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Walker River near Wabuska

Highest listed crest 13.47 ftFlood stage 10.5 ft14 crests since 1967

The Walker River near Wabuska crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 14 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1967 to 2023. The highest, 13.47 ft on June 9, 2023, was major flooding, 2.97 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
13.47 ft
June 9, 2023; 3,140 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.5 ft
Major flooding from 13.0 ft
Crests at major
1
22nd of 46 gauges in Nevada
Most recent flood crest
June 9, 2023
13.47 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 Wabuska
Action stage9.81Jul 2, 2011The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.54Jun 19, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.58Jul 6, 2017Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage13.01Jun 9, 2023Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

14 crests from 1967 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Walker River near Wabuska, 1967 to 2023 1011121314ft Flood stage 10.5 ftMajor 13.0 ft Jul 7, 1967: 11.44 ft, minor flooding; 2,110 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1969: 12.61 ft, moderate flooding; 2,680 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 1980: 11.68 ft, moderate flooding; 2,220 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1982: 11.33 ft, minor flooding; 2,060 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1983: 12.26 ft, moderate flooding; 2,500 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1986: 12.78 ft, moderate flooding; 2,770 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 1995: 12.26 ft, moderate flooding; 2,500 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 1997: 12.46 ft, moderate flooding; 2,600 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1998: 10.78 ft, minor flooding; 1,820 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2006: 11.72 ft, moderate flooding; 2,240 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2011: 10.04 ft, action stage; 1,810 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2017: 11.76 ft, moderate flooding; 2,260 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2019: 10.85 ft, minor flooding; 1,850 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2023: 13.47 ft, major flooding; 3,140 cubic feet per second Highest, 13.47 ft, Jun 9, 2023 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Walker River near Wabuska 1960s: 2 1970s: 0 1980s: 4 4 1990s: 3 2000s: 1 2010s: 2 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. 7 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 13.71 ft on Jul 10, 1906; 12.86 ft on Jul 6, 1907; 11.68 ft on Jun 8, 1922; 11.19 ft on Jun 13, 1942; 12.09 ft on Jan 25, 1943; 12.51 ft on Jun 25, 1945; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Walker River near Wabuska
1Jun 9, 202313.47+2.97Major3,140
2Jun 6, 198612.78+2.28Moderate2,770
3Jun 18, 196912.61+2.11Moderate2,680
4Jan 6, 199712.46+1.96Moderate2,600
5Jun 21, 198312.26+1.76Moderate2,500
6Jul 14, 199512.26+1.76Moderate2,500
7Jul 6, 201711.76+1.26Moderate2,260
8May 24, 200611.72+1.22Moderate2,240
9Jul 5, 198011.68+1.18Moderate2,220
10Jul 7, 196711.44+0.94Minor2,110
11Jul 2, 198211.33+0.83Minor2,060
12Jun 19, 201910.85+0.35Minor1,850
13Jun 17, 199810.78+0.28Minor1,820
14Jul 2, 201110.04−0.46Action1,810

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 9, 2023: 13.47 ft here, major flooding

June 21, 1983: 12.26 ft here, moderate flooding

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 LaneNV9.811.68 ft, Jun 8, 20231
Wabuska this gaugeNV10.513.47 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
Mason - Snyder Lane9.811.68 ft, Jun 8, 20231
Hudson6.012.18 ft, Jan 3, 19970

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WALN2, 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.