 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 2018: 22.63 ft, below flood stage; 799 cubic feet per secondOct 22, 2018: 21.53 ft, below flood stage; 656 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2020: 16.50 ft, below flood stage; 159 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 2021: 26.79 ft, action stage; 1,950 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 2022: 24.71 ft, action stage; 1,340 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 2023: 28.97 ft, minor flooding; 3,110 cubic feet per second Highest, 45.43 ft, Sep 9, 2014 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Muddy River near Glendale 1960s: 1 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 2000s: 2 2010s: 4 4 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.
  3. 4 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 25.10 ft on Aug 26, 1955; 44.46 ft on Aug 10, 1981; 32.35 ft on Mar 3, 1983; 33.27 ft on Jul 22, 1984.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Muddy River near Glendale
1Sep 9, 201445.43+17.43Major17,300
2Jan 11, 200536.28+8.28Major8,600
3Nov 6, 196034.99+6.99Major7,380
4Sep 11, 199833.93+5.93Major6,400
5Dec 23, 201031.91+3.91Moderate4,770
6Oct 19, 201530.16+2.16Moderate3,800
7Aug 29, 200029.57+1.57Minor3,270
8Sep 2, 202328.97+0.97Minor3,110
9Sep 11, 201228.76+0.76Minor3,000
10Jun 10, 199027.79−0.21Action2,290
11Feb 10, 199327.39−0.61Action2,200
12Feb 24, 199826.91−1.09Action2,000
13Jul 19, 202126.79−1.21Action1,950
14Jul 7, 196826.61−1.39Action1,880
15Aug 16, 199026.61−1.39Action1,880
16Sep 19, 197226.55−1.45Action1,860
17Mar 6, 197826.53−1.47Action1,850
18Dec 29, 200426.15−1.85Action1,710
19Oct 14, 200625.81−2.19Action1,590
20Sep 3, 201325.26−2.74Action1,510
21Jul 25, 201724.89−3.11Action1,390
22Sep 14, 202224.71−3.29Action1,340
23Aug 17, 197024.37−3.63Below flood stage1,220
24Sep 8, 196724.19−3.81Below flood stage1,200
25Feb 26, 196924.15−3.85Below flood stage1,190
26Sep 7, 199123.99−4.01Below flood stage1,150
27Sep 19, 196623.82−4.18Below flood stage1,110
28Aug 17, 197723.80−4.20Below flood stage1,030
29Jul 18, 201822.63−5.37Below flood stage799
30Oct 22, 201821.53−6.47Below flood stage656
31Mar 14, 202016.50−11.50Below flood stage159
32Oct 1, 201414.92−13.08Below flood stage82

Gauges on the Muddy River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Muddy River
MoapaNV9.514.26 ft, Sep 27, 20140
Glendale this gaugeNV28.045.43 ft, Sep 9, 20144

Other gauges in Clark County

Flood gauges in Clark County
Moapa9.514.26 ft, Sep 27, 20140

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MUDN2, 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.