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Walker River near Mason - Snyder Lane

Highest listed crest 11.68 ftFlood stage 9.8 ft9 crests since 1980

The Walker River near Mason - Snyder Lane crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 9 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1980 to 2023. The highest, 11.68 ft on June 8, 2023, was major flooding, 1.88 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Walker River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.68 ft
June 8, 2023; 3,810 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.8 ft
Major flooding from 11.6 ft
Crests at major
1
22nd of 46 gauges in Nevada
Most recent flood crest
June 8, 2023
11.68 ft, major flooding
Location
Lyon County
Nevada

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Walker River near Mason - Snyder Lane
Action stage9.03Jun 6, 2017The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.83Jun 22, 2017Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage11.61Jun 8, 2023Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

9 crests from 1980 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Walker River near Mason - Snyder Lane, 1980 to 2023 89101112ft Flood stage 9.8 ftMajor 11.6 ft Jul 4, 1980: 9.33 ft, action stage; 2,240 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1982: 8.80 ft, below flood stage; 1,950 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1983: 10.26 ft, minor flooding; 2,790 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1984: 8.37 ft, below flood stage; 1,730 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 1995: 10.56 ft, minor flooding; 2,980 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2011: 9.65 ft, action stage; 2,420 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2017: 9.63 ft, action stage; 2,410 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2017: 10.46 ft, minor flooding; 2,910 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2023: 11.68 ft, major flooding; 3,810 cubic feet per second Highest, 11.68 ft, Jun 8, 2023 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Walker River near Mason - Snyder Lane 1980s: 1 1 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 2020s: 1 1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Walker River near Mason - Snyder Lane
1Jun 8, 202311.68+1.88Major3,810
2Jul 11, 199510.56+0.76Minor2,980
3Jun 22, 201710.46+0.66Minor2,910
4Jun 19, 198310.26+0.46Minor2,790
5Jul 1, 20119.65−0.15Action2,420
6Jun 6, 20179.63−0.17Action2,410
7Jul 4, 19809.33−0.47Action2,240
8Jun 30, 19828.80−1.00Below flood stage1,950
9Jun 1, 19848.37−1.43Below flood stage1,730

The worst floods along the Walker River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Walker River that crested above flood stage within a week.

June 8, 2023: 11.68 ft here, major flooding

  • WabuskaNV · Jun 9, 2023 · 13.47 ft · Major · its highest

July 11, 1995: 10.56 ft here, minor flooding

  • SchurzNV · Jul 16, 1995 · 7.18 ft · Major · its highest
  • WabuskaNV · Jul 14, 1995 · 12.26 ft · Moderate

June 19, 1983: 10.26 ft here, minor flooding

  • WabuskaNV · Jun 21, 1983 · 12.26 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Walker River

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

Flood gauges on the Walker River
Mason - Snyder Lane this gaugeNV9.811.68 ft, Jun 8, 20231
WabuskaNV10.513.47 ft, Jun 9, 20231
SchurzNV5.97.18 ft, Jul 16, 19951

Other gauges in Lyon County

Flood gauges in Lyon County
Dayton22.022.71 ft, Jan 2, 20060
Fort Churchill8.013.70 ft, Jan 3, 19973
Wellington5.05.06 ft, Jun 5, 19690
Strosnider Ditch8.519.58 ft, Jul 14, 19522
Wabuska10.513.47 ft, Jun 9, 20231
Hudson6.012.18 ft, Jan 3, 19970

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MASN2, 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.